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View article: Prevalence and Associated Factors of Rotator Cuff Tears and Shoulder Pain in Older Baseball Players: A Cross-sectional Study
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Rotator Cuff Tears and Shoulder Pain in Older Baseball Players: A Cross-sectional Study Open
Background: Rotator cuff tears (RCTs) are common in older athletes and are a leading cause of shoulder pain and movement limitation. Nevertheless, the prevalence and associated factors of RCTs in older baseball players remain unclear. Purp…
View article: Contact load is associated with both contact and non-contact injuries in rugby union
Contact load is associated with both contact and non-contact injuries in rugby union Open
Objective Managing matches and training loads is crucial for injury prevention. Contact load is a defining feature of rugby union, and World Rugby has proposed its management as a key strategy for the prevention of injuries. In fact, incre…
View article: Bone marrow lesion coexisted with subchondral bone attrition and/or subchondral bone cyst is associated with knee pain in knee osteoarthritis regardless of cartilage lesion: the Bunkyo health study
Bone marrow lesion coexisted with subchondral bone attrition and/or subchondral bone cyst is associated with knee pain in knee osteoarthritis regardless of cartilage lesion: the Bunkyo health study Open
BML coexistent with SBA and/or SBC, but not BML without the coexistence, was associated with knee pain in the elderly with knee OA regardless of the presence or absence of cartilage lesion.
View article: Diagnostic accuracy of self-reported food consumption and shaking chills in predicting bacteremia in outpatients: A prospective, multicenter observational study
Diagnostic accuracy of self-reported food consumption and shaking chills in predicting bacteremia in outpatients: A prospective, multicenter observational study Open
Bacteremia, a critical condition that can lead to sepsis, is often diagnosed using blood cultures, which may yield false positives, leading to unnecessary treatments. Although clinical indicators, such as shaking chills and food consumptio…
View article: Factors Associated With Type 2 Diabetes in Older Japanese With Similar Genetic Risk Scores: The Bunkyo Health Study
Factors Associated With Type 2 Diabetes in Older Japanese With Similar Genetic Risk Scores: The Bunkyo Health Study Open
Context Genome-wide association studies have identified numerous single-nucleotide variations (SNVs, formerly single-nucleotide polymorphisms) linked to type 2 diabetes (T2D), thus improving the accuracy of genetic risk scores (GRS) in pre…
View article: Exercise habits in adolescence and old age are positively associated with geriatric depressive symptoms: the Bunkyo Health Study
Exercise habits in adolescence and old age are positively associated with geriatric depressive symptoms: the Bunkyo Health Study Open
Introduction Exercise is a crucial method for preventing geriatric depression. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated the associations between exercise habits in adolescence and old age and geriatric depressive symptoms. Methods Th…
View article: Masseter Muscle Volume, Sarcopenia, and Muscle Determinants: Insights from ACTN3 Polymorphism in Elderly Japanese in the Bunkyo Health Study
Masseter Muscle Volume, Sarcopenia, and Muscle Determinants: Insights from ACTN3 Polymorphism in Elderly Japanese in the Bunkyo Health Study Open
Low MMV increased the risk of sarcopenia, particularly in men. BMI and age strongly influenced ASMM, while MMV was only weakly associated with BMI and not with age. Notably, IGF-1 level was positively associated with MMV only, and ACTN3 ge…
View article: Relationship between the contact load and time-loss injuries in rugby union
Relationship between the contact load and time-loss injuries in rugby union Open
Objective Quantifying and managing the matches and training loads of players is important for injury prevention. As rugby union is a full-contact sport and frequent contact injuries occur, it might also be important to quantify and manage …
View article: Adipose tissue insulin resistance in young Japanese women is associated with metabolic abnormalities and dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate
Adipose tissue insulin resistance in young Japanese women is associated with metabolic abnormalities and dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate Open
Objective The proportion of young Japanese women who are underweight is exceptionally high. We previously showed that the prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) was high in underweight young Japanese women, and that IGT was charact…
