List of works - Megumi Hara

A Helicobacter pylori screening and treatment program to eliminate gastric cancer among junior high school students in Saga Prefecture: a preliminary report

scientific article published on 15 February 2019

A genome-wide association study in the Japanese population identifies the 12q24 locus for habitual coffee consumption: The J-MICC Study

scientific article

A genome-wide association study of coping behaviors suggests FBXO45 is associated with emotional expression

scientific article published on 11 May 2018

A polymorphism in the promoter of the CD14 gene (CD14/-159) is associated with the development of coronary artery lesions in patients with Kawasaki disease

scientific article

Association between dietary pattern and serum C-reactive protein in Japanese men and women.

scientific article published on 12 February 2011

Association between plasma levels of homocysteine, folate, and vitamin B12, and dietary folate intake and hypertension in a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 28 October 2020

Association between the PPARGC1A Polymorphism and Aerobic Capacity in Japanese Middle-aged Men

scientific article published on 01 January 2015

Association of exposure level to passive smoking with hypertension among lifetime nonsmokers in Japan: a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 01 November 2018

Associations between hOGG1 Ser326Cys polymorphism and increased body mass index and fasting glucose level in the Japanese general population.

scientific article

Associations of Nutrient Patterns with the Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome: Results from the Baseline Data of the Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort Study.

scientific article

Basic principle of population-based cohort study to evaluate influenza vaccine effectiveness among elderly Japanese.

scientific article

Bivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Effectiveness in a Japanese Population: High Vaccine-Type-Specific Effectiveness and Evidence of Cross-Protection

article

Brain microbleeds and global cognitive function in adults without neurological disorder

scientific article published on 7 August 2008

Case-Control Study of Rotavirus Vaccine Effectiveness Compared to Test-Negative Controls or Hospital Controls

scientific article published on 20 October 2018

Case–control study on cigarette smoking and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma among Japanese

scientific article published on 22 October 2007

Cigarette smoking and subsequent risk of lung cancer by histologic type in middle-aged Japanese men and women: The JPHC study

scientific article published on 01 May 2002

Clinical symptoms in endoscopic reflux esophagitis: evaluation in 8031 adult subjects

scientific article published in December 2003

Combined effect of weight gain within normal weight range and parental hypertension on the prevalence of hypertension; from the J-MICC Study

scientific article published on 03 September 2019

Comparison of cause-specific mortality between respondents and nonrespondents in a population-based prospective study: ten-year follow-up of JPHC Study Cohort I. Japan Public Health Center

scientific article published in February 2002

Control selection and confounding factors: A lesson from a Japanese case-control study to examine acellular pertussis vaccine effectiveness

scientific article

Coping strategy and social support modify the association between perceived stress and C-reactive protein: a longitudinal study of healthy men and women

scientific article

Determinants of self-paid rotavirus vaccination status in Kanazawa, Japan, including socioeconomic factors, parents' perception, and children's characteristics

scientific article published on 29 September 2020

Development of suitable method for large-scale urinary glucocorticoid analysis by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.

scientific article published on 21 April 2017

Dietary patterns and serum gamma-glutamyl transferase in Japanese men and women

scientific article published on 14 March 2015

Differential misclassification between self-reported status and official HPV vaccination records in Japan: Implications for evaluating vaccine safety and effectiveness.

scientific article published on 25 May 2018

Diminished immunogenicity to pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza vaccine in subjects with severe motor and intellectual disability

scientific article published on September 3, 2011

Dysphagia associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease is improved by proton pump inhibitor

scientific article published in October 2005

Effect of the PPARG2 Pro12Ala polymorphism and clinical risk factors for diabetes mellitus on HbA1c in the Japanese general population

scientific article published on 22 September 2012

Effectiveness of acellular pertussis vaccine in a routine immunization program: a multicenter, case-control study in Japan

scientific article published on 14 January 2015

Effectiveness of influenza vaccination in preventing influenza-like illness among community-dwelling elderly: population-based cohort study in Japan

scientific article published on 5 May 2006

Effectiveness of monovalent and pentavalent rotavirus vaccines in Japanese children

scientific article published on 20 July 2018

Effects of home-based bench step exercise on inflammatory cytokines and lipid profiles in elderly Japanese females: A randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 18 July 2015

Effects of self-reported calorie restriction on correlations between SIRT1 polymorphisms and body mass index and long-term weight change.

