Department of Social Epidemiology
Graduate School of Medicine and School of Public Health, Kyoto University
The World Bank’s new book “Silver Opportunity : Building Integrated Services for Older Adults around Primary Health Care” has been published.
Professor. Kondo and Assistant Professor. Sato wrote the chapter on governance and regulation.
You can access the e-version of the book at here.
A new paper has been published by Hypertention.
Abstract
Psychosocial stress is a key contributing factor to the pathogenesis of hypertension and cardiovascular disease. We examined the association of urinary stress hormone levels with incident hypertension and cardiovascular events. This prospective cohort study included 412 adults (age 48-87 years) free of hypertension from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis with measurements of urinary stress hormones (norepinephrine, epinephrine, dopamine, and cortisol). Multivariable Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate the adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) of incident hypertension and cardiovascular events according to urinary stress hormone levels. The average age (SD) was 61.2 (9.1) years, and 50% were female. Over a median follow-up of 6.5 years, there was an increased risk of incident hypertension per doubling of norepinephrine (aHR, 1.31 [95% CI, 1.06-1.61]), epinephrine (aHR, 1.21 [95% CI, 1.03-1.41]), dopamine (aHR, 1.28 [95% CI, 1.00-1.64]), and cortisol (aHR, 1.23 [95% CI, 1.04-1.44]). The associations were generally stronger among participants <60 years than those ≥60 years, particularly for dopamine (P-for-interaction, 0.04) and cortisol (P-for-interaction, 0.04). Over a median follow-up of 11.2 years, there was an increased risk of incident cardiovascular events per doubling of cortisol (aHR, 1.90 [95% CI, 1.16-3.09]), but not for catecholamines. In this multiethnic population study, higher urinary stress hormone levels were associated with an increased risk of incident hypertension. Urinary cortisol levels were also associated with an increased risk of incident cardiovascular events. Our findings highlight a potentially important role of stress hormones in the prevention and treatment of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases.
Keywords: blood pressure; cardiovascular diseases; cortisol; dopamine; epinephrine; norepinephrine.
Professor Kondo’s online roundtable discussion was featured in the September issue of “Community Health” published on September 1.
The September issue featured “Necessary Health Support for Children from Poor Families. The theme of the roundtable discussion was “Protecting the Health of Children from Poor Families: Towards Feasibility,” and five experts participated in the discussion.
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.
The first meetings of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Health Promotion Plan 21 (Second Stage) Promotion Council and the Policy Review Subcommittee were held on July 9 and August 3, 2021, respectively, and the materials and minutes were published on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government website “Tokyo Kenko Station”. (The minutes of the first meeting of the Policy Review Subcommittee will be released at a later date).
・Tokyo Metropolitan Government Health Promotion Plan 21 (Second Stage) Promotion Council
About Tokyo Metropolitan Government Health Promotion Plan 21 (Second Stage)
A report on the relationship between Internet use and health among the elderly has been released by JAGES, of which Naoki Kondo is a board member and Kyoto University.
Understanding the role of Internet access on health and health equity toward healthy ageing in the Western Pacific Region
Kondo Naoki, Koga Chie, Nagamine Yuiko
Mifune Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, where the JAGES Organization, of which Naoki Kondo is a board member, is providing support, was awarded the “Healthy Aging Prize for Asian Innovation 2021: Best Domestic Case Study.”
Japan Center for International Exchange （JCIE)
2021.07.30 “Healthy Aging Prize for Asian Innovation 2021” Awarded Organizations
Japan domestic selection: Best case study
Mifune Town Hall (Kumamoto Prefecture) “Health and longevity strategy for primary health care through advanced use of data”
Professor.Naoki Kondo will speak at the symposium of the Society for Clinical Epidemiology The 4th Annual Meeting to be held on October 30, 2021.
Society of Clinical Epidemiology The 4th Annual Meeting
https:/ /supportoffice.jp/jsce2021/
Theme of the Meeting Returning to the starting point: Starting with the patient, returning to the patient
Dates: October 30 (Sat) – 31 (Sun), 2021
Venue: Online
Symposium (1)
Using Data to Improve the Health and Medical Care of Local Residents
October 30 (Sat) 15:45-17:05
Naoki KONDO (Kyoto University), Yukiko ITO (Tsuda University), Koji KAWAKAMI (Kyoto University)
The program is here.
Professor Kondo was appointed as a new member of the Uji City Council for Health Promotion and Dietary Education on May 1, 2021.
The term of office is from May 1, 2011 to March 31, 2022.
On Sunday, August 29, 2021, Naoki Kondo will speak at the Clinical Research Summer Seminar on “Medical Care and Its Evaluation Focusing on Patients’ Isolation, Loneliness and Poverty.
