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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on New Long-term Care Insurance Applications and All-cause Mortality in Older Adults in a Japanese Metropolitan Cohort: An Interrupted Time-series Analysis. COVID-19大流行对日本大都市队列中老年人新的长期护理保险申请和全因死亡率的影响:一项中断时间序列分析
IF 3 2区 医学
Journal of Epidemiology Pub Date : 2025-10-05 Epub Date: 2025-08-31 DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20240464
Satoshi Seino, Toshiki Hata, Hiroki Mori, Shoji Shinkai, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Erika Kobayashi
{"title":"Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on New Long-term Care Insurance Applications and All-cause Mortality in Older Adults in a Japanese Metropolitan Cohort: An Interrupted Time-series Analysis.","authors":"Satoshi Seino, Toshiki Hata, Hiroki Mori, Shoji Shinkai, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Erika Kobayashi","doi":"10.2188/jea.JE20240464","DOIUrl":"10.2188/jea.JE20240464","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>New long-term care insurance (LTCI) certifications and mortality are key outcomes in cohort studies involving older adults; however, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)'s comprehensive impacts on these outcomes remain underexplored. We examined the pandemic's impact on new LTCI applications and all-cause mortality in a metropolitan cohort.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In 2016, 15,500 individuals aged 65-84 years were randomly selected through stratified sampling from Ota City, Tokyo. LTCI and death records were tracked through December 2023; the monthly LTCI applications and all-cause deaths per 10,000 people were calculated. The COVID-19 pandemic period was defined as beginning in March 2020, after the World Health Organization Director-General characterized the situation as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Interrupted time-series segmented regression analysis was used to compare trends pre- (January 2018-February 2020) and post-pandemic onset (March 2020-December 2023).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From January 2018 to December 2023, 4,083 new LTCI applications and 2,457 deaths were recorded. New monthly LTCI applications showed a modest upward trend pre-pandemic (0.4 per 10,000 people; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.1-0.8), declined sharply at the pandemic's onset (-9.6 per 10,000 people; 95% CI, -16.0 to -3.2), and subsequently increased at a higher rate than pre-pandemic levels (0.8 per 10,000 people; 95% CI, 0.6-1.0). Monthly all-cause deaths remained stable before and immediately after the pandemic's onset but rose slightly in the post-pandemic period (0.3 per 10,000 people per month; 95% CI, 0.2-0.5).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic influenced both new LTCI applications and all-cause mortality in this study. These impacts should be carefully considered in cohort studies examining these outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":15799,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":"460-464"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12420949/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143988341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Psychological and Physical Stress Response and Incidence of Irregular Menstruation in Female University Employees: A Retrospective Cohort Study. 女大学生生理和心理应激反应与月经不调发生率的回顾性队列研究。
IF 3 2区 医学
Journal of Epidemiology Pub Date : 2025-10-05 Epub Date: 2025-08-31 DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20240424
Yuichiro Matsumura, Ryohei Yamamoto, Maki Shinzawa, Yuko Nakamura, Sho Takeda, Masayuki Mizui, Isao Matsui, Yusuke Sakaguchi, Asami Yagi, Yutaka Ueda, Chisaki Ishibashi, Kaori Nakanishi, Daisuke Kanayama, Hiroyoshi Adachi, Izumi Nagatomo
{"title":"Psychological and Physical Stress Response and Incidence of Irregular Menstruation in Female University Employees: A Retrospective Cohort Study.","authors":"Yuichiro Matsumura, Ryohei Yamamoto, Maki Shinzawa, Yuko Nakamura, Sho Takeda, Masayuki Mizui, Isao Matsui, Yusuke Sakaguchi, Asami Yagi, Yutaka Ueda, Chisaki Ishibashi, Kaori Nakanishi, Daisuke Kanayama, Hiroyoshi Adachi, Izumi Nagatomo","doi":"10.2188/jea.JE20240424","DOIUrl":"10.2188/jea.JE20240424","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study aimed to assess the clinical relevance of three-dimensional occupational stress (job stressor score [A score], psychological and physical stress response score [B score], and social support for workers score [C score]) of the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire (BJSQ) in the national stress check program in Japan to irregular menstruation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The present retrospective cohort study included 2,078 female employees aged 19-45 years who had both annual health checkups and the BJSQ between April 2019 and March 2022 in a national university in Japan. The outcome was self-reported irregular menstruation measured at annual health checkups until March 2023. A dose-dependent association between BJSQ scores and incidence of irregular menstruation was examined using Cox proportional hazards models to calculate multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) of four quantile (0-49% [Q<sub>0-49</sub>], 50-74% [Q<sub>50-74</sub>], 75-89% [Q<sub>75-89</sub>], and 90-100% [Q<sub>90-100</sub>]) of the BJSQ scores.