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Kenji Wakai

Department of Preventive Medicine

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Published Papers 242
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Integration of polygenic risk score with measured blood pressure reveals hidden risks of cardiovascular disease mortality: A Japanese prospective cohort study
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errHiroshi Okumiyama; Ryosuke Fujii; Mako Nagayoshi; Masahiro Nakatochi; Yoshiki Tsuboi; Koji Suzuki; Hiroaki Ikezaki; Takuma Furukawa; Rieko Okada; Shiroh Tanoue; Sadao Suzuki; Teruhide Koyama; Kiyonori Kuriki; Naoyuki Takashima; Takeshi Watanabe; Asahi Hishida; Yukihide Momozawa; Mika Yageta Sakurai; Atsushi Shimizu; Kenji Wakai; Keitaro Matsuo
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Nutrient patterns and mortality: results from the Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort (J-MICC) study
err2025-12-12
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errAkari Matsuura; Takeshi Watanabe; Yuka Torii; Kahori Kita; Taichi Unohara; Masashi Ishizu; Jun Otonari; Hiroaki Ikezaki; Megumi Hara; Yuichiro Nishida; Mako Nagayoshi; Kenji Wakai; Yasufumi Kato; Takashi Matsunaga; Yuriko N. Koyanagi; Isao Oze; Nobuaki Michihata; Yohko Nakamura; Chihaya Koriyama; Daisaku Nishimoto; Sadao Suzuki; Takahiro Otani; Naoyuki Takashima; Etsuko Ozaki; Kiyonori Kuriki; Naoko Miyagawa; Keiko Kondo; Takashi Tamura; Keitaro Matsuo
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Effect modification by dietary patterns in the relationship between slow gait and incident depressive symptoms: a 6-year cohort study of older Japanese adults (NISSIN Project)
err2025-12-10
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errWen Hao; Yi-fan Shan; Takashi Kimura; Shigekazu Ukawa; Hideki Ohira; Satoe Okabayashi; Kenji Wakai; Masahiko Ando; Akiko Tamakoshi
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Associations of vegetable and fruit consumption with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in the Japanese population: the Japan multi-institutional collaborative cohort study
err2025-11-24
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errYasufumi Kato; Takashi Tamura; Kenji Wakai; Yoko Kubo; Rieko Okada; Takashi Matsunaga; Mako Nagayoshi; Nahomi Imaeda; Chiho Goto; Jun Otonari; Hiroaki Ikezaki; Megumi Hara; Yuichiro Nishida; Nobuaki Michihata; Yohko Nakamura; Shiroh Tanoue; Rie Ibusuki; Sadao Suzuki; Takahiro Otani; Yuriko N. Koyanagi; Hidemi Ito; Etsuko Ozaki; Isao Watanabe; Kiyonori Kuriki; Naoyuki Takashima; Naoko Miyagawa; Sakurako Katsuura-Kamano; Takeshi Watanabe; Asahi Hishida; Keitaro Matsuo
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Milk intake reduced the prevalence of hypertension by decreasing total arsenic levels in fasting serum in Japanese residents
err2025-06-30
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errTingchao He; Yuqi Deng; Nobutaka Ohgami; Takumi Kagawa; Akira Tazaki; Akihito Harusato; Shoko Ohnuma; Hisao Naito; Takashi Tamura; Kenji Wakai; Masashi Kato
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Multi-Trait Polygenic Risk Score, Nongenetic Determinants, and Cardiovascular Disease Death: A Cohort Study of 14 086 Japanese Individuals
err2025-03-18
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errFujii, Ryosuke; Nagayoshi, Mako; Nakatochi, Masahiro; Sato, Shuntaro; Tsuboi, Yoshiki; Suzuki, Koji; Ikezaki, Hiroaki; Nishida, Yuichiro; Kubo, Yoko; Tanoue, Shiroh; Suzuki, Sadao; Koyama, Teruhide; Kuriki, Kiyonori; Takashima, Naoyuki; Katsuura-Kamano, Sakurako; Momozawa, Yukihide; Wakai, Kenji; Matsuo, Keitaro
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Smoking behavior-related genetic variants and lung cancer risk in Japanese: an assessment by mediation analysis
err2025-02-01
