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Annual Report 2018

Division of Epidemiology

Motoki Iwasaki, Norie Sawada, Taiki Yamaji, Atsushi Goto, Sanjeev Budhathoki, Ayaka Kotemori, Hikaru Ihira, Yoko Shimizu, Tsuyuka Otsuki, Ari Nakamura, Kaori Onda, Eriko Kanehara, Kayo Ohashi, Calistus Wilunda, CHEI Choy Lye, Aya Morishita

Introduction

 Research is conducted; aiming to construct evidence connected to the development of cancer prevention by clarifying the causes of cancer in humans via the study base of a large-scale cohort study and others of local residents.

Research activities

1. Japan Public Health Center-based prospective study (JPHC study) / JPHC study for the NEXT generation (JPHC-NEXT)

 Follow-up surveys and data analysis of the Japan Public Health Center-based prospective study (JPHC study) with 140,000 local residents as subjects have been conducted on an ongoing basis since 1990. In this study, we reported an increase in thyroid cancer risk for increased height observed in men (HR per 5-cm increase in height was 1.12 (95% CI 1.06-1.18)). We also found that an increase in BMI during adulthood was linked with a decreased risk of esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma (ESCC), with each 1% increase in BMI per 5 years corresponding to a 15% decrease in ESCC risk (95% confidence interval 9-21%). Additionally, we confirmed that smoking and alcohol intake were associated with an increased risk of oral cavity and pharyngeal cancer. Furthermore, we reported that dietary acrylamide intake was not associated with the risk of breast, endometrial or ovarian cancer. The baseline survey for the JPHC study for the NEXT generation (JPHC-NEXT) completed by the end of 2016 and the 5-year follow-up survey has been commenced since 2016 (Table 1).

Table 1. Study areas and results of baseline and 5 year follow-up survey in the JPHC for the NEXT generation (JPHC-NEXT)
Table 1. Study areas and results of baseline and 5 year follow-up survey in the JPHC for the
NEXT generation (JPHC-NEXT)

Table 1. Study areas and results of baseline and 5 year follow-up survey in the JPHC for the NEXT generation (JPHC-NEXT)
Table 1. Study areas and results of baseline and 5 year follow-up survey in the JPHC for the
NEXT generation (JPHC-NEXT)

2. Molecular epidemiologic studies to investigate the cause of cancer

 We conducted a case-cohort study based on 33,736 JPHC study participants who responded to the baseline questionnaire survey and provided blood samples. In 3,301 incident cases of cancer and 4,044 randomly selected subcohort participants, we observed that higher plasma concentrations of vitamin D were inversely associated with the total cancer risk (P for trend=0.001). We also conducted a nested casecontrol study within the JPHC study. In 170 newly diagnosed pancreatic cancer cases and 340 matched controls, we observed that higher plasma concentrations of total branched-chain amino acids were positively associated with the risk of pancreatic cancer (P for trend=0.02).

3. Consortium on Large-scale Molecular Epidemiologic Studies in Japan

 We have established a consortium on large-scale molecular epidemiologic studies in Japan, J-CGE (Japanese Consortium of Genetic Epidemiology studies). This consortium comprises four large-scale studies: the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study (JPHC Study); the Japan Multi Institutional Collaborative Cohort Study (J-MICC Study); the To hoku Medical Megabank Project (TMM); and the Hospital based Epidemiologic Research Program at Aichi Cancer Center (HERPACC). Within this consortium, we are performing genome-wide association studies on height, weight, body mass index, and alcohol consumption stratified by ALDH2 variants. Further, to promote the collaborative research system, we built a platform within the Center for Public Health Sciences, National Cancer Center that enables remote access to the database and supercomputers at the Tohoku University.

Education

 Supervised the research of four graduate students and one research resident fellowship.