View article: Diagnosis of sarcopenic obesity in Japan: Consensus statement of the Japanese Working Group on Sarcopenic Obesity
Diagnosis of sarcopenic obesity in Japan: Consensus statement of the Japanese Working Group on Sarcopenic Obesity Open
Sarcopenic obesity is the co‐existence of obesity and sarcopenia in individuals aged 40–75 years. The Japanese Working Group on Sarcopenic Obesity has developed diagnostic criteria tailored for the Japanese population, considering their un…
View article: Dietary characteristics of urban community-dwelling older adults with low muscle mass: the bunkyo health study: a cross-sectional study
Dietary characteristics of urban community-dwelling older adults with low muscle mass: the bunkyo health study: a cross-sectional study Open
Background With the aging of the population worldwide, extending healthy life expectancy is an urgent issue. Muscle mass has been reported to be associated with physical independence and longevity. This study aimed to investigate the chara…
View article: Vitamin D levels and bone mineral density of middle-aged premenopausal female football players: A cross-sectional study
Vitamin D levels and bone mineral density of middle-aged premenopausal female football players: A cross-sectional study Open
Background: The number of football teams in the senior categories has recently increased. Since outdoor sports entail players being exposed to sunlight, playing football may contribute to maintaining vitamin D stores and body mineral densi…
View article: Masseter Muscle Volume and Its Association with Sarcopenia and Muscle Determinants with Insights from ACTN3 Polymorphism in Older Japanese Adults: the Bunkyo Health Study
Masseter Muscle Volume and Its Association with Sarcopenia and Muscle Determinants with Insights from ACTN3 Polymorphism in Older Japanese Adults: the Bunkyo Health Study Open
Aim Sarcopenia has been associated with a decrease in masseter muscle (MM) thickness in high-risk older populations. However, the relationship to sarcopenia and determinants of MM volume (MMV) in the general older population remain unclear…
View article: Corrigendum: Playing basketball and volleyball during adolescence is associated with higher bone mineral density in old age: the Bunkyo Health Study
Corrigendum: Playing basketball and volleyball during adolescence is associated with higher bone mineral density in old age: the Bunkyo Health Study Open
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1227639.].
View article: Assessing interstitial fluid dynamics in type 2 diabetes mellitus and prediabetes cases through diffusion tensor imaging analysis along the perivascular space
Assessing interstitial fluid dynamics in type 2 diabetes mellitus and prediabetes cases through diffusion tensor imaging analysis along the perivascular space Open
Background and purpose Glymphatic system in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) but not in the prodrome, prediabetes (Pre-DM) was investigated using diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS). Association between g…
View article: Low Handgrip Strength (Possible Sarcopenia) With Insulin Resistance Is Associated With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Low Handgrip Strength (Possible Sarcopenia) With Insulin Resistance Is Associated With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Open
Context Older adults with sarcopenic obesity are at high risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, few East Asians have sarcopenic obesity. Since many East Asians have insulin resistance (IR) without obesity, it is possible that o…
View article: Myelin Changes in Poor Sleepers: Insights into Glymphatic Clearance Function and Regional Circadian Clock Gene Expression
Myelin Changes in Poor Sleepers: Insights into Glymphatic Clearance Function and Regional Circadian Clock Gene Expression Open
Sleep is essential for maintaining brain myelin integrity. Emerging evidence suggests that poor sleep quality compromises the glymphatic system, a perivascular network crucial for brain waste clearance, leading to the accumulation of neuro…
View article: Effectiveness of Nutritional Guidance Focusing on Leucine Intake During Cardiac Rehabilitation Maintenance
Effectiveness of Nutritional Guidance Focusing on Leucine Intake During Cardiac Rehabilitation Maintenance Open
In the patients undergoing maintenance cardiac rehabilitation, increased plasma leucine concentration by nutritional guidance focused on leucine increased lean body mass without any increasing the training load.
