Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Limin Wei, Fanfan Gao, Lei Chen, Jie Li, Xue Zhao, Ning Qu, Xinmei Huang, Hongli Jiang, Meng Wei
Summary: The concurrent presence of malnutrition and ADL dependence has significant detrimental impacts on the health of incident dialysis patients, especially in older patients.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yumeng Gao, Liang Du, Jianping Cai, Tingfa Hu
Summary: This study investigated the effects of functional limitations (FLs) and disabled activities of daily living (ADL) on the mortality of older people in China, stratified by gender. The results showed a high prevalence of FLs, especially among women. FLs, ADL, and disabling conditions were negatively associated with survival. ADL played a mediating role in the relationship between FLs and survival, while for women, ADL also served as a moderator. These findings provide evidence for implementing strategies to maintain the health of older people.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Dong D. Wang, Yanping Li, Shilpa N. Bhupathiraju, Bernard A. Rosner, Qi Sun, Edward L. Giovannucci, Eric B. Rimm, JoAnn E. Manson, Walter C. Willett, Meir J. Stampfer, Frank B. Hu
Summary: The study found that consuming approximately 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day was associated with lower total mortality and mortality from cancer, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory disease. Higher intake beyond this level did not provide additional risk reduction.
Article
Psychiatry
Yingyun Hu, Feixiang Zhou, Atipatsa Chiwanda Kaminga, Shipeng Yan, Zhao Hu
Summary: Chronic diseases and depressive symptoms are associated with an increased risk of ADL disability in middle-aged and older Chinese adults.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Maria Vieira de Lima Saintrain, Suzanne Vieira Saintrain, July Grassiely de Oliveira Branco, Jose Manuel Peixoto Caldas, Caroline Barbosa Lourenco, Anya Pimentel Gomes Fernandes Vieira-Meyer
Summary: This study aimed to assess the association between dependence in instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and oral health in older adults. The findings showed that dependence in IADL was associated with retirement, poor general health, speech problems, chewing difficulties, medication use, and brushing habits.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hui-Ting Lin, Fu-Kuei Chang, Hsin-Jen Tsai
Summary: This study aimed to examine the influence of changes in exercise status, nutritional status, and a number of comorbidities on functional ability in Taiwanese community-dwelling older adults. The results revealed that current exercise and consistent exercise were negatively associated with subsequent decline in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). The Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA) score was negatively associated with subsequent decline in IADL, while the number of diseases was positively associated with subsequent decline in IADL. Consistency of exercise, MNA score, and the number of chronic diseases are good predictors of decline in IADL.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Orthopedics
Ke Song, Rodrigo Scattone Silva, Todd J. Hullfish, Karin Gravare Silbernagel, Josh R. Baxter
Summary: This study defines a loading index to quantify patellofemoral joint loading in various weightbearing exercises and activities. The results show that most rehabilitation exercises generate a moderate level of loading, with few exercises resembling walking or providing high-level loading. Exercises with high knee flexion tend to have higher patellofemoral joint loading.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Rheumatology
Aoi Nagano, Masaki Takeuchi, Nobuyuki Horita, Takeshi Teshigawara, Tatsukata Kawagoe, Yuki Mizuki, Akira Meguro, Hiroto Nakano, Yohei Kirino, Kaoru Takase-Minegishi, Ryusuke Yoshimi, Michiko Kurosawa, Takeshi Fukumoto, Mitsuhiro Takeno, Takeshi Kaneko, Nobuhisa Mizuki
Summary: This study found that ocular lesions, neurological manifestations, and arthritis affect the activities of daily living (ADL) in patients with Behcet's disease. Patients with ocular lesions or neurological manifestations are more likely to require physical assistance.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Jesper Ryg, Henriette Engberg, Pavithra Laxsen Anru, Solvejg Gram Henneberg Pedersen, Martin Gronbech Jorgensen, Kirsten Laila Vinding, Tahir Masud, Karen Andersen-Ranberg
Summary: The study found that assessing activities of daily living (ADL) using the Barthel-Index can provide useful information to clinicians on expected survival time in older patients. Decreasing Barthel-Index was associated with increasing mortality in this population.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Ayesha Fawad, Andreas Bergmann, Janin Schulte, Zahra A. Butt, Peter M. Nilsson, Louise Bennet, Marju Orho-Melander, Olle Melander
Summary: This study found that high levels of proneurotensin are associated with increased mortality risk in middle-aged individuals, particularly for deaths related to cardiovascular disease, digestive tract disease, mental and behavioral disease, and unspecific causes.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2022)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Shuting Li, Leying Hou, Siyu Zhu, Qian Yi, Wen Liu, Yang Zhao, Feitong Wu, Xue Li, An Pan, Peige Song
Summary: No consensus has been reached on the associations of lipid variability with cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality. This study found that variability in total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality. The relationship between triglyceride variability and risk is inconclusive. These findings suggest that measuring and monitoring lipid variability could have important clinical implications for risk assessment of cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality.