Future prospects

 While focusing on the cohort structure of the JPHC study for the next generation (JPHC-NEXT) that becomes the study base, we hope to help cancer prevention progress by analyzing information and samples of existing epidemiologic studies by identifying new risk factors and the continued evaluation of risks in Japanese people.

List of papers published in 2018

Journal

 1. Nanri A, Mizoue T, Noda M, Goto A, Sawada N, Tsugane S. Menstrual and reproductive factors and type 2 diabetes risk: The Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study. J Diabetes Investig, 10:147-153, 2019

 2. Svensson T, Sawada N, Mimura M, Nozaki S, Shikimoto R, Tsugane S. The association between midlife serum high-density lipoprotein and mild cognitive impairment and dementia after 19 years of follow-up. Transl Psychiatry, 9:26, 2019

 3. Travis RC, Perez-Cornago A, Appleby PN, Albanes D, Joshu CE, Lutsey PL, Mondul AM, Platz EA, Weinstein SJ, Layne TM, Helzlsouer KJ, Visvanathan K, Palli D, Peeters PH, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Trichopoulou A, Gunter MJ, Tsilidis KK, Sanchez MJ, Olsen A, Brenner H, Schottker B, Perna L, Holleczek B, Knekt P, Rissanen H, Yeap BB, Flicker L, Almeida OP, Wong YYE, Chan JM, Giovannucci EL, Stampfer MJ, Ursin G, Gislefoss RE, Bjorge T, Meyer HE, Blomhoff R, Tsugane S, Sawada N, English DR, Eyles DW, Heath AK, Williamson EJ, Manjer J, Malm J, Almquist M, Marchand LL, Haiman CA, Wilkens LR, Schenk JM, Tangen CM, Black A, Cook MB, Huang WY, Ziegler RG, Martin RM, Hamdy FC, Donovan JL, Neal DE, Touvier M, Hercberg S, Galan P, Deschasaux M, Key TJ, Allen NE. A Collaborative Analysis of Individual Participant Data from 19 Prospective Studies Assesses Circulating Vitamin D and Prostate Cancer Risk. Cancer Res, 79:274-285, 2019

 4. Schmit SL, Edlund CK, Schumacher FR, Gong J, Harrison TA, Huyghe JR, Qu C, Melas M, Van Den Berg DJ, Wang H, Tring S, Plummer SJ, Albanes D, Alonso MH, Amos CI, Anton K, Aragaki AK, Arndt V, Barry EL, Berndt SI, Bezieau S, Bien S, Bloomer A, Boehm J, Boutron-Ruault MC, Brenner H, Brezina S, Buchanan List of papers published in 2018 Journal 504 DD, Butterbach K, Caan BJ, Campbell PT, Carlson CS, Castelao JE, Chan AT, Chang-Claude J, Chanock SJ, Cheng I, Cheng YW, Chin LS, Church JM, Church T, Coetzee GA, Cotterchio M, Cruz Correa M, Curtis KR, Duggan D, Easton DF, English D, Feskens EJM, Fischer R, FitzGerald LM, Fortini BK, Fritsche LG, Fuchs CS, Gago-Dominguez M, Gala M, Gallinger SJ, Gauderman WJ, Giles GG, Giovannucci EL, Gogarten SM, Gonzalez-Villalpando C, Gonzalez-Villalpando EM, Grady WM, Greenson JK, Gsur A, Gunter M, Haiman CA, Hampe J, Harlid S, Harju JF, Hayes RB, Hofer P, Hoffmeister M, Hopper JL, Huang SC, Huerta JM, Hudson TJ, Hunter DJ, Idos GE, Iwasaki M, Jackson RD, Jacobs EJ, Jee SH, Jenkins MA, Jia WH, Jiao S, Joshi AD, Kolonel LN, Kono S, Kooperberg C, Krogh V, Kuehn T, Kury S, LaCroix A, Laurie CA, Lejbkowicz F, Lemire M, Lenz HJ, Levine D, Li CI, Li L, Lieb W, Lin Y, Lindor NM, Liu YR, Loupakis F, Lu Y, Luh F, Ma J, Mancao C, Manion FJ, Markowitz SD, Martin V, Matsuda K, Matsuo K, McDonnell KJ, McNeil CE, Milne R, Molina AJ, Mukherjee B, Murphy N, Newcomb PA, Offit K, Omichessan H, Palli D, Cotore JPP, Perez-Mayoral J, Pharoah PD, Potter JD, Qu C, Raskin L, Rennert G, Rennert HS, Riggs BM, Schafmayer C, Schoen RE, Sellers TA, Seminara D, Severi G, Shi W, Shibata D, Shu XO, Siegel EM, Slattery ML, Southey M, Stadler ZK, Stern MC, Stintzing S, Taverna D, Thibodeau SN, Thomas DC, Trichopoulou A, Tsugane S, Ulrich CM, van Duijnhoven FJB, van Guelpan B, Vijai J, Virtamo J, Weinstein SJ, White E, Win AK, Wolk A, Woods M, Wu AH, Wu K, Xiang YB, Yen Y, Zanke BW, Zeng YX, Zhang B, Zubair N, Kweon SS, Figueiredo JC, Zheng W, Marchand LL, Lindblom A, Moreno V, Peters U, Casey G, Hsu L, Conti DV, Gruber SB. Novel Common Genetic Susceptibility Loci for Colorectal Cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst, 111:146-157, 2019

