High serum uric acid within the normal range is a useful predictor of hypertension among Japanese community-dwelling elderly women

Kawamoto Ryuichi,Ninomiya Daisuke,Akase Taichi,Asuka Kikuchi,Kumagi Teru 대한고혈압학회 2021 Clinical Hypertension Vol.27 No.1

Background: The risk associated with serum uric acid (SUA) levels when within the normal range is unknown. This study aims to examine whether SUA within the normal range is a predictor of hypertension. Methods: The subjects comprised 704 men aged 71 ± 9 (mean ± standard deviation) years and 946 women aged 70 ± 8 years recruited for a survey at the community based annual medical check-up. The main outcome was the presence of hypertension (antihypertensive medication and/or having SBP ≥140 mmHg and/or DBP ≥90 mmHg). Results: At baseline, 467 (66.3%) men and 608 (64.3%) women had hypertension. Comparing to lowest quartile in women (SUA-1, uric acid <4.1 mg/dL), the unadjusted odds ratios (ORs) [95% confidence interval (CI)] for hypertension of SUA-2 (4.1 to 4.7 mg/dL), SUA-3 (4.8 to 5.4 mg/dL), and SUA-4 (≥5.5 mg/dL) were 1.11 (0.78-1.59), 1.75 (1.20-2.55), and 1.89 (1.30-2.77), respectively. These associations were apparent even after adjustments for age, but ORs were attenuated after adjusting for all confounding factors. During a follow-up of 3.0 years, there were 35 (24.0%) hypertension cases in men and 51 (20.8%) in women. In women only, a significant association between increased SUA categories and incidence of hypertension was observed, and the multivariate-ORs (95% (CI) for incident hypertension of SUA-3 (4.5- 5.2 mg/dL) and SUA-4 (≥5.3 mg/dL) were 2.23 (0.81-6.11) and 3.84 (1.36-10.8), respectively. Conclusions: These results suggest that baseline SUA within the normal range could be an important predictor for incidence of hypertension in Japanese community dwelling elderly women.

Usefulness of waist-to-height ratio in screening incident hypertension among Japanese community-dwelling middle-aged and elderly individuals

Kawamoto Ryuichi,Kikuchi Asuka,Akase Taichi,Ninomiya Daisuke,Kumagi Teru 대한고혈압학회 2020 Clinical Hypertension Vol.26 No.3

Background: The incidence of hypertension is increasing worldwide and obesity is one of the most significant risk factors. Obesity can be defined by various anthropometric indices such as body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHpR), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR). This study examined a range of anthropometric indices and their relationships with hypertension. Methods: This study included 768 men aged 70 ± 10 years and 959 women aged 70 ± 8 years from a rural village. The relationship between anthropometric indices (BMI, WHpR, and WHtR) and hypertension was examined using cross-sectional (baseline, N = 1727) and cohort data (follow-up, N = 419). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was used to determine the predictive ability of obesity indices for hypertension in both genders. Logistic regression models were used to evaluate WHtR as a significant predictor of hypertension. Results: In the cross-sectional study, WHtR, BMI, and WHpR showed significant predictive abilities for hypertension in both genders, with WHtR showing the strongest predictive ability. Also, in the cohort study, WHtR showed a significant predictive ability for incident hypertension in both genders, and, for women, BMI as well as WHtR had also predictive ability. In the cross-sectional study, the optimal WHtR cutoff values were 0.53 (sensitivity, 44.3%; specificity, 80.2%) for men and 0.54 (sensitivity, 60.9%; specificity, 68.6%) for women. In the cohort study, the optimal WHtR values were 0.47 (sensitivity, 85.4%; specificity, 39.8%) for men and 0.51 (sensitivity, 66.7%; specificity, 58.2%) for women. Conclusions: The results suggest that WHtR is a useful screening tool for hypertension among Japanese middleaged and elderly community-dwelling individuals.