scientific article published on 31 August 2016

Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy for esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: risk factors for survival

scientific article

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of nicotine metabolites

scientific article

Estimating rotavirus vaccine effectiveness in Japan using a screening method

scientific article published on 17 December 2015

Evaluation of seasonal influenza vaccination effectiveness based on antibody efficacy among the institutionalized elderly in Japan

scientific article published on August 2010

Factors associated with non-participation in a face-to-face second survey conducted 5 years after the baseline survey

scientific article

Factors influencing participation rate in a baseline survey of a genetic cohort in Japan.

scientific article

Five biopsy specimens from the proximal part of the tumor reliably determine HER2 protein expression status in gastric cancer ⬇️

scientific article published on 19 May 2015

Gender-Specific Associations of Perceived Stress and Coping Strategies with C-Reactive Protein in Middle-Aged and Older Men and Women

scientific article published on 01 January 2014

Genetic Predisposition to Ischemic Stroke: A Polygenic Risk Score

scientific article published on 29 December 2016

Genome-Wide Association Study of Renal Function Traits: Results from the Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort Study

scientific article published on 18 May 2018

Genome-wide Association Study of Leisure-Time Exercise Behavior in Japanese Adults

scientific article

Genome-wide association meta-analysis and Mendelian randomization analysis confirm ALDH2 influencing on sleep duration in the Japanese population

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Genome-wide association study revealed novel loci which aggravate asymptomatic hyperuricaemia into gout

scientific article published on 8 July 2019

Habitual Light-intensity Physical Activity and ASC Methylation in a Middle-aged Population

scientific article published on 23 July 2019

Helicobacter pylori infection status had no influence on upper gastrointestinal symptoms: a cross-sectional analysis of 3,005 Japanese subjects without upper gastrointestinal lesions undergoing medical health checkups

scientific article

Hepatitis C virus infection enhances insulin resistance induced by visceral fat accumulation

scientific article published on 14 August 2008

Higher Frequency of Reflux Symptoms and Acid-Related Dyspepsia in Women than Men Regardless of Endoscopic Esophagitis: Analysis of 3,505 Japanese Subjects Undergoing Medical Health Checkups

scientific article

Higher frequency of upper gastrointestinal symptoms in healthy young Japanese females compared to males and older generations.

scientific article published on 19 December 2017

Immune response to influenza vaccine in healthy adults and the elderly: association with nutritional status

scientific article published in February 2005

Immunogenicity and Efficacy of A/H1N1pdm Vaccine Among Subjects With Severe Motor and Intellectual Disability in the 2010/11 Influenza Season

scientific article published on 16 January 2016

Immunogenicity and safety after booster vaccination of diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis in young adults: an open randomized controlled trial in Japan

scientific article published on 09 October 2013

Immunogenicity of Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Undergoing Immunosuppressive Therapy.

scientific article published on 9 March 2018

Impact of PSCA polymorphisms on the risk of duodenal ulcer

scientific article published on 14 December 2019

Incidence of aspiration pneumonia during hospitalization in Japanese hospitalized cases did not increase whereas concern factors were exacerbated in a time-dependent manner: analysis of Diagnosis Procedure Combination (DPC) data

scientific article published on 11 April 2018

Increase in Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery Regarding the Therapeutic Approach of Gastric Cancer Detected by Cancer Screening in Saga Prefecture, Japan

scientific article published on 15 May 2016

Infectious disease during hospitalization is the major causative factor for prolonged hospitalization: multivariate analysis of diagnosis procedure combination (DPC) data of 20,876 cases in Japan

scientific article

Influence of Physical Activity Intensity and Aerobic Fitness on the Anthropometric Index and Serum Uric Acid Concentration in People with Obesity

scientific article published on 01 October 2011

Influence of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms in PPAR-δ, PPAR-γ, and PRKAA2 on the Changes in Anthropometric Indices and Blood Measurements through Exercise-Centered Lifestyle Intervention in Japanese Middle-Aged Men.

scientific article published in March 2018

Influence of a home-based exercise program on the urine pH in elderly female subjects: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

scientific article

Influence of alcohol consumption and gene polymorphisms of ADH2 and ALDH2 on hepatocellular carcinoma in a Japanese population

scientific article published in March 2006

Influence of cigarette smoking and inflammatory gene polymorphisms on glycated hemoglobin in the Japanese general population

scientific article published on 24 March 2016

Intensity-specific effect of physical activity on urinary levels of 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine in middle-aged Japanese

scientific article published on 30 August 2016

Interaction between cytochrome P450 1A2 genetic polymorphism and cigarette smoking on the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in a Japanese population.