 5. Suzuki K, Akiyama M, Ishigaki K, Kanai M, Hosoe J, Shojima N, Hozawa A, Kadota A, Kuriki K, Naito M, Tanno K, Ishigaki Y, Hirata M, Matsuda K, Iwata N, Ikeda M, Sawada N, Yamaji T, Iwasaki M, Ikegawa S, Maeda S, Murakami Y, Wakai K, Tsugane S, Sasaki M, Yamamoto M, Okada Y, Kubo M, Kamatani Y, Horikoshi M, Yamauchi T, Kadowaki T. Identification of 28 new susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes in the Japanese population. Nat Genet, 51:379-386, 2019

 6. Yamaguchi M, Okamura S, Yamaji T, Iwasaki M, Tsugane S, Shetty V, Koizumi T. Plasma cytokine levels and the presence of colorectal cancer. PLoS ONE, 14:e0213602, 2019

 7. Hayashi R, Iso H, Yamagishi K, Yatsuya H, Saito I, Kokubo Y, Eshak ES, Sawada N, Tsugane S. Working Hours and Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stroke Among Middle-Aged Japanese Men- The Japan Public Health Center-Based Prospective Study Cohort II. Circ J, 83:1072-1079, 2019

 8. Kabasawa K, Tanaka J, Nakamura K, Ito Y, Yoshida K, Takachi R, Sawada N, Tsugane S, Narita I. Study Design and Baseline Profiles of Participants in the Uonuma CKD Cohort Study in Niigata, Japan. J Epidemiol, 2019

 9. Katanoda K, Noda M, Goto A, Mizunuma H, Lee JS, Hayashi K. Being underweight in adolescence is independently associated with adult-onset diabetes among women: The Japan Nurses' Health Study. J Diabetes Investig, 10:827-836, 2019

10. Nishiyama T, Nakatochi M, Goto A, Iwasaki M, Hachiya T, Sutoh Y, Shimizu A, Wang C, Tanaka H, Watanabe M, Hosono A, Tamai Y, Yamada T, Yamaji T, Sawada N, Fukumoto K, Otsuka K, Tanno K, Tomita H, Kojima K, Nagasaki M, Hozawa A, Hishida A, Sasakabe T, Nishida Y, Hara M, Ito H, Oze I, Nakamura Y, Mikami H, Ibusuki R, Takezaki T, Koyama T, Kuriyama N, Endoh K, Kuriki K, Turin TC, Naoyuki T, Katsuura-Kamano S, Uemura H, Okada R, Kawai S, Naito M, Momozawa Y, Kubo M, Sasaki M, Yamamoto M, Tsugane S, Wakai K, Suzuki S. Genome-wide association meta-analysis and Mendelian randomization analysis confirm the influence of ALDH2 on sleep durationin the Japanese population. Sleep, 42:zsz046, 2019