View article: Fat Accumulation and Elevated Free Fatty Acid Are Associated With Age-Related Glucose Intolerance: Bunkyo Health Study
Fat Accumulation and Elevated Free Fatty Acid Are Associated With Age-Related Glucose Intolerance: Bunkyo Health Study Open
Context Older adults have a high prevalence of new-onset diabetes, often attributed to age-related decreases in insulin sensitivity and secretion. It remains unclear whether both insulin sensitivity and secretion continue to deteriorate af…
View article: Association of Exercise Types in Adolescence with Cognitive Function in Older Age: the Bunkyo Health Study
Association of Exercise Types in Adolescence with Cognitive Function in Older Age: the Bunkyo Health Study Open
Background Exercise in adolescence has been shown to increase cognitive reserve and have a long‐term preventive effect on cognitive function in older age (Dik, M. G., et al. 2003). However, it remains unclear whether different types and in…
View article: Playing basketball and volleyball during adolescence is associated with higher bone mineral density in old age: the Bunkyo Health Study
Playing basketball and volleyball during adolescence is associated with higher bone mineral density in old age: the Bunkyo Health Study Open
Introduction: Exercise is beneficial for increasing areal bone mineral density (aBMD) in adolescence and maintaining it in old age. Moreover, high-impact sports are more effective than low-impact sports in increasing aBMD. This study aimed…
View article: A genome-wide association study identifies a locus associated with knee extension strength in older people
A genome-wide association study identifies a locus associated with knee extension strength in older people Open
Sarcopenia is a common skeletal muscle disease in older people. Lower limb muscle strength is a good predictive value for sarcopenia; however, little is known about its genetic components. Here, we conducted a genome-wide association study…
View article: Effect of imbalance in dietary macronutrients on blood hemoglobin levels: a cross-sectional study in young underweight Japanese women
Effect of imbalance in dietary macronutrients on blood hemoglobin levels: a cross-sectional study in young underweight Japanese women Open
Background Iron deficiency and underweight are common nutritional problems among young Japanese women, many of whom show unhealthy dietary patterns owing to a desire for thinness. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of the relationship…
View article: A Short-Term High-Fat Diet Worsens Insulin Sensitivity with Changes in Metabolic Parameters in Non-Obese Japanese Men
A Short-Term High-Fat Diet Worsens Insulin Sensitivity with Changes in Metabolic Parameters in Non-Obese Japanese Men Open
A short-term high-calorie high-fat diet (HCHFD) impairs insulin sensitivity in non-obese South Asian but not Caucasian men; however, the effect of short-term HCHFD on insulin sensitivity in East Asians is unknown. We recruited 21 healthy n…
View article: Effects of exercise habits in adolescence and older age on sarcopenia risk in older adults: the Bunkyo Health Study
Effects of exercise habits in adolescence and older age on sarcopenia risk in older adults: the Bunkyo Health Study Open
Background Sarcopenia, defined as an age‐associated loss of skeletal muscle mass and function, is a major risk factor for requiring long‐term care. Because physical activity in adolescence and older age enhances peak muscle function in you…
View article: A <scp>7 day</scp> inpatient diabetes education program improves quality of life and glycemic control 12 months after discharge
A <span>7 day</span> inpatient diabetes education program improves quality of life and glycemic control 12 months after discharge Open
Aims For long‐term management of diabetes, patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus require a high level of treatment adherence, which is associated with treatment satisfaction and their quality of life (QOL). To achieve it, patient educatio…
View article: Glymphatic system impairment in nonathlete older male adults who played contact sports in their youth associated with cognitive decline: A diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space study
Glymphatic system impairment in nonathlete older male adults who played contact sports in their youth associated with cognitive decline: A diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space study Open
Background and purpose Exposure to contact sports in youth causes brain health problems later in life. For instance, the repetitive head impacts in contact sports might contribute to glymphatic clearance impairment and cognitive decline. T…