Effects of Lifestyle on Urinary 1-hydroxypyrene Concentration

Kawamoto, Toshihiro,Yang, Mihi,Kim, Yong-Dae,Kim, Heon,Oyama, Tsunehiro,Isse, Toyohi,Matsuno, Koji,Katoh, Takahiko,Uchiyama, Iwao J. OCCUP. HEALTH 2007 JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Vol.49 No.3

<P>This study aimed to clarify the variation of urinary excretion of 1-hydroxypyrene, which is a major metabolite of pyrene, in relation to lifestyle, including factors such as diet and smoking. The study subjects were 251 workers (male: 196, female: 55, mean age: 44.3) who were not occupationally exposed to PAHs. Urine specimens were collected from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and their 1-hydroxypyrene concentrations were determined by HPLC. A questionnaire was distributed in order to learn gross aspects of the subjects' lifestyles, i.e., smoking, alcohol consumption, coffee/black tea intake, and dietary habits. Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that cigarette consumption most strongly affected the 1-hydroxypyrene level in urine, followed by dietary balance. The urinary 1-hydroxypyrene concentrations of smokers were about 2 times higher than those of non-smokers. Subjects who ate more meat and/or fish excreted 1.5-2 times more 1-hydroxypyrene in urine than those who ate more vegetables.</P>

A Comparative Study of the Actions and Procedures of Korean and Japanese Vessel Traffic Service Officers

KAWAMOTO, Emi,WILLIAMSON, Rodger Steele 한국해양대학교 세계해양발전연구소 2017 세계해양발전연구 Vol.26 No.-

The purpose of this paper is to compare the communication styles of Korean and Japanese Vessel Traffic Service Officers (VTS Officers) through the measures they take in corresponding emergency situations. International trade has grown rapidly throughout most Asian maritime regions with a majority of vessels being of foreign origins with registered crews of multiple nationalities. With this rise in marine traffic, the number of accidents at sea have escalated. At present, many support services are available but one of the most important roles is played by the Vessel Traffic Service Center (VTS Center). The operators at these centers provide necessary information to the vessels to ensure safe navigation. The authors consider the complications of differences in the communication styles that effect relations between Japan and Korea. Both societies demonstrate high context cultures with a strong sense of group values. A strong belief in harmony and saving face in their respective cultures originates from Buddhism and Confucianism. However, unlike Japanese, Koreans are more apt to express their opinions strongly and demonstrate a greater degree of flexibility at international venues. These tendencies become clearly apparent in the results of this study.

Effects of Prostaglandin E₂ Analogue, Enprostil, on Lipid Metabolism in Mice

Kawamoto, N.,Murai, A.,Okumura, J.,Furuse, M. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 1997 Animal Bioscience Vol.10 No.4

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of effects of enprostil, a prostaglandin $E_2$, analogue, on liver triacylglycerol content and factors that regulate liver lipid metabolism in mice. Mice received vehicle or $10{\mu}g$ enprostil/kg body weight intraperitoneally every 6 h, and were killed at 0, 6, 12, 18 and 24 h after the first injection. Enprostil significantly lowered liver triacylglycerol content after 12 h of the first injection. However, the peroxisomal ${\beta}$-oxidation activity was inconsistent with the result of liver triacylglycerol content, because its activity was lovered by enprosil. In another experiment, the effect of enprostil on lipid metabolism in mice was investigated in a short period. Mice received $10{\mu}g$ enprostil/kg body weight intraperitoneally, and were killed after 0, 5, 10, 30 and 60 min. After 30 min, malic enzyme activity was significantly increased by the administration of enprostil compared with the activity at 5 min after. No significant changes in liver carnitine palmitoyltransferase and peroxisomal ${\beta}$-oxidation activities were observed. Plasma free fatty acid concentrations were markedly reduced from 5 through 60 min after the administration of enprostil. Consequently, enprostil suppressive effect on liver triacylglycerol concentration might result from the decreased entry of free fatty acid into liver.