11. Tanikawa C, Kamatani Y, Terao C, Usami M, Takahashi A, Momozawa Y, Suzuki K, Ogishima S, Shimizu A, Satoh M, Matsuo K, Mikami H, Naito M, Wakai K, Yamaji T, Sawada N, Iwasaki M, Tsugane S, Kohri K, Yu ASL, Yasui T, Murakami Y, Kubo M, Matsuda K. Novel Risk Loci Identified in a Genome-Wide Association Study of Urolithiasis in a Japanese Population. J Am Soc Nephrol, 30:855-864, 2019

12. Viet Vu CH, Uchino M, Kawashima M, Yuki K, Tsubota K, Nishi A, German CA, Sakata K, Tanno K, Iso H, Yamagishi K, Yasuda N, Saito I, Kato T, Arima K, Tomita Y, Shimazu T, Yamaji T, Goto A, Inoue M, Iwasaki M, Sawada N, Tsugane S. Lack of social support and social trust as potential risk factors for dry eye disease: JPHC-NEXT study. Ocul Surf, 17:278-284, 2019

13. Yoshizaki T, Ishihara J, Kotemori A, Yamamoto J, Kokubo Y, Saito I, Yatsuya H, Yamagishi K, Sawada N, Iwasaki M, Iso H, Tsugane S. Association of vegetable, fruit, and Okinawan vegetable consumption with incident stroke and coronary heart disease. J Epidemiol, 2019

14. Kaburagi Y, Takahashi E, Kajio H, Yamashita S, Yamamoto-Honda R, Shiga T, Okumura A, Goto A, Fukazawa Y, Seki N, Tobe K, Matsumoto M, Noda M, Unoki-Kubota H. Urinary afamin levels are associated with the progression of diabetic nephropathy. Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 147:37-46, 2019

15. Otani T, Noma H, Sugasawa S, Kuchiba A, Goto A, Yamaji T, Kochi Y, Iwasaki M, Matsui S, Tsunoda T. Exploring predictive biomarkers from clinical genome-wide association studies via multidimensional hierarchical mixture models. Eur J Hum Genet, 27:140-149, 2019

16. Kokubo Y, Padmanabhan S, Iwashima Y, Yamagishi K, Goto A. Gene and environmental interactions according to the components of lifestyle modifications in hypertension guidelines. Environ Health Prev Med, 24:19, 2019

17. Kanehara R, Goto A, Kotemori A, Mori N, Nakamura A, Sawada N, Ishihara J, Takachi R, Kawano Y, Iwasaki M, Tsugane S. Validity and Reproducibility of a Self-Administered Food Frequency Questionnaire for the Assessment of Sugar Intake in Middle-Aged Japanese Adults. Nutrients, 11:554, 2019

18. Zha L, Sobue T, Kitamura T, Kitamura Y, Sawada N, Iwasaki M, Sasazuki S, Yamaji T, Shimazu T, Tsugane S. Changes in Smoking Status and Mortality From All Causes and Lung Cancer: A Longitudinal Analysis of a Population-based Study in Japan. J Epidemiol, 29:11-17, 2019

19. Sugawara Y, Tsuji I, Mizoue T, Inoue M, Sawada N, Matsuo K, Ito H, Naito M, Nagata C, Kitamura Y, Sadakane A, Tanaka K, Tamakoshi A, Tsugane S, Shimazu T. Cigarette smoking and cervical cancer risk: an evaluation based on a systematic review and meta-analysis among Japanese women. Jpn J Clin Oncol, 49:77-86, 2019

