Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University issued the following press release on the collaboration in which Professor.Kondo is participating.
Aoi Kataoka and Yuri Ito, Associate Professor of the Department of Medical Statistics, Research Support Center, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, in collaboration with Professor Tomoki Nakatani of Tohoku University, Professor Naoki Kondo of Kyoto University, Professor Shigeru Inoue and Sebior Lecturer Hiroyuki Kikuchi of Tokyo Medical University, Associate Professor Keisuke Fukui of Hiroshima University, and Specially Appointed Assistant Professor Michiharu Sato of Osaka University, have revealed for the first time in Japan the existence of disparities in life expectancy (LE) and healthy life expectancy (HLE) by geographic socioeconomic indicators in 1707 municipalities nationwide. In a joint study with Professor Shigeru Inoue and Senior Lecturer Hiroyuki Kikuchi of Tokyo Medical University, Professor Keisuke Fukui of Hiroshima University, and Special Professor Michiharu Sato of Osaka University, we revealed for the first time in Japan the existence of disparities in life expectancy (LE) and healthy life expectancy (HLE) based on geographic socioeconomic indicators in 1707 cities and towns across Japan.
The results of this study were published online in The Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific on 7/15/2021.
Information about this study can be found on the website of the Department of Medical Statistics, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University.