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Lucas Thomeer, Shanyuanye Guan, Hans Gray, Anthony Schache, Richard de Steiger, Marcus Pandy
Summary: This study aimed to measure the three-dimensional movements of the femur, tibia, and patella in healthy young individuals during activities of daily living using a mobile biplane X-ray imaging system. Results showed various motions at the knee were related to the tibiofemoral flexion angle, with the center of rotation of the tibiofemoral joint consistently located on the medial side in all activities. These findings provide valuable insights for biomechanical applications, such as the design of prosthetic knee implants and the development of knee models for full-body simulations of movement.
ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Masaaki Sato, Hitoshi Mutai, Shuhei Yamamoto, Daichi Tsukakoshi, Shuhei Takeda, Natsuko Oguchi, Hajime Ichimura, Shota Ikegami, Yuko Wada, Tatsuichiro Seto, Hiroshi Horiuchi
Summary: This study identified a strong association between ADL capacity at discharge and prognosis in elderly patients after cardiac and aortic surgery, with low ADL status being an independent predictor of all-cause mortality and unplanned readmission. A comprehensive approach to improving ADL capacity in elderly patients undergoing these surgeries may lead to better outcomes.
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Srijan Das, Rui Dai, Di Yang, Francois Bremond
Summary: This article introduces a method of combining RGB and 3D poses for recognizing daily activities. Due to the limitations of 3D ConvNets in capturing subtle visual patterns in actions, this research direction focuses on methods that combine RGB and 3D poses. The proposed VPN++ model utilizes pose embeddings for training and demonstrates high speed and resilience to noisy poses.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PATTERN ANALYSIS AND MACHINE INTELLIGENCE
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Fabio D'Isidoro, Clara Brockmann, Bernd Friesenbichler, Thomas Zumbrunn, Michael Leunig, Stephen J. Ferguson
Summary: This study used a moving fluoroscopic robot to measure the hip joint motion of 15 patients with total hip arthroplasty (THA) during unrestricted activities of daily living. The results showed that current pre-clinical wear testing procedures do not accurately reflect the in-vivo daily motions of THA patients. The patient-specific kinematics measured can be used for in vitro and computational simulations to investigate the impact of individual motion patterns on predicted wear or impingement.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Takehiro Michikawa, Seiichi Morokuma, Shin Yamazaki, Akinori Takami, Seiji Sugata, Ayako Yoshino, Yuki Takeda, Kazushige Nakahara, Shinji Saito, Junya Hoshi, Kiyoko Kato, Hiroshi Nitta, Yuji Nishiwaki
Summary: The study found that organic carbon and sodium in PM2.5 during pregnancy are associated with placenta-mediated pregnancy complications, with organic carbon also being linked to four specific complications, indicating adverse effects on maternal and fetal health.
JOURNAL OF EXPOSURE SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Letter
Engineering, Environmental
Zhaoqing Lyu, Takehiro Michikawa, Kouji H. Harada
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yuki Takeda, Takehiro Michikawa, Seiichi Morokuma, Shin Yamazaki, Kazushige Nakahara, Ayako Yoshino, Seiji Sugata, Akinori Takami, Shinji Saito, Junya Hoshi, Kiyoko Kato, Hiroshi Nitta, Yuji Nishiwaki
Summary: The study found that exposure to sulfate in the third trimester may reduce birth weight and placental weight of infants. However, there was no relationship between sulfate exposure and fetoplacental weight ratio.
