About Staff: FY2007
MATSUBAYASHI, Kozo
- Professor
- Division of Humans and the Environment
- M. Med. Sc. and M. D. in Medicine, Kyoto University, 1977
D. Med. Sc. in Medicine, Kyoto University, 1987
Current Research Interests
- Longitudinal follow-up study based on comprehensive geriatric assessment
for community-dwelling elderly in Japan andother Asian countries
- Study on neurodegenerative diseases in Papua New Guinea
- Comparative study on human aging and disease in Himalaya highlanders
I have been continuing the longitudinal study on comprehensive geriatric
assessment for community-dwelling elderly living in Kochi, Japan, since
1990.
To compare with these findings, I have carried out geriatric surveys of
community-dwelling elderly living in West Java, Indonesia; Phuto district,
Vietnam; Maubin, Myanmar; Khon Kaen, Thailand; and Savannakhet, Laos. The
findings included an increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the
elderly population of Khon Kaen and Savannakhet and a high prevalence of
hypertension in the elderly of West Java. A close association was also
foundbetween metabolic syndrome in the elderly and economic transition.
In addition and in comparison with the above, two special interests in
neurodegenerative diseases in Papua New Guineaand the health of high altitude
populations in Himalaya have also led to cooperation with researchers of
the Research Institute of Humans and Nature.
Research Activities in 2007 Fiscal Year
Publication | Joint Research Project | Field Research |
Seminar/Symposium | Database | Academic Association |
Outside Activities | Award
- Publications
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- Ishine, M.; Okumiya, K,; and Matsubayashi, K. 2007. A close association between hearing impairment and activities of
daily living, depression, and quality of life in community-dwelling older
people in Japan. J Am Geriatr Soc 55:316-317,
- Roriz-Cruz, M.; Rosset, I.; Wada, T.; Sakagami, T.; Ishine, M.; Roriz-Filho,
JS.; Cruz, TR.; Rodrigues, RP.; Resmini, I.; Sudoh, S.; Wakatsuki, Y.;
Nakagawa, M.; Souza, AC.; Kita, T.; and Matsubayashi, K. 2007. Stroke-independent association between metabolic syndrome and functional
dependence , depression, and low quality of life in elderly community-dwelling
Brazilian people. J Am Geriatr Soc 55:374-382.
- Fujisawa, M.; Ishine, M.; Okumiya, K.; Otsuka, K.; and Matsubayashi, K. 2007. Trends in diabetes. Lancet 369:1257-1257,
- Okumiya, K.; Ishine, M.; Wada, T.; Pongvongsa, T.; Boupha, B.; and Matsubayashi, K. 2007. The close association between low economic status and glucose intolerance
in elderly subjects in a rural area in Laos. J Am Geriatr Soc 55:2101-2102.
- Fujisawa, M.; Ishine, M.; Okumiya, K.; Nishinaga, M.; Doi, Y.; Ozawa, T.;
and Matsubayashi, K. 2007. Effects of long-term exercise class on prevention of falls in community-dwelling
elderly: Kahoku longitudinal aging study. Gerontol Geriatr Intern 7:357-362.
- Okumiya, K.; Fujisawa, M.; Ishine, M.; Wada, T.; Sakamoto, R.; Hirata,
Y.; Del Saz EG, Griapon, Y.; Togodly, A.; Sanggenafa, N.; Rantetampang,
AL.; Kokubo, Y.;Kuzuhara, S.; and Matsubayashi ,K. 2007. Fieldwork survey of neurodegenerative diseases in West New-Guinea
in 2001-02 and 2006-07. Rinsho Shinkeigaku. 47(11):977-8.
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