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During 2.0 years of the median observational period, 257 (12.4%) women reported irregular menstruation. B score, not A or C scores, was identified as a significant predictor of irregular menstruation (adjusted HR of A, B, and C scores per 1 standard deviation: 1.06 [95% confidence interval {CI}, 0.89-1.27], 1.35 [95% CI, 1.15-1.57], and 0.93 [95% CI, 0.80-1.08], respectively). Women with higher B score had a significantly higher risk of irregular menstruation in a dose-dependent manner (adjusted HR of Q<sub>0-49</sub>, Q<sub>50-74</sub>, Q<sub>75-89</sub>, and Q<sub>90-100</sub>: 1.00 [reference], 1.38 [95% CI, 1.00-1.90], 1.48 [95% CI, 1.00-2.18], and 2.18 [95% CI, 1.38-3.43], respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Psychological and physical stress response predicted irregular menstruation.</p>","PeriodicalId":15799,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":"425-431"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12420952/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143995122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Incidence Rates of Medically Certified Long-term Sickness Absence Among Japanese Employees: A Focus on Sex Differences. 日本员工因病长期缺勤的发病率:性别差异研究
IF 3 2区 医学
Journal of Epidemiology Pub Date : 2025-10-05 Epub Date: 2025-08-31 DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20240485
Yukari Taniyama, Shohei Yamamoto, Yosuke Inoue, Toru Honda, Shuichiro Yamamoto, Tohru Nakagawa, Hiroko Okazaki, Hiroshi Ide, Toshiaki Miyamoto, Takeshi Kochi, Takayuki Ogasawara, Makoto Yamamoto, Naoki Gommori, Kenya Yamamoto, Toshitaka Yokoya, Maki Konishi, Seitaro Dohi, Isamu Kabe, Tetsuya Mizoue
{"title":"Incidence Rates of Medically Certified Long-term Sickness Absence Among Japanese Employees: A Focus on Sex Differences.","authors":"Yukari Taniyama, Shohei Yamamoto, Yosuke Inoue, Toru Honda, Shuichiro Yamamoto, Tohru Nakagawa, Hiroko Okazaki, Hiroshi Ide, Toshiaki Miyamoto, Takeshi Kochi, Takayuki Ogasawara, Makoto Yamamoto, Naoki Gommori, Kenya Yamamoto, Toshitaka Yokoya, Maki Konishi, Seitaro Dohi, Isamu Kabe, Tetsuya Mizoue","doi":"10.2188/jea.JE20240485","DOIUrl":"10.2188/jea.JE20240485","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Long-term sickness absence (LTSA) is an important public health challenge, yet limited data exist on its incidence in Japan. We aimed to describe the incidence of all-cause and cause-specific LTSA by sex and age using 10-year data from a large Japanese working population, with a focus on sex differences.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study participants were employees from 16 worksites in the Japan Epidemiology Collaboration on Occupational Health Study between April 2012 and March 2022. LTSA, defined as sickness absence from work lasting 30 days or more, was recorded at each worksite. The causes of LTSA were classified using the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision. Incidence rates for all-cause and cause-specific LTSA were calculated based on sex and age.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During 730,391 and 161,513 person-years of follow-up, 6,518 and 1,866 spells of LTSA were recorded in males and females, respectively. Females had higher incidence rates of all-cause LTSA than males (115.5 vs 89.2 per 10,000 person-years), especially among females in their 20s and 30s. This was partly attributed to younger females experiencing higher LTSA incidence rates due to mental disorders, neoplasms, and pregnancy-related illnesses. In older age, females had higher LTSA incidence rates than males for musculoskeletal diseases and injuries/external causes, whereas LTSA incidence rates due to circulatory diseases were lower than those in males.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The incidence of total and cause-specific LTSA varied greatly by sex and age, highlighting the need to consider employees' characteristics in the prevention and management of LTSA.</p>","PeriodicalId":15799,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":"442-450"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12420950/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144093897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Trends in Socioeconomic Inequalities in Cancer Screening Participation Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan. 日本2019冠状病毒病大流行前后参与癌症筛查的社会经济不平等趋势