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kazushige Nakahara, Takehiro Michikawa, Seiichi Morokuma, Masanobu Ogawa, Kiyoko Kato, Masafumi Sanefuji, Eiji Shibata, Mayumi Tsuji, Masayuki Shimono, Toshihiro Kawamoto, Shouichi Ohga, Koichi Kusuhara, Michihiro Kamijima, Shin Yamazaki, Yukihiro Ohya, Reiko Kishi, Nobuo Yaegashi, Koichi Hashimoto, Chisato Mori, Shuichi Ito, Zentaro Yamagata, Hidekuni Inadera, Takeo Nakayama, Hiroyasu Iso, Masayuki Shima, Youichi Kurozawa, Narufumi Suganuma, Takahiko Katoh
Summary: This study found that mothers with higher levels of physical activity before and during pregnancy may reduce the risk of 1-year-old infants having bedtime after 22:00 or abnormal ASQ scores. Higher levels of maternal physical activity before and during pregnancy may help reduce sleep and developmental problems in infants.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Miyuki Iwai-Shimada, Yayoi Kobayashi, Tomohiko Isobe, Shoji E. Nakayama, Makiko Sekiyama, Yu Taniguchi, Shin Yamazaki, Takehiro Michikawa, Masako Oda, Hiroshi Mitsubuchi, Masafumi Sanefuji, Shouichi Ohga, Nathan Mise, Akihiko Ikegami, Reiko Suga, Masayuki Shimono
Summary: Prenatal exposure to methylmercury can impact child development. This study compared two high-throughput methods for mercury speciation and found relatively good agreement between them. MeHg and IHg concentrations were determined in maternal and cord blood samples, highlighting the importance of analyzing different chemical forms for health effects.
Article
Orthopedics
Keigo Sato, Hideki Date, Takehiro Michikawa, Mitsuhiro Morita, Kazue Hayakawa, Shinjiro Kaneko, Nobuyuki Fujita
Summary: This study retrospectively analyzed preoperative DVT data in patients undergoing surgery for degenerative musculoskeletal disorders, finding significant associations between age, type of surgery, ASA classification, and malignancy with DVT incidence.
BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shin Araki, Hideki Hasunuma, Kouhei Yamamoto, Masayuki Shima, Takehiro Michikawa, Hiroshi Nitta, Shoji F. Nakayama, Shin Yamazaki
Summary: This study developed monthly models for six air pollutants on a national scale using random forests and kriging, successfully predicting the concentrations of most pollutants. However, a satisfactory model for SO2 could not be developed due to low concentrations in Japan. The performance of these models is comparable to previous studies, providing insights into critical exposure windows to air pollutants for pregnant women and infants.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Takehiro Michikawa, Seiichi Morokuma, Yuki Takeda, Shin Yamazaki, Kazushige Nakahara, Akinori Takami, Ayako Yoshino, Seiji Sugata, Shinji Saito, Junya Hoshi, Kiyoko Kato, Hiroshi Nitta, Yuji Nishiwaki
Summary: Exposure to total PM2.5 and some of its components over the first trimester increased the likelihood of abnormal cord insertion. Organic carbon was consistently associated with specific types of abnormal insertion (marginal or velamentous cord insertion).
