Higher liver fat content among Japanese in Japan compared with non-Hispanic whites in the United States
K Azuma, T Kadowaki, C Cetinel, A Kadota, A El-Saed… - Metabolism, 2009 - Elsevier
Among Asians, including Japanese, obesity is related to dyslipidemia and insulin resistance
at a lower level of body mass index (BMI) compared with non-Hispanic whites (NHW). We …
at a lower level of body mass index (BMI) compared with non-Hispanic whites (NHW). We …
Relationship of insulin resistance to prevalence and progression of coronary artery calcification beyond metabolic syndrome components: Shiga epidemiological …
M Yamazoe, T Hisamatsu, K Miura… - … , and vascular biology, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective—The association between insulin resistance (IR) and coronary artery calcification
(CAC) has been uncertain after adjustment for metabolic syndrome components. We aimed …
(CAC) has been uncertain after adjustment for metabolic syndrome components. We aimed …
Long chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and incidence rate of coronary artery calcification in Japanese men in Japan and white men in the USA: population based …
A Sekikawa, K Miura, S Lee, A Fujiyoshi… - Heart, 2014 - heart.bmj.com
Objective To determine whether serum concentrations of long chain n-3 polyunsaturated
fatty acids (LCn3PUFAs) contribute to the difference in the incidence rate of coronary artery …
fatty acids (LCn3PUFAs) contribute to the difference in the incidence rate of coronary artery …
Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 is related to risk of subclinical atherosclerosis but is not supported by Mendelian randomization analysis in a general …
H Ueshima, T Kadowaki, T Hisamatsu, A Fujiyoshi… - Atherosclerosis, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A 2 (Lp-PLA 2) is an enzyme
predominantly bound to low-density lipoprotein (LDL). Lp-PLA 2 is recognized as playing a …
predominantly bound to low-density lipoprotein (LDL). Lp-PLA 2 is recognized as playing a …
Relationship of serum irisin levels to prevalence and progression of coronary artery calcification: a prospective, population-based study
T Hisamatsu, K Miura, H Arima, A Fujiyoshi… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background The mechanisms by which exercise reduces the risk of coronary heart disease
remain poorly understood. Irisin, an exercise-induced polypeptide secreted from skeletal …
remain poorly understood. Irisin, an exercise-induced polypeptide secreted from skeletal …
Smoking, smoking cessation, and measures of subclinical atherosclerosis in multiple vascular beds in Japanese men
T Hisamatsu, K Miura, H Arima, A Kadota… - Journal of the …, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Smoking is an overwhelming, but preventable, risk factor for cardiovascular
diseases (CVD), although smoking prevalence remains high in developed and developing …
diseases (CVD), although smoking prevalence remains high in developed and developing …
[HTML][HTML] Lifetime cigarette smoking is associated with abdominal obesity in a community-based sample of Japanese men: The Shiga Epidemiological Study of …
A Fujiyoshi, K Miura, S Kadowaki, K Azuma… - Preventive medicine …, 2016 - Elsevier
Studies from Western countries suggest that smokers tend to display greater abdominal
obesity than non-smokers, despite showing lower weight. Whether this holds true in a leaner …
obesity than non-smokers, despite showing lower weight. Whether this holds true in a leaner …
Cross-sectional comparison of coronary artery calcium scores between Caucasian men in the United States and Japanese men in Japan: the multi-ethnic study of …
A Fujiyoshi, K Miura, T Ohkubo… - American journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The incidence of coronary heart disease in the United States has declined, and prevalences
of several coronary disease risk factors have become comparable to those in Japan …
of several coronary disease risk factors have become comparable to those in Japan …
Association of blood levels of marine omega-3 fatty acids with coronary calcification and calcium density in Japanese men
A Sekikawa, H Mahajan, S Kadowaki… - European journal of …, 2019 - nature.com
Background/objectives: Clinical trials of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) among high-risk
groups in Japan in which consumption of mairne-omega-3 fatty acids (OM3) is much higher …
groups in Japan in which consumption of mairne-omega-3 fatty acids (OM3) is much higher …
Association of Anthropometric and CT-Based Obesity Indices with Subclinical Atherosclerosis
Y Higo, T Hisamatsu, Y Nakagawa… - … of atherosclerosis and …, 2024 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Aim: Few studies have compared the strength in the associations of anthropometric and
computed tomography (CT)-based obesity indices with coronary artery calcification (CAC) …
computed tomography (CT)-based obesity indices with coronary artery calcification (CAC) …