Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

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Association between trunk-to-peripheral fat ratio and renal function in elderly Japanese men: baseline data from the Fujiwara-kyo Osteoporosis Risk in Men (FORMEN) study	58
Occupational status and self-reported low back pain by gender: a nation-wide cross-sectional study among the general population in Japan	34
Epidemiological studies on the health impact of air pollution in Japan: their contribution to the improvement of ambient air quality	33
Characteristics and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest among students under school supervision in Japan: a descriptive epidemiological study (2008–2021)	30
Association and dose-response relationship between exposure to alcohol advertising media and current drinking: a nationwide cross-sectional study of Japanese adolescents	25
The role of absolute humidity in respiratory mortality in Guangzhou, a hot and wet city of South China	24
Loss of social independence in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2: a follow-up study using a national registry in Japan	23
Japanese medical researchers’ perceptions of quantitative research evaluation metrics and their psychological well-being: a cross-sectional study	22
Vaccination, regular exercise, and prevention of chronic lung disease reduce exacerbation of COVID-19 severity in northern Okinawa, Japan: A cross-sectional study	22
Comprehensive survey on the use of plastic additives in toy products used in Japan	22
Factors related to Japanese internal medicine doctors’ retention or migration to rural areas: a nationwide retrospective cohort study	22
Regional differences in health screening participation between before and during COVID-19 pandemic	20
Self-reported eating habits and dyslipidemia in men aged 20–39 years: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study	20
Air pollution exposure associated with decline rates in skeletal muscle mass and grip strength and increase rate in body fat in elderly: a 5-year follow-up study	19
Mathematical model estimation of dengue fever transmission risk from Southeast and South Asia into Japan between 2016 and 2018	19
Ibaraki’s Amabie-chan usage and its association with infection prevention behavior and fear of COVID-19: a cross-sectional preliminary survey of the Tsukuba Salutogenic Occupational Cohort Study	17
Cross-sectional associations between early mobile device usage and problematic behaviors among school-aged children in the Hokkaido Study on Environment and Children’s Health	15
Association between short-term exposure to ambient air pollutants and biomarkers indicative of inflammation and oxidative stress: a cross-sectional study using KoGES-HEXA data	15
Associations of blood lead, cadmium, and mercury with resistant hypertension among adults in NHANES, 1999–2018	14
Determination of reactive oxygen species in mainstream smoke from various heated tobacco products	13
Chlorinated persistent organic pollutants in human breast milk in the Miyagi Prefecture disaster-affected area 1 year after the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011	13
Seasonal variation in vascular dehydration risk: insights from the Kobe Orthopedic and Biomedical Epidemiologic (KOBE) study	13
Association of mixed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exposure with cardiovascular disease and the mediating role of inflammatory indices in US adults	12
Mask use in Chinese children admitted to the outpatient department: a single-center cross-sectional study	12
Association of epidural analgesia during labor with neurodevelopment of children during the first three years: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study	12

Blood pressure, pulse rate, and skin temperature during hot-water bathing in real-world settings among community-dwelling older adults: the HEIJO-KYO Study	12
Chronic noise exposure induces Alzheimer’s disease-like neuropathology and cognitive impairment via ferroptosis in rat hippocampus	11
A longitudinal study of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence in a random sample of the general population in Hiroshima in 2020	11
Climate change, air pollution and chronic respiratory diseases: understanding risk factors and the need for adaptive strategies	11
Association between maternal fish consumption during pregnancy and preterm births: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study	11
Sex- and age-specific impacts of smoking, overweight/obesity, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus in the development of disabling dementia in a Japanese population	11
A decrease in serum dihydrotestosterone levels in 9-year-old Vietnamese children from a dioxin exposure area	11
Determinants of double product: a cross-sectional study of urban residents in Japan	10
Development of a rating scale for measuring resistance to persuasive health messages	10