Seminar : Foreign Investment Law & Commercial Arbitrations ; Foreign Investment Laws in Japan

( Kawamoto Ichiro ) 서울대학교 법학연구소 1982 서울대학교 法學 Vol.22 No.1

Intramedullary Spinal Cord Metastasis from Breast Cancer Mimicking Delayed Radiation Myelopathy: Detection With ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT

Kawamoto, Terufumi,Yamashita, Toshinari,Kaito, Satoshi,Miura, Yoshiharu The Korea Society of Nuclear Medicine 2016 핵의학 분자영상 Vol.50 No.2

일본디자인의 현재와 미래

KAWAMOTO, OUMI 용인대학교 조형연구소 1996 조형논총 Vol.1 No.-

Serum uric acid to creatinine ratio is a useful predictor of all-cause mortality among hypertensive patients

Kawamoto Ryuichi,Kikuchi Asuka,Ninomiya Daisuke,Tokumoto Yoshio,Kumagi Teru 대한고혈압학회 2023 Clinical Hypertension Vol.29 No.-

Background Many of the existing research studies have shown that serum uric acid (SUA) is a predictor of renal disease progression. More recently, studies have suggested an association between renal function-normalized SUA and all-cause mortality in adults. This study aims to examine the association between the ratio of SUA to creatinine (SUA/ Cr) and all-cause mortality with a focus on hypertensive patients. Methods This study is based on 2,017 participants, of whom 916 were male (mean age, 67 ± 11 years) and 1,101 were female (mean age, 69 ± 9 years). All participants were part of the Nomura Cohort Study in 2002 (cohort 1) and 2014 (cohort 2), as well as the follow-up period (2002 follow-up rate, 94.8%; 2014 follow-up rate, 98.0%). We obtained adjusted relative risk estimates for all-cause mortality from a basic resident register. In addition, we employed a Cox proportional hazards model and adjusted it for possible confounders to determine the hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Results Of the total participants, 639 (31.7%) were deceased; of these, 327 (35.7%) were male and 312 (28.3%) were female. We found an independent association between a higher ratio of SUA/Cr and a higher risk of all-cause mortality in female participants only (HR, 1.10; 95% CI, 1.02–1.18). The multivariable-adjusted HRs (95% CI) for all-cause mortality across quintiles of baseline SUA/Cr were 1.28 (0.91–1.80), 1.00, 1.38 (0.95–1.98), 1.37 (0.94–2.00), and 1.57 (1.03–2.40) for male participants, and 0.92 (0.64–1.33), 1.00, 1.04 (0.72–1.50), 1.56 (1.06–2.30), and 1.59 (1.06–2.38) for female participants. When the data were further stratified on the basis of age (< 65 or ≥ 65 years), body mass index (< 22.0 or ≥ 22.0 kg/m2), estimated glomerular filtration rate (< 60 or ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m2), and presence of SUAlowering medication, trends similar to those of the full population were found in all groups. Conclusion Baseline SUA/Cr is independently and significantly associated with future all-cause mortality among hypertensive patients.

Development and Evaluation of Raytracing Accelerating Engine with Bit Serial Arithmetic Units

Tomoyuki Kawamoto,Kazuya Tanigawa,Tetsuo Hironaka,Yuhki Yamabe 대한전자공학회 2008 ITC-CSCC :International Technical Conference on Ci Vol.2008 No.7

In recent years, development of various rendering algorithm provide photorealistic image. However, requirement of quality for rendering causes significant increase of processing time. Raytracing method can generate high quality images.But, it needs much time to get images. Several methods of parallel computing for high speed processing for raytracing with hardware are discussed. But, the chip of conventional raytracing hardware needs huge area because of parallel arithmetic units on it , which result in difficulty on inserting more processing elements(PEs) into the chip. In this paper, we present hardware design of a raytracing accelerator engine with bit serial arithmetic unit to improve performance. Area of bit serial arithmetic unit is small, and operation performance per the unit area is high. We adopt a dot mode for parallel processing because it can make maximum use of the characteristic of bit serial(BS) arithmetic unit. As the first stage, we design prototype hardware which calculate only the process of highest load ratio in PE, and evaluate it. As a result, prototype hardware is about 5.09 times faster on processing time.