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errYamamoto, Sayaka; Koyanagi, Yuriko N.; Iwashita, Yuji; Shinozaki, Tomohiro; Fujiwara, Yutaka; Sakakura, Noriaki; Hara, Megumi; Nishida, Yuichiro; Otonari, Jun; Ikezaki, Hiroaki; Tanoue, Shiroh; Koriyama, Chihaya; Kasugai, Yumiko; Oze, Isao; Koyama, Teruhide; Tomida, Satomi; Michihata, Nobuaki; Nakamura, Yohko; Suzuki, Sadao; Nakagawa-Senda, Hiroko; Nagayoshi, Mako; Kubo, Yoko; Kato, Yasufumi; Wakai, Kenji; Watanabe, Takeshi; Ishizu, Masashi; Takashima, Naoyuki; Kadota, Aya; Momozawa, Yukihide; Nakatochi, Masahiro; Tamura, Takashi; Niimi, Akio; Ito, Hidemi; Matsuo, Keitaro
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GWAS meta-analysis of kidney function traits in Japanese populations
err2024-11-05
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errHishida, Asahi; Nakatochi, Masahiro; Sutoh, Yoichi; Nakano, Shiori; Momozawa, Yukihide; Narita, Akira; Tanno, Kozo; Shimizu, Atsushi; Hozawa, Atsushi; Kinoshita, Kengo; Yamaji, Taiki; Goto, Atsushi; Noda, Mitsuhiko; Sawada, Norie; Ikezaki, Hiroaki; Nagayoshi, Mako; Hara, Megumi; Suzuki, Sadao; Koyama, Teruhide; Koriyama, Chihaya; Katsuura-Kamano, Sakurako; Kadota, Aya; Kuriki, Kiyonori; Yamamoto, Masayuki; Sasaki, Makoto; Iwasaki, Motoki; Matsuo, Keitaro; Wakai, Kenji
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Food group intakes and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein among community-dwelling Japanese adults: a cross-sectional study
err2024-10-18
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errMatsunaga, Takashi; Wakai, Kenji; Imaeda, Nahomi; Goto, Chiho; Tamada, Yudai; Kato, Yasufumi; Kubo, Yoko; Okada, Rieko; Nagayoshi, Mako; Tamura, Takashi; Hishida, Asahi; Ikezaki, Hiroaki; Otonari, Jun; Takashima, Naoyuki; Miyagawa, Naoko; Matsuo, Keitaro
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Interaction between Habitual Green Tea and Coffee Consumption and ACTN3 Genotype in Association with Skeletal Muscle Mass and Strength in Middle-Aged and Older Adults
err2024-08-01
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errIwasaka, Chiharu; Nanri, Hinako; Hara, M.; Nishida, Y.; Shimanoe, C.; Yamada, Y.; Furukawa, T.; Higaki, Y.; Momozawa, Y.; Nakatochi, M.; Wakai, K.; Matsuo, K.; Tanaka, K.
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Association between awareness of limiting food intake and all-cause mortality: A cohort study in Japan
err2024-06-05
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errNishimoto, Daisaku; Ibusuki, Rie; Shimoshikiryo, Ippei; Shibuya, Kenichi; Tanoue, Shiroh; Koriyama, Chihaya; Takezaki, Toshiro; Oze, Isao; Ito, Hidemi; Hishida, Asahi; Tamura, Takashi; Kato, Yasufumi; Tamada, Yudai; Nishida, Yuichiro; Shimanoe, Chisato; Suzuki, Sadao; Nishiyama, Takeshi; Ozaki, Etsuko; Tomida, Satomi; Kuriki, Kiyonori; Miyagawa, Naoko; Kondo, Keiko; Arisawa, Kokichi; Watanabe, Takeshi; Ikezaki, Hiroaki; Otonari, Jun; Wakai, Kenji; Matsuo, Keitaro
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Elevated level of urinary tellurium is a potential risk for increase of blood pressure in humans and mice
err2024-06-01
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errMisawa, Tomoko; Kagawa, Takumi; Ohgami, Nobutaka; Tazaki, Akira; Ohnuma, Shoko; Naito, Hisao; Chen, Dijie; Gu, Yishuo; Tamura, Takashi; Wakai, Kenji; Nishiwaki, Kimitoshi; Kato, Masashi
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Association between dysphagia risk and sleep quality in community-dwelling older adults: A cross-sectional study
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err2024-06-01
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errHama, Yohko; Yamada, Sachiko; Nishimura, Rumi; Yoshida, Mitsuyoshi; Tsuga, Kazuhiro; Morita, Emi; Tamada, Yudai; Kato, Yasufumi; Kubo, Yoko; Okada, Rieko; Nagayoshi, Mako; Tamura, Takashi; Hishida, Asahi; Wakai, Kenji; Naito, Mariko
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GWAS of folate metabolism with gene-environment interaction analysis revealed the possible role of lifestyles in the control of blood folate metabolites in Japanese-the J-MICC Study.