Association between brominated flame retardants and obesity: a mediation analysis through markers of oxidative stress and inflammation	10
Geriatric symptoms associated with healthy life expectancy in older people in Japan	10
Global warming and the Summer Olympic and Paralympic games: a perspective from the Tokyo 2020 Games	10
Lifestyle factors and urine levels of organophosphorus flame retardants in endometrial cancer: insights from a case-control study	10
Weight change across adulthood in relation to the risk of COPD	10
Association between parent-reported salt-related behaviors and estimated urinary salt excretion: a cross-sectional study of health checkups in 4-year-old children	10
Interaction between <i>CYP1A1</i> gene polymorphism and environment factors on risk of endometrial cancer	10
Seasonal variations of the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its markers using big-data of health check-ups	9
Mammographic density and exposure to air pollutants in premenopausal women: a cross-sectional study	9
Total protein intake and subsequent risk of chronic kidney disease: the Circulatory Risk in Communities Study	9
Air pollution and adult hospital admissions for ischemic stroke: a time-series analysis in Inner Mongolia, China	8
Synergistic inhibition of autophagic flux and induction of apoptosis in cervical cancer cells by Mito-TEMPO and hyperthermia	8
Just 1-min exposure to a pure tone at 100 Hz with daily exposable sound pressure levels may improve motion sickness	8
Substance use and associated factors among preparatory school students in Kolfe-Keranyo sub-city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	8
The association between maternal social support levels during pregnancy and child development at three years of age: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study	8
Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry-measured fat mass and lean mass indices and cardiometabolic diseases in elderly Japanese men: the Fujiwara-kyo Osteoporosis Risk in Men (FORMEN) study	8
Global, regional, and national burden of neglected tropical diseases and malaria, 1990–2021	8
Associations between mental health and lifestyle changes during the COVID-19 pandemic in a general Japanese population: NIPPON DATA2010	8
Dietary exposure levels to <sup>134</sup>Cs, <sup>137</sup>Cs, <sup>90</sup>Sr, and <sup>239+240</sup>Pu in Japan after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Po	8
Exposure to ambient fine particulate matter components during pregnancy and early childhood and its association with asthma, allergies, and sensitization in school-age children	8
Latent profile analysis approach to the relationship between daily ambulatory activity patterns and metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and elderly Japanese individuals: The Toon Health Study	8
Genetic and immune changes in Tibetan high-altitude populations contribute to biological adaptation to hypoxia	8
Not only baseline but cumulative exposure of remnant cholesterol predicts the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a cohort study	7
Harnessing the healing power of nature: a review of natural interventions in substance abuse treatment and prevention	7
Number of public health nurses and COVID-19 incidence rate by variant type: an ecological study of 47 prefectures in Japan	7
Re-evaluating the link between internet use during pregnancy and low birth weight in light of maternal mental health	7
Association of physical activity and dietary inflammatory index with overweight/obesity in US adults: NHANES 2007–2018	7
Lower regional urbanicity and socioeconomic status attenuate associations of green spaces with hypertension and diabetes mellitus: a national representative cross-sectional study in China	7
Association between short-term exposure to meteorological factors on hospital admissions for hemorrhagic stroke: an individual-level, case-crossover study in Ganzhou, China	7
Sleep duration and mortality in patients with chronic noncommunicable disease: a population-based cohort study	7
A suspected case of “itai-itai disease” in a cadmium-polluted area in Akita prefecture, Japan	7
SMARCA2 deficiency in NSCLC: a clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis of a large series from a single institution	7
Gabapentin improves neuropathic pain in Minamata disease model rats	6
The Lifelong Health Support 10: a Japanese prescription for a long and healthy life	6
The effect of daily mean temperature on hand, foot and mouth disease and the source of regional heterogeneity in Chongqing, China, 2010–2019	6
Association of physical activity level and all-cause mortality among stroke survivors: evidence from NHANES 2007–2018	6
Associations of reproductive risk score and joint exposure to ambient air pollutants with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cohort study in UK Biobank	6