scientific article published on 30 July 2009

Interaction between interleukin-1beta -31T/C gene polymorphism and drinking and smoking habits on the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma among Japanese

scientific article published on 7 July 2008

Inverse association between coffee drinking and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: a case-control study in Japan

scientific article published on 01 February 2007

Lifestyle-related risk factors for total and cancer mortality in men and women ⬇️

scientific article published on October 1, 2000

Longitudinal study of parental smoking habits and development of asthma in early childhood

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Low-dose aspirin and comorbidities are significantly related to bleeding peptic ulcers in elderly patients compared with nonelderly patients in Japan

scientific article published in January 2014

Low-dose aspirin is a prominent cause of bleeding ulcers in patients who underwent emergency endoscopy

scientific article published on 13 May 2009

Lower Rebleeding Rate after Endoscopic Band Ligation than Endoscopic Clipping of the Same Colonic Diverticular Hemorrhagic Lesion: A Historical Multicenter Trial in Saga, Japan

scientific article

Marked cerebral atrophy is correlated with kidney dysfunction in nondisabled adults

scientific article published on 14 October 2010

Modification of the Associations of Alcohol Intake With Serum Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Triglycerides by ALDH2 and ADH1B Polymorphisms in Japanese Men.

scientific article published on 25 November 2017

NSAIDs are a significant risk factor for colonic diverticular hemorrhage in elder patients: evaluation by a case-control study

scientific article published in June 2011

Objectively measured physical activity and inflammatory cytokine levels in middle-aged Japanese people

scientific article published on 13 April 2014

Optimal cutoff values of waist circumference and the discriminatory performance of other anthropometric indices to detect the clustering of cardiovascular risk factors for metabolic syndrome in Japanese men and women.

scientific article

Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Hemostasis for the Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Were Not Influenced by the Timing of Hospital Emergency Visits: A Situation Prevailing in Japan.

scientific article published on 9 February 2018

Perceived Stress, Depressive Symptoms, and Oxidative DNA Damage.

scientific article published on 12 July 2017

Perceived stress and coping strategies in relation to body mass index: cross-sectional study of 12,045 Japanese men and women

scientific article

Perforation and Postoperative Bleeding Associated with Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection in Colorectal Tumors: An Analysis of 398 Lesions Treated in Saga, Japan

scientific article published on 30 March 2018

Pertussis outbreak in university students and evaluation of acellular pertussis vaccine effectiveness in Japan

scientific article

Pro-/anti-inflammatory cytokine gene polymorphisms and chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study

scientific article

Profile of participants and genotype distributions of 108 polymorphisms in a cross-sectional study of associations of genotypes with lifestyle and clinical factors: a project in the Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort (J-MICC) Study.

scientific article published on 30 March 2011

Public subsidies and the recommendation of child vaccines among primary care physicians: a nationwide cross-sectional study in Japan

scientific article published on 19 July 2018

Risk Factors for Delayed Hemorrhage after Colonic Endoscopic Mucosal Resection in Patients Not on Antithrombotic Therapy: Retrospective Analysis of 3,844 Polyps of 1,660 Patients

scientific article published on 16 November 2018

Risk Factors for Helicobacter pylori Infection and Endoscopic Reflux Esophagitis in Healthy Young Japanese Volunteers

scientific article published on 25 September 2017

Role of rotavirus vaccination on an emerging G8P[8] rotavirus strain causing an outbreak in central Japan

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

Simultaneous measurement of urinary total nicotine and cotinine as biomarkers of active and passive smoking among Japanese individuals ⬇️

scientific article published on September 26, 2012

Smoking and Drinking Did Not Increase the Failure of Therapeutic Helicobacter pylori Eradication by Vonoprazan, Clarithromycin, and Amoxicillin

scientific article published on 04 September 2018

Stroke Scale Items Associated with Neurologic Deterioration within 24 Hours after Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator Therapy ⬇️

scientific article published on November 27, 2012

Study profile of the Japan Multi-institutional Collaborative Cohort (J-MICC) Study

scientific article published on 19 September 2020

The adenoma miss rate of blue-laser imaging vs. white-light imaging during colonoscopy: a randomized tandem trial

scientific article

The interaction between ABCA1 polymorphism and physical activity on the HDL-cholesterol levels in a Japanese population

scientific article published on 06 November 2019

Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms Are More Frequent in Female than Male Young Healthy Japanese Volunteers as Evaluated by Questionnaire.

scientific article published on 8 January 2016

Validity and reliability of Kano Test for Social Nicotine Dependence.

