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Megumi Tsubota-Utsugi
Researcher at Iwate Medical University
Publications - 54
Citations - 748
Megumi Tsubota-Utsugi is an academic researcher from Iwate Medical University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 47 publications receiving 564 citations.
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Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the abbreviated Lubben Social Network Scale
Ayumi Kurimoto,Shuichi Awata,Takayoshi Ohkubo,Megumi Tsubota-Utsugi,Kei Asayama,Kouko Takahashi,Katsuko Suenaga,Hiroshi Satoh,Yutaka Imai +8 more
TL;DR: For example, the LBSN-6 scale as discussed by the authors is a social network scale for social networks, which consists of a set of six nodes, and includes the following nodes:
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High fruit intake is associated with a lower risk of future hypertension determined by home blood pressure measurement: the OHASAMA study.
Megumi Tsubota-Utsugi,Takayoshi Ohkubo,Masahiro Kikuya,Hirohito Metoki,Ayumi Kurimoto,Kazuhiro Suzuki,N Fukushima,Azusa Hara,Kei Asayama,Hiroshi Satoh,Yoshitaka Tsubono,Y. Imai +11 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that higher intake of fruit is associated with a lower risk of future home hypertension, based on home blood pressure measurement.
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Association of environmental tobacco smoke exposure with elevated home blood pressure in Japanese women: the Ohasama study.
Mami Seki,Ryusuke Inoue,Takayoshi Ohkubo,Masahiro Kikuya,Azusa Hara,Hirohito Metoki,Takuo Hirose,Megumi Tsubota-Utsugi,Kei Asayama,Atsuhiro Kanno,Taku Obara,Haruhisa Hoshi,Kazuhito Totsune,Hiroshi Satoh,Yutaka Imai +14 more
TL;DR: A positive association between HBP levels and ETS exposure was confirmed and may increase BP, thereby synergistically contributing to unfavorable cardiovascular outcomes along with other deleterious effects of ETS.
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Health Behaviors as Predictors for Declines in Higher-Level Functional Capacity in Older Adults: The Ohasama Study
Megumi Tsubota-Utsugi,Rie Ito-Sato,Takayoshi Ohkubo,Masahiro Kikuya,Kei Asayama,Hirohito Metoki,Naomi Fukushima,Ayumi Kurimoto,Yoshitaka Tsubono,Yutaka Imai +9 more
TL;DR: To determine the characteristics of health behaviors related to higher‐level functional decline in older community‐dwelling adults, a large sample of adults over the age of 60 were surveyed.
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Animal Protein Intake Is Associated with Higher-Level Functional Capacity in Elderly Adults: The Ohasama Study
Eri Imai,Megumi Tsubota-Utsugi,Masahiro Kikuya,Michihiro Satoh,Ryuske Inoue,Miki Hosaka,Hirohito Metoki,Naomi Fukushima,Ayumi Kurimoto,Takuo Hirose,Kei Asayama,Yutaka Imai,Takayoshi Ohkubo,Takayoshi Ohkubo +13 more
TL;DR: To determine the association between protein intake and risk of higher‐level functional decline in older community‐dwelling adults, a large number of subjects were randomly assigned torandomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials.