ArticleJournal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis2017
Progression of Carotid Atherosclerosis in Two Japanese Populations with Different Lifestyles.
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- Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Systematic Review and Updated Meta-Analysis.Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis · 2019Pooled it
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- Progression of aortic calcification among Japanese in Japan and white and Japanese Americans: a prospective cohort study.European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging · 2025Article
- The impact of overseas assignments on metabolic factors: Panasonic cohort study 23.Journal of occupational health · 2024Article
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- Westernization of Lifestyle and Atherosclerosis in the Japanese: Lessons from the Hawaii - Los Angeles - Hiroshima Study.Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis · 2021Review
- A 50-year history of the health impacts of Westernization on the lifestyle of Japanese Americans: A focus on the Hawaii-Los Angeles-Hiroshima Study.Journal of diabetes investigation · 2020Review
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Abstract
aimWe have conducted medical surveys on two Japanese populations (Japanese Americans living in the US and native Japanese living in Japan) to investigate the impact of westernization of lifestyles on diseases in Japanese people. A 1998 survey revealed that the progression of carotid intima-media wall thickness (IMT) was faster by approximately 20 years in Japanese Americans than in native Japanese. In this study, we compared the progression of atherosclerosis in native Japanese versus that in Japanese Americans using carotid IMT data from medical examinations conducted in the 2010s.
methodsThis study included 115 native Japanese living in Hiroshima who underwent a medical examination in 2014 and 112 Japanese Americans living in Hawaii who underwent a medical examination in 2012, excluding those receiving medication for diabetes mellitus (DM) or dyslipidemia. Carotid IMT was compared between the two Japanese populations.
resultsSerum total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels were significantly higher in native Japanese than in Japanese Americans. The median carotid IMT was significantly greater in Japanese Americans than in native Japanese [median (25
conclusionsAccording to surveys conducted in 2012 and 2014, carotid IMT was still greater in Japanese Americans than in native Japanese. However, a comparison with data from the 1998 survey showed that current native Japanese had higher serum lipid levels and more advanced atherosclerosis.
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