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Kenji Wakai
Researcher at Nagoya University
Publications - 569
Citations - 21937
Kenji Wakai is an academic researcher from Nagoya University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cohort study & Population. The author has an hindex of 74, co-authored 526 publications receiving 19235 citations. Previous affiliations of Kenji Wakai include Kyushu University & University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan.
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Estimation of glomerular filtration rate by the MDRD study equation modified for Japanese patients with chronic kidney disease
Enyu Imai,Masaru Horio,Kosaku Nitta,Kunihiro Yamagata,Kunitoshi Iseki,Shigeko Hara,Nobuyuki Ura,Yutaka Kiyohara,Hideki Hirakata,Tsuyoshi Watanabe,Toshiki Moriyama,Yasuhiro Ando,Daiki Inaguma,Ichiei Narita,Hiroyasu Iso,Kenji Wakai,Yoshinari Yasuda,Yusuke Tsukamoto,Sadayoshi Ito,Hirofumi Makino,Akira Hishida,Seiichi Matsuo +21 more
TL;DR: Although the Japanese coefficient improves the accuracy of G FR estimation of the original MDRD study equation, a new equation is needed for more accurate estimation of GFR in Japanese patients with CKD stages 3 and 4.
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The relationship between green tea and total caffeine intake and risk for self-reported type 2 diabetes among Japanese adults
Hiroyasu Iso,Hiroyasu Iso,Chigusa Date,Chigusa Date,Kenji Wakai,Mitsuru Fukui,Akiko Tamakoshi +6 more
TL;DR: The authors estimated the intake of caffeine-containing beverages in a community-based survey in Japan and measured the 5-year incidence of diabetes, finding greater intake of green tea or coffee was associated with a reduced incidence of Diabetes.
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An Overview of Regular Dialysis Treatment in Japan (As of 31 December 2013)
Ikuto Masakane,Shigeru Nakai,Satoshi Ogata,Naoki Kimata,Norio Hanafusa,Takayuki Hamano,Kenji Wakai,Atsushi Wada,Kosaku Nitta +8 more
TL;DR: The number of patients who underwent hemodiafiltration (HDF) at the end of 2013 was 31 371, a marked increase from that in 2012, and the number of Patients who underwent online HDF increased approximately fivefold over the last 2 years.
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Prevalence and Clinicoepidemiological Features of Moyamoya Disease in Japan. Findings From a Nationwide Epidemiological Survey
Shinichi Kuriyama,Yasuko Kusaka,Miki Fujimura,Kenji Wakai,Akiko Tamakoshi,Shuji Hashimoto,Ichiro Tsuji,Yutaka Inaba,Takashi Yoshimoto +8 more
TL;DR: The estimated prevalence of moyamoya disease in Japan has almost doubled during the recent decade and the clinicoepidemiological features of the patients in the present study were almost similar to those obtained in previous ones.
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Prospective Cohort Study of the Risk of Prostate Cancer among Rotating-Shift Workers: Findings from the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study
Tatsuhiko Kubo,Kotaro Ozasa,Kazuya Mikami,Kenji Wakai,Yoshihisa Fujino,Yoshiyuki Watanabe,Tsuneharu Miki,Masahiro Nakao,Kyohei Hayashi,Koji Suzuki,Mitsuru Mori,Masakazu Washio,Fumio Sakauchi,Yoshinori Ito,Takesumi Yoshimura,Akiko Tamakoshi +15 more
TL;DR: This report is the first known to reveal a significant relation between rotating-shift work and prostate cancer.