20. Hidaka A, Budhathoki S, Yamaji T, Sawada N, Tanaka-Mizuno S, Kuchiba A, Charvat H, Goto A, Shimazu T, Inoue M, Noda M, Tsugane S, Iwasaki M. Plasma C-peptide and glycated albumin and subsequent risk of cancer: From a large prospective case-cohort study in Japan. Int J Cancer, 144:718-729, 2019

21.  Ihira H, Sawada N, Yamaji T, Goto A, Shimazu T, Inoue M, Iwasaki M, Tsugane S. Physical activity and subsequent risk of kidney, bladder and upper urinary tract cancer in the Japanese population: the Japan Public Health Centre-based Prospective Study. Br J Cancer, 120:571-574, 2019

22. Abe SK, Saito E, Sawada N, Tsugane S, Ito H, Lin Y, Tamakoshi A, Sado J, Kitamura Y, Sugawara Y, Tsuji I, Nagata C, Sadakane A, Shimazu T, Mizoue T, Matsuo K, Naito M, Tanaka K, Inoue M. Center for Public Health Sciences 505 Coffee consumption and mortality in Japanese men and women: A pooled analysis of eight population-based cohort studies in Japan (Japan Cohort Consortium). Prev Med, 123:270-277, 2019

23. Yang JJ, Yu D, Wen W, Shu XO, Saito E, Rahman S, Gupta PC, He J, Tsugane S, Xiang YB, Gao YT, Koh WP, Tamakoshi A, Irie F, Sadakane A, Tsuji I, Kanemura S, Matsuo K, Nagata C, Chen CJ, Yuan JM, Shin MH, Park SK, Pan WH, Qiao YL, Pednekar MS, Gu D, Sawada N, Li HL, Gao J, Cai H, Grant E, Tomata Y, Sugawara Y, Ito H, Wada K, Shen CY, Wang R, Ahn YO, You SL, Yoo KY, Ashan H, Chia KS, Boffetta P, Inoue M, Kang D, Potter JD, Zheng W. Tobacco Smoking and Mortality in Asia: A Pooled Meta-analysis. JAMA Netw Open, 2:e191474, 2019

24. Camargo MC, Song M, Shimazu T, Charvat H, Yamaji T, Sawada N, Kemp TJ, Pfeiffer RM, Hildesheim A, Pinto LA, Tsugane S, Rabkin CS. Circulating Inflammation Markers and Risk of Gastric and Esophageal Cancers: A Case-Cohort Study Within the Japan Public Health Center-Based Prospective Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 28:829-832, 2019

25. Mori N, Shimazu T, Charvat H, Mutoh M, Sawada N, Iwasaki M, Yamaji T, Inoue M, Goto A, Takachi R, Ishihara J, Noda M, Iso H, Tsugane S. Cruciferous vegetable intake and mortality in middle-aged adults: A prospective cohort study. Clin Nutr, 38:631- 643, 2019

26. Tanaka S, Sawada N, Yamaji T, Shimazu T, Goto A, Iwasaki M, Inoue M, Tsugane S. Female reproductive factors and risk of lymphoid neoplasm: The Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study. Cancer Sci, 110:1442-1452, 2019

27. Yamagiwa Y, Sawada N, Shimazu T, Yamaji T, Goto A, Takachi R, Ishihara J, Iwasaki M, Inoue M, Tsugane S. Fruit and vegetable intake and pancreatic cancer risk in a population-based cohort study in Japan. Int J Cancer, 144:1858-1866, 2019

28. Kawachi A, Shimazu T, Budhathoki S, Sawada N, Yamaji T, Iwasaki M, Inoue M, Tsugane S. Association of BMI and height with the risk of endometrial cancer, overall and by histological subtype: a population-based prospective cohort study in Japan. Eur J Cancer Prev, 28:196-202, 2019

