The association between an individual’s development of non-communicable diseases and their spouse’s development of the same disease: the Longitudinal Survey of Middle-aged and Elderly Persons
Spouses of individuals recently diagnosed with certain metabolic conditions are at a higher risk of developing those conditions themselves. These findings may provide valuable guidance for targeting and personalizing chronic disease screening and prevention efforts.
Authors
- Takahiro Tabuchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1050-3125)
- Tomohiko Ukai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0764-0110)
- Hiroyasu Iso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9241-7289)
Institutions
- Tohoku University (JP)
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JP)
- Novosibirsk Tuberculosis Research Institute (RU)
- Center for Global Health (US)
- Osaka International Cancer Institute (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1265/ehpm.24-00294
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science