Okada, Akira
Ikeda Kurakawa, Kayo
Harita, Yutaka
Shimizu, Akira
Yamaguchi, Satoko
Aso, Shotaro
Ono, Sachiko
Hashimoto, Yohei
Kumazawa, Ryosuke
Michihata, Nobuaki
Jo, Taisuke
Matsui, Hiroki
Fushimi, Kiyohide
Nangaku, Masaomi
Yamauchi, Toshimasa
Yasunaga, Hideo
Kadowaki, Takashi
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Japan (21AA2007 and 22AA2003)
the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (20H03907)
Article History
Received: 18 October 2022
Accepted: 28 December 2022
First Online: 20 January 2023
Declarations
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: The Institutional Review Board of the University of Tokyo approved this study (approval no. 2018030NI) and waived the requirement for informed consent because of the anonymous nature of the data. All procedures were performed in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration.
: Not applicable.
: Akira Okada, Satoko Yamaguchi, Kayo Ikeda Kurakawa, and Takashi Kadowaki are members of the Department of Prevention of Diabetes and Lifestyle-Related Diseases, which is a cooperative program between The University of Tokyo and the Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company. Kayo Ikeda Kurakawa was previously employed by the Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company. Nobuaki Michihata and Taisuke Jo are members of the Department of Health Services Research, which is a cooperative program between The University of Tokyo and Tsumura & Co. Sachiko Ono is a member of the Department of Eat-Loss Medicine, which is a cooperative program between The University of Tokyo and Ito EN Ltd. Yutaka Harita, Akira Shimizu, Shotaro Aso, Yohei Hashimoto, Ryosuke Kumazawa, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi, Masaomi Nangaku, Toshimasa Yamauchi, and Hideo Yasunaga have nothing to declare regarding potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article.