29. Goto A, Yamaji T, Sawada N, Momozawa Y, Kamatani Y, Kubo M, Shimazu T, Inoue M, Noda M, Tsugane S, Iwasaki M. Diabetes and cancer risk: A Mendelian randomization study. Int J Cancer, 2019

30. Kobayashi M, Sasazuki S, Shimazu T, Sawada N, Yamaji T, Iwasaki M, Mizoue T, Tsugane S. Association of dietary diversity with total mortality and major causes of mortality in the Japanese population: JPHC study. Eur J Clin Nutr, 2019

31. Makiuchi T, Sobue T, Kitamura T, Sawada N, Iwasaki M, Yamaji T, Shimazu T, Inoue M, Tsugane S. Smoking, Alcohol Consumption, and Risks for Biliary Tract Cancer and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer. J Epidemiol, 29:180-186, 2019

32. Sawada N, Iwasaki M, Yamaji T, Goto A, Shimazu T, Inoue M, Tanno K, Sakata K, Yamagishi K, Iso H, Yasuda N, Kato T, Saito I, Hasegawa M, Aoyagi K, Tsugane S. The Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study for the Next Generation (JPHCNEXT): Study design and participants. J Epidemiol, 2019

33. Shimizu Y, Sawada N, Nakamura K, Watanabe Y, Kitamura K, Iwasaki M, Tsugane S. Menstrual and reproductive factors and risk of vertebral fractures in Japanese women: the Japan Public Health Center-based prospective (JPHC) study. Osteoporos Int, 29:2791-2801, 2018

34. Tanikawa C, Kamatani Y, Toyoshima O, Sakamoto H, Ito H, Takahashi A, Momozawa Y, Hirata M, Fuse N, Takai-Igarashi T, Shimizu A, Sasaki M, Yamaji T, Sawada N, Iwasaki M, Tsugane S, Naito M, Hishida A, Wakai K, Furusyo N, Murakami Y, Nakamura Y, Imoto I, Inazawa J, Oze I, Sato N, Tanioka F, Sugimura H, Hirose H, Yoshida T, Matsuo K, Kubo M, Matsuda K. Genome-wide association study identifies gastric cancer susceptibility loci at 12q2411-12 and 20q1121. Cancer Sci, 109:4015-4024, 2018

35. Yodsurang V, Tang Y, Takahashi Y, Tanikawa C, Kamatani Y, Takahashi A, Momozawa Y, Fuse N, Sugawara J, Shimizu A, Fukushima A, Hishida A, Furusyo N, Naito M, Wakai K, Yamaji T, Sawada N, Iwasaki M, Tsugane S, Hirata M, Murakami Y, Kubo M, Matsuda K. Genome-wide association study (GWAS) of ovarian cancer in Japanese predicted regulatory variants in 22q131. PLoS ONE, 13:e0209096, 2018

36. Otsuki S, Saito E, Sawada N, Abe SK, Hidaka A, Yamaji T, Shimazu T, Goto A, Iwasaki M, Iso H, Mizoue T, Shibuya K, Inoue M, Tsugane S. Female reproductive factors and risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality among women: The Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study (JPHC study). Ann Epidemiol, 28:597-604.e6, 2018

37. Shin S, Saito E, Sawada N, Ishihara J, Takachi R, Nanri A, Shimazu T, Yamaji T, Iwasaki M, Sasazuki S, Inoue M, Tsugane S. Dietary patterns and prostate cancer risk in Japanese: the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study (JPHC Study). Cancer Causes Control, 29:589-600, 2018

38. Narita S, Saito E, Sawada N, Shimazu T, Yamaji T, Iwasaki M, Ishihara J, Takachi R, Shibuya K, Inoue M, Tsugane S. Dietary consumption of antioxidant vitamins and subsequent lung cancer risk: The Japan Public Health Center-based prospective study. Int J Cancer, 142:2441-2460, 2018

