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MATSUBAYASHI, Kozo

Professor
Division of Human-Nature Dynamics
Field Medicine
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
Comprehensive study of human aging in Asia and Africa
Study on neurodegenerative diseases in New Guinea
Comprehensive study on human aging and diseases in highlander in the Himalayan highlands

A platform burial in Shu in Qingai, China. Many Tibetan elderly people living in Shu in Qinghai plateau cordially desire to be buried beyond the sky.

We have been continuing a longitudinal study on comprehensive geriatric assessment for community-dwelling elderly living in Kochi, Japan, since 1990.

Compared with findings of Japanese elderly, we have carried out a geriatric survey of community-dwelling elderly living communities in West Java in Indonesia, Phuto district in Vietnam, Maubin in Myanmar, Khon Kaen in Thailand, Savannakhet in Laos. We found increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the elderly population in Khon Kaen in Thailand and Savannakhet in Laos, and also found a high prevalence of hypertension in elderly in west Java in Indonesia. We found a close association between metabolic syndrome of the elderly and economical transition. Adding to the above and compared with the above findings, our two special interests in neurodegenerative diseases in New Guinea and the health conditions of high altitude populations in the Himalayas and Ethiopia have also led us to cooperate with researchers in Research Institute of Human and Nature.

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Research Activities in 2009-2010 Fiscal Year

Publications

Matsubayashi K, Sakagami T, Wada T, Ishine M, Sakamoto R, Yamanaka G, Otsuka K, Fujisawa M, Okumiya . Mood Disorders in the Community-Dwelling Elderly in Asia. J Am Geriatr Soc, 58 (1);213-214, 2010.

Hirosaki M, Ishimoto Y, Kasahara Y, Konno A, Kimura Y, Fukutomi E, Chen WL, Nakatsuka M, Fujisawa M, Sakamoto, R, Ishine M, Okumiya K, Otsuka L, Wada T, Matsubayashi K. Self-Rated Health and Comprehensive Geriatric Functions in Community-Living Elderly in Japan. J Am Geriatr Soc　58 (1);207-209, 2010.

Matsubayashi K: Demographic transition and the elderly. In An Illustrated Eco-history of the Mekong River Basin (ed by Akimichi T), White Lotus, pp 118-120. 2009.

Matsubayashi K, Ishine M, Wada T, Sakamoto R, Okumiya K, Ishikawa M, Yamanaka G, Yamamoto N, Otsuka K, Nishinaga M, Doi Y, Murakami S, Fujisawa M, Yano S. Community-Based Geriatric Assessment and Preventive Intervention Lowered Medical Expenses for the Elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc, in press.

Fujisawa M, Matsubayashi K, Soumah AG, Kasahara Y, Nakatsuka M, Matsuzawa T: Farsigjetdness (presbyopia) in a wild elderly chimpanzee: The first report. Geriatri Gerontol Int 10:113-114, 2010.

Wada T, Ishimoto Y, Hirosaki M, Konno A, Kasahara Y, Kimura Y, Nakatsuka M, Sakamoto R, Ishine M, Okumiya K, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K. Twenty-one-item Fall Risk Index Predicts Falls in Community-dwelling Japanese Elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc 57(12):2369-2371, 2009.

Kimura Y, Okumiya K, Sakamoto R, Ishine M, Wada T, Kosaka Y, Wada C, Ishimoto Y, Hirosaki M, Kasahara K, Konno A, Chen WL, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Nakatsuka M, Nakashima M, Wang HX, Dai QX, Yang A, Gao JD, Li ZQ, Qiao HS, Zhang YS, Ge RL, Matsubayashi K, Comprehensive geriatric assessment of elderly highlanders in Qinhai, China IV: Comparison of food diversity and its relation to health of Han and Tibetan elderly. Geriatr Gerontol Int 9 (4):359-365, 2009.

Sakamoto R, Matsubayashi K, Kimura Y, Ishine M, Kosaka Y, Wada T, Wada C, Nakatsuka M, Ishimoto Y, Hirosaki M, Kasahara K, Konno A, Chen WL, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Nakashima M, Wang HX, Dai QX, Yang A, Gao JD, Li ZQ, ] Qiao HS, Zhang YS, Ge RL Okumiya K. Comprehensive geriatric assessment of elderly highlanders in Qinhai, China III: Oxidative stress and aging in Tibetan and Han elderly highlanders. Geriatr Gerontol Int 9 (4):352-358, 2009.