Gene-environment interactions related to maternal exposure to environmental and lifestyle-related chemicals during pregnancy and the resulting adverse fetal growth: a review	6
Anti–early antigen Epstein-Barr virus titer and atherosclerosis in relation to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) polymorphism rs3025039 among older Japanese individuals	6
Bathing-related accidents requiring ambulance dispatches in relation to age and ambient temperature in Nagoya, Japan: differences between detached houses and apartment buildings	6
Efficacy of personal protective equipment to prevent environmental infection of COVID-19 among healthcare workers: a systematic review	6

Identification of differentially expressed genes and pathways in BEAS-2B cells upon long-term exposure to particulate matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub>) from biomass combustion using bioinformatics	5
Intake of allergenic foods at 1.5 years and 3 years of age in a general child population in Japan: a cross-sectional study	5
Association between maternal distress during pregnancy and lower 5-min-Apgar score of the offspring: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study	5
Increased care-need in older long-term care insurance users after the 2018 Japan Floods: a retrospective cohort study based on the Japanese long-term care insurance claims	5
Awareness and knowledge of congenital cytomegalovirus infection among pregnant women and the general public: a web-based survey in Japan	5
Plasma eicosapentaenoic acid, a biomarker of fish consumption, is associated with perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acid exposure in residents of Kyoto, Japan: a cross-sectional study	5
Asian flush is a potential protective factor against COVID-19: a web-based retrospective survey in Japan	5
The Kashima Scan Study 2: a protocol for a prospective observational cohort study of cerebral small vessel disease in neurologically healthy adults	5
Fundamental movement skills in preschoolers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: a serial cross-sectional study	5
Development and validation of a medication non-adherence scale for Malaysian hypertensive patients: a mixed-methods study	5
Associations between college/university campus characteristics and student body mass index	5
COVID-19 vaccination coverage by company size and the effects of workplace vaccination program in Japan: a cohort study	5
Correction to: Figure 3 in Association between household solid fuel use and tuberculosis: cross-sectional data from the Mongolian National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey	5
The relationships between social participation before the COVID-19 pandemic and preventive and health-promoting behaviors during the pandemic: the JAGES 2019–2020 longitudinal study	5
Simultaneous quantification of pyrethroid metabolites in urine of non-toilet-trained children in Japan	5
Effects of heat waves and cold spells on blood parameters: a cohort study of blood donors in Tianjin, China	4
Short-term effects of ambient ozone on pediatric pneumonia hospital admissions: a multi-city case-crossover study in China	4
Association of ethylene oxide exposure and obstructive sleep apnea	4
Air pollution exposure and mammographic breast density in Tehran, Iran: a cross-sectional study	4
The effect of the 2018 Japan Floods on cognitive decline among long-term care insurance users in Japan: a retrospective cohort study	4
Application of machine learning algorithms in predicting new onset hypertension: a study based on the China Health and Nutrition Survey	4
Prevalence of nonrestorative sleep before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: based on a nationwide cross-sectional survey among Japanese in 2019 and 2022	4
Cadmium body burden and health effects after restoration of cadmium-polluted soils in cadmium-polluted areas in the Jinzu River basin	4
Effects of apparent temperature on daily outpatient and inpatient visits for cause-specific respiratory diseases in Ganzhou, China: a time series study	4
COVID-19 fatality and DALYs, and associated metabolic disorders and ambient air pollutants in pre-Omicron era of the pandemic: an international comparative study	4
Residential elevation and its effects on hypertension incidence among older adults living at low altitudes: a prospective cohort study	4
Associations of serum carotene levels and decline for the ability of attention: a longitudinal study in the Japanese general population	4
Development and validation of ischemic heart disease and stroke prognostic models using large-scale real-world data from Japan	4
Higher risk of respiratory infections and otitis media in cleft lip and/or palate patients: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study	4
Association between heated tobacco product use and worsening asthma symptoms: findings from a nationwide internet survey in Japan, 2023	4