39. Narita S, Saito E, Sawada N, Shimazu T, Yamaji T, Iwasaki M, Sasazuki S, Noda M, Inoue M, Tsugane S. Coffee Consumption and Lung Cancer Risk: The Japan Public Health Center-Based Prospective Study. J Epidemiol, 28:207-213, 2018

40. Li Y, Yatsuya H, Iso H, Yamagishi K, Saito I, Kokubo Y, Sawada N, Tsugane S. Body Mass Index and Risks of Incident Ischemic Stroke Subtypes: The Japan Public Health Center-Based Prospective (JPHC) Study. J Epidemiol, 2018

41. Yasuda S, Iuchi T, Goto A, Katanoda K, Iida S, Oikawa Y, Namba A, Isshiki M, Inoue I, Kamei Y, Shimada A, Noda M. Weight control before and during pregnancy for patients with gestational diabetes mellitus. J Diabetes Investig, 2018

42. Huang M, Liu J, Lin X, Goto A, Song Y, Tinker LF, Chan KK, Liu S. Relationship between dietary carbohydrates intake and circulating sex hormone-binding globulin levels in postmenopausal women. J Diabetes, 10:467-477, 2018

43. Goto A, Chen BH, Chan KK, Lee C, Nelson SC, Crenshaw A, Bookman E, Margolis KL, Sale MM, Ng MCY, Reiner AP, Liu S. Genetic variants in sex hormone pathways and the risk of type 2 diabetes among African American, Hispanic American, and European American postmenopausal women in the US. J Diabetes, 10:524-533, 2018

44. Yasuda J, Katsuoka F, Danjoh I, Kawai Y, Kojima K, Nagasaki M, Saito S, Yamaguchi-Kabata Y, Tadaka S, Motoike IN, Kumada K, Sakurai-Yageta M, Tanabe O, Fuse N, Tamiya G, Higasa K, Matsuda F, Yasuda N, Iwasaki M, Sasaki M, Shimizu A, Kinoshita K, Yamamoto M. Regional genetic differences among Japanese populations and performance of genotype imputation using whole-genome reference panel of the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project. BMC Genomics, 19:551, 2018

45. Kashima S, Yorifuji T, Sawada N, Nakaya T, Eboshida A. Comparison of land use regression models for NO2 based on routine 506 and campaign monitoring data from an urban area of Japan. Sci Total Environ, 631-632:1029-1037, 2018

46. Nakadate M, Ishihara J, Iwasaki M, Kitamura K, Kato E, Tanaka J, Nakamura K, Ishihara T, Shintani A, Takachi R. Effect of monitoring salt concentration of home-prepared dishes and using low-sodium seasonings on sodium intake reduction. Eur J Clin Nutr, 72:1413-1420, 2018

47. Kondo Y, Goto A, Noma H, Iso H, Hayashi K, Noda M. Effects of Coffee and Tea Consumption on Glucose Metabolism: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Nutrients, 11:2018

48. Yamamoto J, Ishihara J, Kotemori A, Nakadate M, Sobue T. Validity of Estimated Acrylamide Intake by the Dietary Record Method and Food Frequency Questionnaire in Comparison with a Duplicate Method: A Pilot Study. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol, 64:340- 346, 2018

49. Kikuchi H, Inoue S, Lee IM, Odagiri Y, Sawada N, Inoue M, Tsugane S. Impact of Moderate-Intensity and Vigorous-Intensity Physical Activity on Mortality. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 50:715-721, 2018

50. Koyanagi YN, Matsuo K, Ito H, Tamakoshi A, Sugawara Y, Hidaka A, Wada K, Oze I, Kitamura Y, Liu R, Mizoue T, Sawada N, Nagata C, Wakai K, Nakayama T, Sadakane A, Tanaka K, Inoue M, Tsugane S, Sasazuki S. Body-Mass Index and Pancreatic Cancer Incidence: A Pooled Analysis of Nine Population-Based Cohort Studies With More Than 340,000 Japanese Subjects. J Epidemiol, 28:245-252, 2018