Okumiya K, Sakamoto R, Kimura Y, Ishine M, Kosaka Y, Wada T, Wada C, Nakatsuka M, Ishimoto Y, Hirosaki M, Kasahara K, Konno A, Chen WL, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Nakashima M, Wang HX, Dai QX, Yang A, Gao JD, Li ZQ, ] Qiao HS, Zhang YS, Ge RL, Matsubayashi K, Comprehensive geriatric assessment of elderly highlanders in Qinhai, China II: The association of polycythemia with lifestyle-related diseases among the three ethnics. Geriatr Gerontol Int 9 (4):342-351, 2009.

Matsubayashi K, Kimura Y, Sakamoto R, Wada T, Ishimoto Y, Hirosaki M, Konno A, Chen WL, Ishine M, Kosaka Y, Wada C, Nakatsuka M, Otsuka K, Fujisawa M, Wang HX, Dai QX, Yang A, Gao JD, Li ZQ, Qiao HS, Zhang YS, Ge RL, Okumiya K. Comprehensive geriatric assessment of elderly highlanders in Qinhai, China I: Acticvities of daily living, quality of life and metabolic syndrome. Geriatr Gerontol Int 9 (4):333-341, 2009.

Matsubayashi K, Ishine M, Wada T, Ishimoto Y, Kasahara Y, Kimura Y, Nakatsuka M, Sakamoto R, Fujisawa M, Okumiya K, Otsuka K. Changing attitudes of elderly Japanese toward disease. J Am Geriatr Soc. September;57(9), 1732-1733, 2009.

Sakamoto R, Ohno A, Nakahara T, Satomura K, Iwanaga S, Kouyama Y, Kura F, Kato N, Matsubayashi K, Okumiya K, Yamaguchi K. Legionella pneumophila in rainwater on roads. Rmerg Infect Dis . Aug;15(8):1295-1297, 2009.

Yamamoto N, Yamanaka G, Ishikawa M, Takasugi E, Murakami S, Yamanaka T, Ishine M, Matsubayashi K, Hanafusa T, Otsuka K. Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index as a Predictor of Cognitive Impairment in Community-Dwelling Elderly People: Four-Year Follow-Up. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2009 Aug 20;28(2):153-158.

Yamamoto N, Yamanaka G, Takasugi E, Ishikawa M, Yamanaka T, Murakami S, Hanafusa T, Matsubayashi K, Otsuka K. Lifestyle intervention reversed cognitive function in aged people with diabetes mellitus: two-year follow up. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2009 Sep;85(3):343-6.

Yamamoto N, Hotta N, Takasugi E, Ishikawa M, Murakami S, Yamanaka T, Yamanaka G, Hanafusa T, Matsubayashi K, Otsuka K. The effect of glucose tolerance on central and brachial pressure in elderly people. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Jun;57(6):1132-3

Hirosaki M, Ishimoto Y, Kasahara Y, Kimura Y, Konno A, Sakamoto R, Nakatsuka M, Ishine M, Wada T, Okumiya K, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K.: Community-dwelling elderly Japanese people with hobbies are healthier than those lacking hobbies. J Am Geriatr Soc. Jun;57(6):1132-3, 2009.

Yamamoto N, Hotta N, Takasugi E, Ishikawa M, Murakami S, Yamanaka T, Yamanaka G, Hanafusa T, Matsubayashi K, Otsuka K.: The effect of glucose tolerance on central and brachial pressure in elderly people. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Jun;57(6):1120-2 2009.

Shimizu Y, Nkshinaga M, Takata J, Miyano I, Okumiya K, Matsubayashi K, Ozawa Y, Yasuda N, Dpi Y: B-type natriuretic peptide is predicitive of hospitalization in community-dwelling elderly without heart diseases. Geriat Gerontol Int 9: 148-154, 2009.

Ishimoto Y, Wada T, Hirosaki M, Kasahara Y, Kimura Y, Konno A, Nakatsuka M, Sakamoto R, Ishine M, Okumiya K, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K.: Age and sex significantly influence fall risk in community-dwelling elderly people in Japan. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 May;57(5):930-2, 2009.

Kimura Y, Wada T, Ishine M, Ishimoto Y, Kasahara Y, Konno A, Nakatsuka M, Sakamoto R, Okumiya K, Fujisawa M, Otsuka K, Matsubayashi K.: Food diversity is closely associated with activities of daily living, depression, and quality of life in community-dwelling elderly people. J Am Geriatr Soc. May;57(5):922-4 2009.

Sakamoto R, Ohno A, Nakahara T, Satomura K, Iwanaga S, Kouyama Y, Kura F, Noami M, Kusaka K, Funato T, Takeda M, Matsubayashi K, Okumiya K, Kato N, Yamaguchi K.: Is driving a car a risk for Legionnaires' disease? Epidemiol Infect. Apr 20:1-8.2009

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