IF 3 2区 医学
Journal of Epidemiology Pub Date : 2025-10-05 Epub Date: 2025-07-31 DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20250021
Tshewang Gyeltshen, Hirokazu Tanaka, Kota Katanoda
{"title":"Trends in Socioeconomic Inequalities in Cancer Screening Participation Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan.","authors":"Tshewang Gyeltshen, Hirokazu Tanaka, Kota Katanoda","doi":"10.2188/jea.JE20250021","DOIUrl":"10.2188/jea.JE20250021","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Socioeconomic inequalities in cancer screening participation remain a public health issue worldwide. We assessed trends in cancer screening participation according to socioeconomic status in Japan between 2013 and 2022, considering the potential impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data from the nationally representative Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions (2013-2022: approximately 500,000 persons per survey) were analyzed for age-standardized self-reported cancer screening rates for stomach, lung, colon, breast (aged 40-69 years), and cervical (aged 20-69 years) cancers, stratified by education levels. An age-adjusted Poisson model was used to assess the statistical significance of changes between the survey years.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A clear socioeconomic gradient was observed, particularly in stomach cancer screening, where the 2022 rates ranged from 28.3% (low education) to 58.2% (high education) for men and 20.2% to 43.2% for women, depending on education level. Between 2019 and 2022, screening rates for stomach, lung, and colorectal cancers changed by -1.2%, -0.9%, and +0.6% for men and -1.0%, +0.1%, and +1.4% for women, respectively. Breast and cervical cancer screening rates declined by 0.5% and 0.4%, respectively. The COVID-19 pandemic worsened inequalities, with a 3.1% decline in breast cancer screening among individuals with low education level, compared to a 1.0% decline among those with higher education level.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic had a minor impact on screening rates (counteracting increasing trends of screening rates), except for colorectal cancer screening rates; however, the impact was relatively severe for individuals with lower socioeconomic status, especially for women.</p>","PeriodicalId":15799,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":"451-459"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12420948/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144093917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Effect modification and its impact on preventable and attributable fractions in the potential outcomes framework. 效应修正及其对潜在结果框架中可预防和可归因部分的影响。
IF 3 2区 医学
Journal of Epidemiology Pub Date : 2025-10-04 DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20250409
Bronner P Gonçalves, Etsuji Suzuki
{"title":"Effect modification and its impact on preventable and attributable fractions in the potential outcomes framework.","authors":"Bronner P Gonçalves, Etsuji Suzuki","doi":"10.2188/jea.JE20250409","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20250409","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Policy decisions should be guided by measures that capture the impact of exposures on outcomes and that explicitly account for present-day exposure distribution. Both the preventable and attributable fractions have been used for this purpose; however, exposure effects can vary across subpopulations, and when this occurs, appropriate interpretation of these measures should be facilitated by a discussion of the contributions of different subpopulations.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyze preventable and attributable fractions in the presence of effect modification. In particular, we use potential outcomes to formally define these quantities and to clarify the weighting of different strata in the total population measures.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our derivations show that stratum-specific preventable and attributable fractions are weighted in proportion to the relative frequencies of effect modifiers among individuals with the outcome of interest. We also demonstrate that these weights are valid for the related quantities, preventable and attributable proportions. Finally, we present an example that illustrates how effect modification affects interpretation of these measures.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In sum, when effect modification is present, investigators should consider reporting these measures by the relevant population strata, and information that would allow quantification of their implicit weights in the total population estimate. Our study provides a formal justification for this approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":15799,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145232623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and total and site-specific cancer: the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study. 中等至剧烈体育活动与癌症总量和部位特异性:日本公共卫生中心前瞻性研究
