Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the Japanese general population

…, T Moriyama, Y Ando, S Fujimoto, T Konta… - Clinical and …, 2009 - Springer
Background We previously estimated the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages
3–5 at 19.1 million based on data from the Japanese annual health check program for …

Conversion of urine protein–creatinine ratio or urine dipstick protein to urine albumin–creatinine ratio for use in chronic kidney disease screening and prognosis: an …

…, AX Garg, L Iacoviello, T Kayama, T Konta… - Annals of internal …, 2020 - acpjournals.org
Background: Although measuring albuminuria is the preferred method for defining and
staging chronic kidney disease (CKD), total urine protein or dipstick protein is often measured …

Change in albuminuria and subsequent risk of end-stage kidney disease: an individual participant-level consortium meta-analysis of observational studies

…, LA Inker, A Ishani, S Ito, S Jassal, T Konta… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Change in albuminuria as a surrogate endpoint for progression of chronic kidney
disease is strongly supported by biological plausibility, but empirical evidence to support …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for nephrotic syndrome 2014

…, Y Obata, H Kai, H Kiyomoto, S Goto, T Konta… - Clinical and …, 2016 - Springer
In Japan, original researches on nephrotic syndrome (NS) were initially performed by the
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) NS research group. The first definition of NS …

Estimated glomerular filtration rate, albuminuria, and adverse outcomes: an individual-participant data meta-analysis

…, M Mieno, K Yamagata, K Iseki, K Asahi, T Konta… - Jama, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Chronic kidney disease (low estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] or
albuminuria) affects approximately 14% of adults in the US. Objective To evaluate associations of …

Clinical utility of trace proteinuria for microalbuminuria screening in the general population

T Konta, Z Hao, S Takasaki, H Abiko… - Clinical and …, 2007 - Springer
Background The urine dipstick test that regards > 1+ proteinuria as positive is unsuitable for
microalbuminuria screening owing to its low sensitivity in the general population. We …

Blood pressure, hypertension, and the risk of aortic dissection incidence and mortality: results from the J-SCH study, the UK biobank study, and a meta-analysis of …

…, H Hibino, H Taddese, A Majeed, S Verma, T Konta… - Circulation, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Hypertension or elevated blood pressure (BP) is an important risk factor for aortic
dissection (AD); however, few prospective studies on this topic have been published. We …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical practice guideline for renal rehabilitation: systematic reviews and recommendations of exercise therapies in patients with kidney diseases

…, N Hanafusa, Y Shibagaki, Y Komatsu, T Konta… - Renal Replacement …, 2019 - Springer
In recent years, a concept of renal rehabilitation has become widely known among nephrology
specialists, dialysis specialists, kidney transplantation specialists, rehabilitation specialists…

[HTML][HTML] Impairment of pulmonary function is an independent risk factor for atrial fibrillation: the Takahata study

…, K Nunomiya, T Nemoto, M Sato, T Konta… - … journal of medical …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Chronic pulmonary disorders, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
and fibrosing lung diseases, and atrial fibrillation (AF), are prevalent in elderly people…

Impact of the triglycerides to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio on the incidence and progression of CKD: a longitudinal study in a large Japanese population

…, T Kitazono, K Iseki, C Iseki, S Fujimoto, T Konta… - American Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
… 3 , Tsuneo Konta MD, PhD 3 , Toshiki Moriyama MD, PhD 3 , Kunihiro Yamagata MD, PhD
3 , Ichiei Narita MD, PhD 3 , Kenjiro Kimura MD, PhD 3 , Masahide Kondo MD, MSc, PhD 3 , …