Short-term exposure to nitrogen dioxide and emergency department visits for cause-stroke: a time-series study in Shanghai, China, 2013–2022	4
Sociodemographic and behavioral factors related to obesity among adults in the Republic of Palau based on the WHO STEPwise approach to NCD risk factor surveillance 2011–2013: A cross-sectional study	4
Correction to: Determinants of double product: a cross-sectional study of urban residents in Japan	3
Percentage of income spent on tobacco and intention to quit: a cross-sectional analysis of the JASTIS 2020 study	3
Emergency transportation for acute alcohol intoxication four years after the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a retrospective observational study	3
Association between daytime napping and cognitive impairment among Chinese older population: a cross-sectional study	3
Non-linear association between long-term air pollution exposure and risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease	3
Analysis of the global trends and causes of self-harm due to high temperature: a global level ecological study	3
The association of family history of herpes zoster and the risk of incident herpes zoster: the SHEZ Study	3
Identification of hub genes and key pathways in arsenic-treated rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.) based on 9 topological analysis methods of CytoHubba	3
Alcohol consumption and the risk of heart failure: the Suita Study and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies	3
Heavy metals and trace elements in maternal blood and prevalence of congenital limb abnormalities among newborns: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study	3
Evaluating the impact of Carbon Emission Trading Policy on pan-cancer incidence among middle-aged and elderly populations: a quasi-natural experiment	3
The effect modification of PM<sub>2.5</sub> and ozone on the short-term associations between temperature and mortality across the urban areas of Japan	3
Determination of skin-insect repellent icaridin and DEET in human urine using solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry and its application to a sample of Japanese	3
Associations of physical activity and screen time with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis	3
Conflict-related environmental damages on health: lessons learned from the past wars and ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine	3
Effect of quick simple exercise on non-specific low back pain in Japanese workers: a randomized controlled trial	3
Interaction of household air pollution and healthy lifestyle on the risk of sarcopenia: China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study	3
How adverse and benevolent childhood experiences influence depression and suicidal ideation in Chinese undergraduates: a latent class analysis	3
Health check attendance association with health and study-related factors: a register-based cohort study of Finnish university entrants	3
Quality of life and neurological symptoms in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2: a national database study in Japan	3
Reduction in mitochondrial DNA methylation leads to compensatory increase in mitochondrial DNA content: novel blood-borne biomarkers for monitoring occupational noise	3
Association between children’s intended screen time use and behavior problems in Japan: the Hokkaido Study on Environmental and Children’s Health	3
Association between daily ambient temperature and drug overdose in Tokyo: a time-series study	3
Ethylene oxide exposure increases impaired glucose metabolism in the US general population: a national cross-sectional study	3
The influence of information sources on intention changes to receive COVID-19 vaccination: A prospective cohort study in Japan	3
Preventive role of community-level social capital in the need for long-term care and impairment in instrumental activities of daily living: a multilevel analysis	3
Linalyl acetate restores colon contractility and blood pressure in repeatedly stressed-ulcerative colitis rats	3
Single exposure to near-threshold 5G millimeter wave modifies restraint stress responses in rats	3
Association between nocturnal sleep duration and midday napping and the incidence of sarcopenia in middle-aged and older adults: a 4-year longitudinal study	3
Comparison of energy and nutrient intakes between weekdays and weekends in Japanese preschool children based on meal categories	3
Serum protein α-klotho mediates the association between lead, mercury, and kidney function in middle-aged and elderly populations	3
Association between alcohol intake and death from cardiovascular diseases and its subtypes stratified by dyslipidemia in Japanese men: 20-years follow-up of NIPPON DATA90	2
Cross-sectional biomonitoring of urinary deoxynivalenol, T-2 and HT-2 toxins, and zearalenone in Japanese adults	2
