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Nomiyama K

Researcher at Kyushu University

Publications -  21
Citations -  1110

Nomiyama K is an academic researcher from Kyushu University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cirrhosis & Population. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 21 publications receiving 1072 citations.

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Incidence and risk factors of vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease in a defined elderly Japanese population The Hisayama Study

TL;DR: It is suggested that asymptomatic stroke is an important factor in the development of VD, with age, prior stroke episodes, systolic blood pressure, and alcohol consumption being independent risk factors for its occurrence.
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Prevalence of type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in the Japanese general population: the Hisayama Study.

TL;DR: The population-based prevalence of diabetes mellitus in members of the Japanese community, Hisayama aged 40–79 years old by a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test was higher than those previously reported from several Japanese communities.
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The association of the insulin resistance syndrome with impaired glucose tolerance and NIDDM in the Japanese general population: the Hisayama study.

TL;DR: Cross-sectional data support the hypothesis that insulin resistance is the primary defect in the development of glucose intolerance in the Japanese general population, and a further prospective study is still needed in order to confirm this hypothesis.
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Hyperinsulinaemia and blood pressure in a general Japanese population: the Hisayama Study.

TL;DR: It is suggested that hyperinsulinaemia is related to hypertension in a general Japanese population and multiple logistic regression showed that the sum of fasting and 2-h postload insulin levels was a significant factor with an independent relationship to hypertension, even after taking the other risk factors into account.
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Fatty liver in a case with heterozygous familial hypobetalipoproteinemia

TL;DR: Heterozygous hypobetalipoproteinemia with a bright liver by ultrasound was found in several of the patient's family members, and should be considered as a possible cause in patients presenting with an unexplained fatty liver.