IF 3 2区 医学
Journal of Epidemiology Pub Date : 2025-10-04 DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20250041
Takashi Matsunaga, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Shigeru Inoue, Hikaru Ihira, Taiki Yamaji, Motoki Iwasaki, Manami Inoue, Shoichiro Tsugane, Norie Sawada
{"title":"Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and total and site-specific cancer: the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study.","authors":"Takashi Matsunaga, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Shigeru Inoue, Hikaru Ihira, Taiki Yamaji, Motoki Iwasaki, Manami Inoue, Shoichiro Tsugane, Norie Sawada","doi":"10.2188/jea.JE20250041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20250041","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>BackgroundA World Health Organization guideline recommends that adults engage in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). We aimed to clarify associations of total MVPA in any domain with overall and site-specific cancer incidence using Japanese population-based cohort data.MethodThis study evaluated 84,054 participants (39,053 males and 45,001 females aged 50-79 years) of the 10-year survey of the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study over a median follow-up of 13.0 years. Total MVPA was calculated based on a self-reported physical questionnaire, and 7.5 metabolic equivalent-hours/week (MET-h/wk) was defined as the minimum amount recommended by the guideline. Associations of categorized total MVPA with overall and site-specific cancer incidences were examined using multivariable-adjusted Cox proportional hazard models by sex.ResultsAmong males, the risk reduction was non-significant even in the highest MVPA category compared with no total MVPA. Among females, in contrast, risk of total cancer was reduced even when they engaged in lower total MVPA than the recommended amount (0.1-7.4 MET-h/wk) compared with no total MVPA (hazard ratio 0.79 [95% confidence interval: 0.65-0.97]), and no further risk reduction was observed with increasing MVPA. Regarding site-specific cancers, engaging in higher total MVPA was inversely associated with risks of colon cancer (males) and bladder and endometrial cancers (females).ConclusionTotal MVPA was associated with reduced risk of overall cancer incidence in females, but not in males.</p>","PeriodicalId":15799,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145232684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Response to the letter "Body Mass Index, Height, and Head and Neck Cancer Risk: The Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study". 对“身体质量指数、身高和头颈癌风险:基于日本公共卫生中心的前瞻性研究”信函的回应。
IF 3 2区 医学
Journal of Epidemiology Pub Date : 2025-10-04 DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20250399
Norie Sawada, Tomohiro Shinozaki, Seitaro Suzuki, Taiki Yamaji, Motoki Iwasaki, Manami Inoue, Shoichiro Tsugane
{"title":"Response to the letter \"Body Mass Index, Height, and Head and Neck Cancer Risk: The Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study\".","authors":"Norie Sawada, Tomohiro Shinozaki, Seitaro Suzuki, Taiki Yamaji, Motoki Iwasaki, Manami Inoue, Shoichiro Tsugane","doi":"10.2188/jea.JE20250399","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20250399","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15799,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145232655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Jcvrisk: An R Package for Population-Level Estimation of Cardiovascular Risk Scores in Japanese Adults. Jcvrisk:日本成人心血管风险评分人群水平估计的R包。
IF 3 2区 医学
Journal of Epidemiology Pub Date : 2025-10-04 DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20250292
Hiroshi Okumiyama, Ryosuke Fujii, Yoshiki Tsuboi, Kazuma Murakami, Riku Umematsu, Yoshitaka Ando, Hiroaki Ishikawa, Genki Mizuno, Koji Ohashi, Hiroya Yamada, Mirai Yamazaki, Koji Suzuki