err2024-05-05
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errTsukamoto, Mineko; Hishida, Asahi; Tamura, Takashi; Nagayoshi, Mako; Okada, Rieko; Kubo, Yoko; Kato, Yasufumi; Hamajima, Nobuyuki; Nishida, Yuichiro; Shimanoe, Chisato; Ibusuki, Rie; Shibuya, Kenichi; Takashima, Naoyuki; Nakamura, Yasuyuki; Kusakabe, Miho; Nakamura, Yohko; Koyanagi, Yuriko N.; Oze, Isao; Nishiyama, Takeshi; Suzuki, Sadao; Watanabe, Isao; Matsui, Daisuke; Otonari, Jun; Ikezaki, Hiroaki; Katsuura-Kamano, Sakurako; Arisawa, Kokichi; Kuriki, Kiyonori; Nakatochi, Masahiro; Momozawa, Yukihide; Takeuchi, Kenji; Wakai, Kenji; Matsuo, Keitaro
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Association between consumption of small fish and all-cause mortality among Japanese: the Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort Study
err2024-05-03
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errKasahara, Chinatsu; Tamura, Takashi; Wakai, Kenji; Tamada, Yudai; Kato, Yasufumi; Kubo, Yoko; Okada, Rieko; Nagayoshi, Mako; Hishida, Asahi; Imaeda, Nahomi; Goto, Chiho; Otonari, Jun; Ikezaki, Hiroaki; Nishida, Yuichiro; Shimanoe, Chisato; Oze, Isao; Koyanagi, Yuriko N.; Nakamura, Yohko; Kusakabe, Miho; Nishimoto, Daisaku; Shimoshikiryo, Ippei; Suzuki, Sadao; Watanabe, Miki; Ozaki, Etsuko; Omichi, Chie; Kuriki, Kiyonori; Takashima, Naoyuki; Miyagawa, Naoko; Arisawa, Kokichi; Katsuura-Kamano, Sakurako; Takeuchi, Kenji; Matsuo, Keitaro
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Evaluation of the usefulness of plasma 4β-hydroxycholesterol concentration normalized by 4α-hydroxycholesterol for accurate CYP3A phenotyping
err2024-03-11
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errOda, Ayako; Suzuki, Yosuke; Sato, Haruki; Koyama, Teruhide; Nakatochi, Masahiro; Momozawa, Yukihide; Tanaka, Ryota; Ono, Hiroyuki; Tatsuta, Ryosuke; Ando, Tadasuke; Shin, Toshitaka; Wakai, Kenji; Matsuo, Keitaro; Itoh, Hiroki; Ohno, Keiko
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BMI and cardiometabolic traits in Japanese: a Mendelian randomization study
err2024-02-05
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errNagayoshi, Mako; Hishida, Asahi; Shimizu, Tomonori; Kato, Yasufumi; Kubo, Yoko; Okada, Rieko; Tamura, Takashi; Otonari, Jun; Ikezaki, Hiroaki; Hara, Megumi; Nishida, Yuichiro; Oze, Isao; Koyanagi, Yuriko N.; Nakamura, Yohko; Kusakabe, Miho; Ibusuki, Rie; Shibuya, Keiichi; Suzuki, Sadao; Nishiyama, Takeshi; Koyama, Teruhide; Ozaki, Etsuko; Kuriki, Kiyonori; Takashima, Naoyuki; Nakamura, Yasuyuki; Katsuura-Kamanos, Sakurako; Arisawa, Kokichi; Nakatochi, Masahiro; Momozawa, Yukihide; Takeuchi, Kenji; Wakai, Kenji; J-MICC Study group
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Dual decline in subjective gait speed and domain-specific cognition is associated with higher risk of incident dementia in older Japanese adults: A 15-year age-specific cohort study
err2024-02-01
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errHao, Wen; Shan, Yi-fan; Kimura, Takashi; Ukawa, Shigekazu; Ohira, Hideki; Okabayashi, Satoe; Wakai, Kenji; Ando, Masahiko; Tamakoshi, Akiko
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Five-year changes of social activity and incident long-term care needs among depressed older adults: A 15-year follow up
err2024-01-01
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errShan, Yifan; Zhao, Wenjing; Hao, Wen; Kimura, Takashi; Ukawa, Shigekazu; Ohira, Hideki; Kawamura, Takashi; Wakai, Kenji; Ando, Masahiko; Tamakoshi, Akiko; Wang, Chengzeng
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