疫学・公衆衛生学

• Tanaka K, Okubo H, Miyake Y, Nagata C, Furukawa S, Andoh A, Yokoyama T,
  Yoshimura N, Mori K, Ninomiya T, Yamamoto Y, Takeshita E, Ikeda Y, Saito M,
  Ohashi K, Imaeda H, Kakimoto K, Higuchi K, Nunoi H, Mizukami Y, Suzuki S,
  Hiraoka S, Okada H, Kawasaki K, Higashiyama M, Hokari R, Miura H, Miyake
  T, Kumagi T, Kato H, Hato N, Sayama K, Hiasa Y, Japan Ulcerative Colitis Study
  Group. Coffee and caffeine intake reduces risk of ulcerative colitis: A case-control
  study in Japan. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024; 39: 512-518.
• Tanaka K, Utsunomiya H, Kato H, Ogawa S, Suzuki H, Fujiwara Y, Nobuhara T,
  Senba H, Kimura E, Matsuura B, Kawamoto R, Miyake Y. Association between
  tongue pressure and prevalence of mild cognitive impairment in Japan. Int J
  Geriatr Psychiatry. 2024; 39: e6144.
• Furukawa Y, Tanaka K, Isozaki O, Suzuki A, Iburi T, Tsuboi K, Iguchi M,
  Kanamoto N, Minamitani K, Wakino S, Satoh T, Teramukai S, Kimura E, Miyake
  Y, Akamizu T. Prospective multicenter registry-based study on thyroid storm: The
  guidelines for the management from Japan are useful. J Clin Endocrinol Metab.
  2024; 110: e87-e96.
• Yamashita N, Tanaka K, Miyake Y. Association between maternal anemia during
  pregnancy and risk of eczema in early childhood: A cohort study in Japan.
  Allergol Immunopathol. 2025; 53: 106-111.
• Utsunomiya H, Tanaka K, Okubo H, Nagata C, Miyake Y. Association between
  dairy product intake and prevalence of dental caries in 3-year-old Japanese
  children. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2025; 80: 714-722.
• Sandrine MM, Miyake Y, Kihara H, Tanaka K (SMM and MY share first
  authorship). Breastfeeding duration and risk of depressive symptoms in
  adolescents. Pediatr Res. 2025; 98: 1726-1730.
• Kihara H, Miyake Y, Tanaka K (KH and MY share first authorship). Relationship
  between number of older siblings and common cold among children aged 5 years:
  The Kyushu Okinawa Maternal and Child Health Study. Public Health Rep. 2025;
  140: 592-597.
• Miyake Y, Okubo H, Sasaki S, Tanaka K. Maternal calcium intake during
  pregnancy and adolescent depressive symptoms: The Kyushu Okinawa Maternal
  and Child Health Study. J Psychiatr Res. 2025; 187: 80-84.

教授からのメッセージ

疫学は公衆衛生だけでなく、臨床医学においても重要な学問です。疾患発症の予防方法の発展に貢献できる有能な疫学者や臨床疫学研究を適切に実践し英文原著論文としてエビデンスを公表できる臨床家、根拠に基づく医療或いは根拠に基づく公衆衛生学を十分に理解し医療保健活動を実践できる専門家を多数輩出できればと考えております。たった一つの疫学研究だけでは、その真偽はわかりません。エビデンスを蓄積し、明確な根拠に基づく予防プログラムを確立することが何よりも重要です。愛媛大学大学院医学系研究科がアジアでトップクラスの疫学研究拠点となるよう、努力する所存です。

スタッフ紹介

• 三宅　吉博 (教授)
• 田中　景子 (准教授)