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Orthopedics
Tatsuya Yamamoto, Eijiro Okada, Takehiro Michikawa, Toshitaka Yoshii, Tsuyoshi Yamada, Kei Watanabe, Keiichi Katsumi, Akihiko Hiyama, Masahiko Watanabe, Yukihiro Nakagawa, Motohiro Okada, Teruaki Endo, Yasuyuki Shiraishi, Kazuhiro Takeuchi, Shunji Matsunaga, Keishi Maruo, Kenichiro Sakai, Sho Kobayashi, Tetsuro Ohba, Kanichiro Wada, Junichi Ohya, Kanji Mori, Mikito Tsushima, Hirosuke Nishimura, Takashi Tsuji, Masao Koda, Atsushi Okawa, Masashi Yamazaki, Morio Matsumoto, Kota Watanabe
Summary: This study investigated the impact of diabetes mellitus (DM) on surgical outcomes for spinal fractures in patients with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH). The results showed that DM was associated with surgical site infection (SSI) but did not negatively affect neurological recovery. Perioperative glycemic control may be useful for preventing SSI.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Takeshi Fujii, Soya Kawabata, Satoshi Suzuki, Osahiko Tsuji, Satoshi Nori, Eijiro Okada, Narihito Nagoshi, Mitsuru Yagi, Takehiro Michikawa, Masaya Nakamura, Morio Matsumoto, Kota Watanabe
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the risk factors for postoperative distal adding-on in Lenke Type 1B and 1C curves. The results showed that selecting the lowest instrumented vertebra (LIV) closer to the last touching vertebra (LTV) on intraoperative radiographs may increase the risk of postoperative distal adding-on. The angulation of the first disc below the LIV larger than 3 degrees on intraoperative radiographs was also associated with distal adding-on.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Keigo Sato, Risa Inagaki, Takehiro Michikawa, Soya Kawabata, Kaori Ito, Mitsuhiro Morita, Kazue Hayakawa, Shinjiro Kaneko, Shigeki Yamada, Nobuyuki Fujita
Summary: This study reviewed prescription drug use in elderly patients with musculoskeletal disorders and found a prevalence of polypharmacy over 50%, with higher drug use in the lumbar surgery group. Factors associated with polypharmacy included type of surgery and certain chronic diseases.
GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Makiko Sekiyama, Shin Yamazaki, Takehiro Michikawa, Shoji F. Nakayama, Hiroshi Nitta, Yu Taniguchi, Eiko Suda, Tomohiko Isobe, Yayoi Kobayashi, Miyuki Iwai-Shimada, Masaji Ono, Kenji Tamura, Junzo Yonemoto, Toshihiro Kawamoto, Michihiro Kamijima
Summary: The Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS) is conducting a Sub-Cohort Study to investigate the effects of environmental exposure on children's health and development. The study uses various assessment methods and measurements, and randomly selects a subgroup to conduct extended exposure and outcome measurements. Participants' baseline profiles did not differ substantially between the Main Study and Sub-Cohort Study.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hiroshi Miyake, Takehiro Michikawa, Satsue Nagahama, Keiko Asakura, Yuji Nishiwaki
Summary: This study examined the association between estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and hearing impairment among the working-age population in Japan. The results showed that low eGFR did not increase the risk of hearing impairment. For males, there was a possible positive association between high eGFR and high-frequency hearing impairment.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Takaya Imai, Sota Nagai, Takehiro Michikawa, Risa Inagaki, Soya Kawabata, Kaori Ito, Kurenai Hachiya, Hiroki Takeda, Daiki Ikeda, Shigeki Yamada, Nobuyuki Fujita, Shinjiro Kaneko
Summary: Treatment for lumbar spinal canal stenosis (LSCS) can be conservative or surgical. This study aimed to examine the impact of lumbar surgery on pharmacological treatment for patients with LSCS. The results showed a significant decrease in LSCS medications after lumbar surgery, but around 15% of the participants experienced an increase in medication use.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Respiratory System
Toru Takebayashi, Masataka Taguri, Hiroshi Odajima, Shuichi Hasegawa, Keiko Asakura, Ai Milojevic, Ayano Takeuchi, Satoshi Konno, Miki Morikawa, Teruomi Tsukahara, Kayo Ueda, Yasufumi Mukai, Mihoko Minami, Yuuji Nishiwaki, Takesumi Yoshimura, Masaharu Nishimura, Hiroshi Nitta
Summary: According to this nationwide longitudinal study, long-term exposure to PM2.5 at concentrations ranging from 10.4 to 19.0 μg/m3 has little effect on lung function growth in preadolescent boys or pre- to early-adolescent girls.
ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY
(2022)