scientific article

hOGG1 Ser326Cys polymorphism and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma among Japanese.

scientific article

hOGGl Ser326Cys polymorphism, interaction with environmental exposures, and gastric cancer risk in Japanese populations

scientific article published on 01 December 2004

List of works by Megumi Hara

A Helicobacter pylori screening and treatment program to eliminate gastric cancer among junior high school students in Saga Prefecture: a preliminary report

A genome-wide association study in the Japanese population identifies the 12q24 locus for habitual coffee consumption: The J-MICC Study

A genome-wide association study of coping behaviors suggests FBXO45 is associated with emotional expression

A polymorphism in the promoter of the CD14 gene (CD14/-159) is associated with the development of coronary artery lesions in patients with Kawasaki disease

Association between dietary pattern and serum C-reactive protein in Japanese men and women.

Association between plasma levels of homocysteine, folate, and vitamin B12, and dietary folate intake and hypertension in a cross-sectional study

Association between the PPARGC1A Polymorphism and Aerobic Capacity in Japanese Middle-aged Men

Association of exposure level to passive smoking with hypertension among lifetime nonsmokers in Japan: a cross-sectional study

Associations between hOGG1 Ser326Cys polymorphism and increased body mass index and fasting glucose level in the Japanese general population.

Associations of Nutrient Patterns with the Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome: Results from the Baseline Data of the Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort Study.

Basic principle of population-based cohort study to evaluate influenza vaccine effectiveness among elderly Japanese.

Bivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Effectiveness in a Japanese Population: High Vaccine-Type-Specific Effectiveness and Evidence of Cross-Protection

Brain microbleeds and global cognitive function in adults without neurological disorder

Case-Control Study of Rotavirus Vaccine Effectiveness Compared to Test-Negative Controls or Hospital Controls

Case–control study on cigarette smoking and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma among Japanese

Cigarette smoking and subsequent risk of lung cancer by histologic type in middle-aged Japanese men and women: The JPHC study

Clinical symptoms in endoscopic reflux esophagitis: evaluation in 8031 adult subjects

Combined effect of weight gain within normal weight range and parental hypertension on the prevalence of hypertension; from the J-MICC Study

Comparison of cause-specific mortality between respondents and nonrespondents in a population-based prospective study: ten-year follow-up of JPHC Study Cohort I. Japan Public Health Center

Control selection and confounding factors: A lesson from a Japanese case-control study to examine acellular pertussis vaccine effectiveness

Coping strategy and social support modify the association between perceived stress and C-reactive protein: a longitudinal study of healthy men and women

Determinants of self-paid rotavirus vaccination status in Kanazawa, Japan, including socioeconomic factors, parents' perception, and children's characteristics

Development of suitable method for large-scale urinary glucocorticoid analysis by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Dietary patterns and serum gamma-glutamyl transferase in Japanese men and women

Differential misclassification between self-reported status and official HPV vaccination records in Japan: Implications for evaluating vaccine safety and effectiveness.

Diminished immunogenicity to pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza vaccine in subjects with severe motor and intellectual disability

Dysphagia associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease is improved by proton pump inhibitor

Effect of the PPARG2 Pro12Ala polymorphism and clinical risk factors for diabetes mellitus on HbA1c in the Japanese general population

Effectiveness of acellular pertussis vaccine in a routine immunization program: a multicenter, case-control study in Japan

Effectiveness of influenza vaccination in preventing influenza-like illness among community-dwelling elderly: population-based cohort study in Japan

Effectiveness of monovalent and pentavalent rotavirus vaccines in Japanese children

Effects of home-based bench step exercise on inflammatory cytokines and lipid profiles in elderly Japanese females: A randomized controlled trial

Effects of self-reported calorie restriction on correlations between SIRT1 polymorphisms and body mass index and long-term weight change.

Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy for esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: risk factors for survival

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of nicotine metabolites

Estimating rotavirus vaccine effectiveness in Japan using a screening method

Evaluation of seasonal influenza vaccination effectiveness based on antibody efficacy among the institutionalized elderly in Japan

Factors associated with non-participation in a face-to-face second survey conducted 5 years after the baseline survey

Factors influencing participation rate in a baseline survey of a genetic cohort in Japan.

