Satoh, Michihiro
Nakayama, Shingo
Nobayashi, Hiroki
Iwabe, Yutaro
Izumi, Seiya
Murakami, Takahisa
Hirose, Takuo
Metoki, Hirohito
Article History
Received: 30 September 2025
Revised: 27 November 2025
Accepted: 17 December 2025
First Online: 9 January 2026
Compliance with ethical standards
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: MS received academic support from Bayer Yakuhin Co., Ltd., and a grant from the Kowa Life Science Foundation funded by Kowa Co., Ltd. HM concurrently holds the position of Director of the Tohoku Institute for the Management of Blood Pressure, supported by Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd. We previously obtained access to the databases of the Japan Health Insurance Association (JHIA), JMDC Inc., and DeSC Healthcare, Inc.