Yamaga, Yukako
Svensson, Thomas
Chung, Ung-il
Svensson, Akiko Kishi
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JPMJCE1304)
Kanagawa Prefecture's "Project to expand the use of metabolic syndrome risk index in municipalities"
Article History
Received: 25 September 2025
Accepted: 31 May 2026
First Online: 14 June 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study was performed in accordance with relevant ethical guidelines and regulations. All the participants received sufficient information about the study and its purpose. Each participant understood that participation was voluntary, and that decline and discontinuation was possible at any time regardless of cause, without a subsequent penalty or disadvantage. The study was approved by the Ethical Committee of the School of Engineering, University of Tokyo (Approval number: KE19-14).
Informed consent: Informed consent was obtained from all the participants involved in the study.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.