51. Goto A, Noda M, Goto M, Yasuda K, Mizoue T, Yamaji T, Sawada N, Iwasaki M, Inoue M, Tsugane S. Predictive performance of a genetic risk score using 11 susceptibility alleles for the incidence of Type 2 diabetes in a general Japanese population: a nested case-control study. Diabet Med, 35:602-611, 2018

52. Ueno M, Shimazu T, Sawada N, Tsugane S, Kawaguchi Y. Validity of self-reported tooth counts and masticatory status study of a Japanese adult population. J Oral Rehabil, 45:393-398, 2018

53. Sado J, Kitamura T, Sobue T, Sawada N, Iwasaki M, Sasazuki S, Yamaji T, Shimazu T, Tsugane S. Risk of thyroid cancer in relation to height, weight, and body mass index in Japanese individuals: a population-based cohort study. Cancer Med, 7:2200-2210, 2018

54. Nakagawa T, Kobayashi T, Nishiumi S, Hidaka A, Yamaji T, Sawada N, Hirata Y, Yamanaka K, Azuma T, Goto A, Shimazu T, Inoue M, Iwasaki M, Yoshida M, Tsugane S. Metabolome analysis for pancreatic cancer risk in nested case-control study: Japan Public Health Center-based prospective Study. Cancer Sci, 109:1672- 1681, 2018

55. Shin S, Saito E, Sawada N, Ishihara J, Takachi R, Nanri A, Shimazu T, Yamaji T, Iwasaki M, Sasazuki S, Inoue M, Tsugane S. Dietary patterns and colorectal cancer risk in middle-aged adults: A large population-based prospective cohort study. Clin Nutr, 37:1019-1026, 2018

56. Sasazuki S, Inoue M, Shimazu T, Wakai K, Naito M, Nagata C, Tanaka K, Tsuji I, Sugawara Y, Mizoue T, Matsuo K, Ito H, Tamakoshi A, Sawada N, Nakayama T, Kitamura Y, Sadakane A, Tsugane S. Evidence-based cancer prevention recommendations for Japanese. Jpn J Clin Oncol, 48:576-586, 2018

57. Shin S, Sawada N, Saito E, Yamaji T, Iwasaki M, Shimazu T, Sasazuki S, Inoue M, Tsugane S. Menstrual and reproductive factors in the risk of thyroid cancer in Japanese women: the Japan Public Health Center-Based Prospective Study. Eur J Cancer Prev, 27:361-369, 2018

58. Kashino I, Akter S, Mizoue T, Sawada N, Kotemori A, Matsuo K, Oze I, Ito H, Naito M, Nakayama T, Kitamura Y, Tamakoshi A, Tsuji I, Sugawara Y, Inoue M, Nagata C, Sadakane A, Tanaka K, Tsugane S, Shimazu T. Coffee drinking and colorectal cancer and its subsites: A pooled analysis of 8 cohort studies in Japan. Int J Cancer, 143:307-316, 2018

59. Kiyabu GY, Sawada N, Iwasaki M, Yamaji T, Shimazu T, Sasazuki S, Inoue M, Tsugane S. The association between plasma C-peptide concentration and the risk of prostate cancer: a nested case-control study within a Japanese population-based prospective study. Eur J Cancer Prev, 27:461-467, 2018

60. Kokubo Y, Saito I, Iso H, Yamagishi K, Yatsuya H, Ishihara J, Maruyama K, Inoue M, Sawada N, Tsugane S. Dietary magnesium intake and risk of incident coronary heart disease in men: A prospective cohort study. Clin Nutr, 37:1602-1608, 2018

61. Ikeda A, Iso H, Yamagishi K, Iwasaki M, Yamaji T, Miura T, Sawada N, Inoue M, Tsugane S. Plasma tea catechins and risk of cardiovascular disease in middle-aged Japanese subjects: The JPHC study. Atherosclerosis, 277:90-97, 2018

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