Five biopsy specimens from the proximal part of the tumor reliably determine HER2 protein expression status in gastric cancer ⬇️

Gender-Specific Associations of Perceived Stress and Coping Strategies with C-Reactive Protein in Middle-Aged and Older Men and Women

Genetic Predisposition to Ischemic Stroke: A Polygenic Risk Score

Genome-Wide Association Study of Renal Function Traits: Results from the Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort Study

Genome-wide Association Study of Leisure-Time Exercise Behavior in Japanese Adults

Genome-wide association meta-analysis and Mendelian randomization analysis confirm ALDH2 influencing on sleep duration in the Japanese population

Genome-wide association study revealed novel loci which aggravate asymptomatic hyperuricaemia into gout

Habitual Light-intensity Physical Activity and ASC Methylation in a Middle-aged Population

Helicobacter pylori infection status had no influence on upper gastrointestinal symptoms: a cross-sectional analysis of 3,005 Japanese subjects without upper gastrointestinal lesions undergoing medical health checkups

Hepatitis C virus infection enhances insulin resistance induced by visceral fat accumulation

Higher Frequency of Reflux Symptoms and Acid-Related Dyspepsia in Women than Men Regardless of Endoscopic Esophagitis: Analysis of 3,505 Japanese Subjects Undergoing Medical Health Checkups

Higher frequency of upper gastrointestinal symptoms in healthy young Japanese females compared to males and older generations.

Immune response to influenza vaccine in healthy adults and the elderly: association with nutritional status

Immunogenicity and Efficacy of A/H1N1pdm Vaccine Among Subjects With Severe Motor and Intellectual Disability in the 2010/11 Influenza Season

Immunogenicity and safety after booster vaccination of diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis in young adults: an open randomized controlled trial in Japan

Immunogenicity of Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Undergoing Immunosuppressive Therapy.

Impact of PSCA polymorphisms on the risk of duodenal ulcer

Incidence of aspiration pneumonia during hospitalization in Japanese hospitalized cases did not increase whereas concern factors were exacerbated in a time-dependent manner: analysis of Diagnosis Procedure Combination (DPC) data

Increase in Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery Regarding the Therapeutic Approach of Gastric Cancer Detected by Cancer Screening in Saga Prefecture, Japan

Infectious disease during hospitalization is the major causative factor for prolonged hospitalization: multivariate analysis of diagnosis procedure combination (DPC) data of 20,876 cases in Japan

Influence of Physical Activity Intensity and Aerobic Fitness on the Anthropometric Index and Serum Uric Acid Concentration in People with Obesity

Influence of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms in PPAR-δ, PPAR-γ, and PRKAA2 on the Changes in Anthropometric Indices and Blood Measurements through Exercise-Centered Lifestyle Intervention in Japanese Middle-Aged Men.

Influence of a home-based exercise program on the urine pH in elderly female subjects: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Influence of alcohol consumption and gene polymorphisms of ADH2 and ALDH2 on hepatocellular carcinoma in a Japanese population

Influence of cigarette smoking and inflammatory gene polymorphisms on glycated hemoglobin in the Japanese general population

Intensity-specific effect of physical activity on urinary levels of 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine in middle-aged Japanese

Interaction between cytochrome P450 1A2 genetic polymorphism and cigarette smoking on the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in a Japanese population.

Interaction between interleukin-1beta -31T/C gene polymorphism and drinking and smoking habits on the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma among Japanese

Inverse association between coffee drinking and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: a case-control study in Japan

Lifestyle-related risk factors for total and cancer mortality in men and women ⬇️

Longitudinal study of parental smoking habits and development of asthma in early childhood

Low-dose aspirin and comorbidities are significantly related to bleeding peptic ulcers in elderly patients compared with nonelderly patients in Japan

Low-dose aspirin is a prominent cause of bleeding ulcers in patients who underwent emergency endoscopy

Lower Rebleeding Rate after Endoscopic Band Ligation than Endoscopic Clipping of the Same Colonic Diverticular Hemorrhagic Lesion: A Historical Multicenter Trial in Saga, Japan

Marked cerebral atrophy is correlated with kidney dysfunction in nondisabled adults

Modification of the Associations of Alcohol Intake With Serum Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Triglycerides by ALDH2 and ADH1B Polymorphisms in Japanese Men.

NSAIDs are a significant risk factor for colonic diverticular hemorrhage in elder patients: evaluation by a case-control study

Objectively measured physical activity and inflammatory cytokine levels in middle-aged Japanese people

Optimal cutoff values of waist circumference and the discriminatory performance of other anthropometric indices to detect the clustering of cardiovascular risk factors for metabolic syndrome in Japanese men and women.

Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Hemostasis for the Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Were Not Influenced by the Timing of Hospital Emergency Visits: A Situation Prevailing in Japan.