{"title":"Jcvrisk: An R Package for Population-Level Estimation of Cardiovascular Risk Scores in Japanese Adults.","authors":"Hiroshi Okumiyama, Ryosuke Fujii, Yoshiki Tsuboi, Kazuma Murakami, Riku Umematsu, Yoshitaka Ando, Hiroaki Ishikawa, Genki Mizuno, Koji Ohashi, Hiroya Yamada, Mirai Yamazaki, Koji Suzuki","doi":"10.2188/jea.JE20250292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20250292","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a leading cause of death in Japan. Although several CVD risk scores tailored for Japanese individuals have been developed, no tools are available to estimate these scores at the population level. We developed the \"Jcvrisk\" R package, which integrates four major Japanese CVD risk models recommended by the clinical guideline. As a showcase, we applied the Jcvrisk package to longitudinal population-based study to evaluate trends in estimated different risk scores.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used longitudinal data from the Yakumo Study, an annual health checkup for residents in Yakumo, Hokkaido. This package includes four risk models with 14 risk scores from representative cardiovascular cohort studies, including three EPOCH scores, one Hisayama score, two Suita scores, and eight JALS scores. For temporal comparisons of CVD risk scores, we summarized scores from 2000 to 2020 every five years.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean age of participants throughout all study years was around 60 years old. Most risk factors did not change remarkably over the 20 years, with only a decrease in smoking prevalence and an increase in high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). However, all CVD risk scores consistently indicated an upward trend in 10-year CVD risk.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Jcvrisk package includes functions to calculate CVD risk scores for Japanese adults. The package serves as a valuable tool for researchers and policymakers aiming to assess and monitor cardiovascular risk at both individual and population levels in Japan.</p>","PeriodicalId":15799,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145232639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Association between older drivers' signs and motor vehicle crashes in Japan. 日本老年驾驶员标志与机动车事故之间的关系。
IF 3 2区 医学
Journal of Epidemiology Pub Date : 2025-09-20 DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20250386
Masao Ichikawa, Haruhiko Inada
{"title":"Association between older drivers' signs and motor vehicle crashes in Japan.","authors":"Masao Ichikawa, Haruhiko Inada","doi":"10.2188/jea.JE20250386","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20250386","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Encouraging older drivers to display the older drivers' sign is one of the unique traffic safety policies for older drivers in Japan. The sign was discussed in light of ageism, but the potential merit of displaying it has not been investigated.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using nationwide police-reported traffic crash data, we conducted a case-control study to examine whether displaying the sign is associated with reduced rear-end collision risk among drivers aged 70 years or older who were involved in car-to-car collisions from 2014 to 2023. The cases were those involved in rear-end collisions, the controls were those involved in angle collisions, and the exposure of interest was the sign display, which should be less often observed in the cases if the sign display is effective. The association was assessed with odds ratios adjusted for the time of crash and drivers' sex and age group.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 74,433 cases and 13,885 controls, the proportion of those displaying older drivers' signs was 38% and 39%, respectively. By the time of crash and drivers' sex and age group, the proportion tended to be slightly higher in the cases than in the controls. In both cases and controls, the proportion was higher among women, in older age groups, and during daytime. The crude and adjusted odds ratios were 0.99 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.95-1.02) and 1.08 (95% CI: 1.04-1.12).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Displaying the older drivers' sign was not associated with reduced rear-end collision risk. Alternative interventions are needed to ensure their traffic safety.</p>","PeriodicalId":15799,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145113252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Trajectories of life course financial disadvantage and depressive mood: Results from the National Survey of the Japanese Elderly. 生活轨迹、经济劣势与抑郁情绪:来自日本老年人全国调查的结果。
IF 3 2区 医学
Journal of Epidemiology Pub Date : 2025-09-20 DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20250159
Hiroshi Murayama, Erika Kobayashi, Hidehiro Sugisawa, Benjamin A Shaw, Jersey Liang
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