The relationship between public service motivation and turnover intention: the mediating role of work stress and task performance	2
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of nursing students in Japan: a cross-sectional study	2
Quality of life in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1: a nationwide database study in Japan from 2015 to 2019	2
Formal and informal help-seeking intentions/behaviors among students and workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review	2
Economic, cognitive, and social paths of education to health-related behaviors: evidence from a population-based study in Japan	2
Peripheral blood mitochondrial DNA copy number as a predictor of steatotic liver disease development: insights from epidemiological and experimental studies	2
Predicting pulmonary tuberculosis incidence in China using Baidu search index: an ARIMAX model approach	2
Association between urinary metallothionein concentration and causes of death among cadmium-exposed residents in Japan: a 35-year follow-up study	2
Work engagement, well-being, and intent to continue working based on educational support among foreign care workers in Japan	2
Can greenspace modify the combined effects of multiple air pollutants on pulmonary tuberculosis treatment outcomes? An empirical study conducted in Zhejiang Province, China	2
An ecological association of number of civil servants and physicians with prefectural-level rapid COVID-19 vaccination of older people in Japan	2
Association between TV/DVD screen exposure time at age 1 and risk of chronic constipation at age 3: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study	2
A population-based urinary and plasma metabolomics study of environmental exposure to cadmium	2
Factors influencing mask-wearing behavior in the context of COVID-19 severity risks in the post-COVID-19 era: a Japanese Nationwide Epidemiological Survey in 2023	2
Gestational arsenic exposure induces anxiety-like behaviors in F1 female mice by dysregulation of neurological and immunological markers	2

Association between meat, fish, and fatty acid intake and incidence of acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome: the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study	2
Relationships of habitual daily alcohol consumption with all-day and time-specific average glucose levels among non-diabetic population samples	2
A 4-year cohort study of the effects of PNPLA3 rs738409 genotypes on liver fat and fibrosis and gut microbiota in a non-fatty liver population	2
Copper-induced diurnal hepatic toxicity is associated with <i>Cry2</i> and <i>Per1</i> in mice	2
Pathway from interpersonal sensitivity to depression among Chinese college students during the COVID-19 campus lockdown	2
Life satisfaction and the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in the general Japanese population: the Suita Study	2
Three in four smokers want to quit tobacco (reference to reassessing the smoking target in Japan): findings from the JASTIS2021 study	2
Metabolic syndrome and depression: evidence from a cross-sectional study of real-world data in Japan	2
Investigating age and regional effects on the relation between the incidence of heat-related ambulance transport and daily maximum temperature or WBGT	2
Moving primary prevention into a tertiary care hospital?	2
Factors associated with postpartum smoking relapse at early postpartum period of Japanese women in the Japan Environmental and Children’s Study	2
Association between outdoor temperature and bath-related drowning deaths in Japan (1995–2020): modifying factors and the role of prefectural characteristics	2
Identification of meal patterns based on energy intake distribution across the day and their associations with diet quality and body mass index	2
Abstaining from annual health check-ups is a predictor of advanced cancer diagnosis: a retrospective cohort study	2
Predicting demand for long-term care using Japanese healthcare insurance claims data	2
The association between antenatal coffee consumption and preeclampsia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Association of C-reactive protein to albumin ratio with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease stages 3–5	2
Is Japan at low risk for PFAS immunotoxicity?: human biomonitoring study in contaminated areas in Japan	2
Association between urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolites and premature menopause: a nationally representative cross-sectional study in the United States	2
Joint effects of meteorological factors and PM<sub>2.5</sub> on age-related macular degeneration: a national cross-sectional study in China	2
The spread of heated tobacco product (HTP) use across various subgroups during 2015–16 and 2017–18 in Japan	2
Tobacco usage in the home: a cross-sectional analysis of heated tobacco product (HTP) use and combustible tobacco smoking in Japan, 2023	2