{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,8]],"date-time":"2026-08-08T05:43:37Z","timestamp":1786167817657,"version":"build-2736575974"},"reference-count":50,"publisher":"Japanese Society for Hygiene","issue":"0","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Environ. Health Prev. Med.","Environ Health Prev Med"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026]]},"DOI":"10.1265\/ehpm.26-00095","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,7]],"date-time":"2026-08-07T22:10:42Z","timestamp":1786140642000},"page":"53-53","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Association between hypertension prevalence and neighborhood characteristics in Japan using combined claims data and geographic information systems: a neighborhood correlation study from LIFE Study"],"prefix":"10.1265","volume":"31","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5334-9730","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kan","family":"Oishi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Education, Saga University"},{"name":"Health and Human Performance Research Center, Doshisha University"},{"name":"National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health, and Nutrition"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rei","family":"Ono","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Social Science"},{"name":"Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kojiro","family":"Ishii","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Health and Human Performance Research Center, Doshisha University"},{"name":"Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Doshisha University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Futoshi","family":"Oda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Care Administration and Management, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Megumi","family":"Maeda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Care Administration and Management, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Takaaki","family":"Mori","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Health and Human Performance Research Center, Doshisha University"},{"name":"Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Doshisha University"},{"name":"Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tomoki","family":"Nakaya","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University"},{"name":"Department of Earth Science, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Haruhisa","family":"Fukuda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Care Administration and Management, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University"},{"name":"Center for Cohort Studies, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"335","reference":[{"key":"1","unstructured":"1. World Health Organization. 2025. Hypertension. https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/hypertension [Accessed 22 April 2026]."},{"key":"2","unstructured":"2. World Health Organization. Sodium reduction; 2025. https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/sodium-reduction [Accessed 22 April 2026]."},{"key":"3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"3. Ohya Y, Arakawa K, Arata N, Arima S, Arima H, Asayama K, et al. The Japanese Society of Hypertension Guidelines for the management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension 2025 (JSH2025). Hypertens Res. 2026;49:9\u2013235. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41440-025-02462-y.","DOI":"10.1038\/s41440-025-02462-y"},{"key":"4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"4. Murakami Y, Hozawa A, Okamura T, Ueshima H; Evidence for Cardiovascular Prevention From Observational Cohorts in Japan Research Group (EPOCH-JAPAN). Relation of blood pressure and all-cause mortality in 180,000 Japanese participants: Pooled analysis of 13 cohort studies. Hypertension. 2008;51:1483\u201391. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1161\/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.102459.","DOI":"10.1161\/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.102459"},{"key":"5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"5. Ikeda N, Saito E, Kondo N, Inoue M, Ikeda S, Satoh T, et al. What has made the population of Japan healthy? Lancet. 2011;378:1094\u2013105. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S0140-6736(11)61055-6.","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(11)61055-6"},{"key":"6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"6. Jones AC, Chaudhary NS, Patki A, Howard VJ, Howard G, Colabianchi N, et al. Neighborhood walkability as a predictor of incident hypertension in a National cohort study. Front Public Health. 2021;9:611895. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpubh.2021.611895.","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2021.611895"},{"key":"7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"7. Grazuleviciene R, Andrusaityte S, Gra\u017eulevi\u010dius T, D\u0117del\u0117 A. Neighborhood social and built environment and disparities in the risk of hypertension: A cross-sectional study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17:7696. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ijerph17207696.","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph17207696"},{"key":"8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"8. Savin KL, Roesch SC, Oren E, Carlson JA, Allison MA, Sotres-Alvarez D, et al. Social and built neighborhood environments and blood pressure 6 years later: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study\/Study of Latinos and the SOL CASAS ancillary study. Soc Sci Med. 2022;292:114496. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.socscimed.2021.114496.","DOI":"10.1016\/j.socscimed.2021.114496"},{"key":"9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"9. Satapathy P, Khatib MN, Gaidhane S, Zahiruddin QS, Gaidhane AM, Rustagi S, et al. Association of neighborhood deprivation and hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2024;49:102438. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cpcardiol.2024.102438.","DOI":"10.1016\/j.cpcardiol.2024.102438"},{"key":"10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"10. Kim Y, Jang S, Ullahansari S, Vo J, Hyun K, Fadel PJ. Neighborhood safety and hypertension risk: A systematic review. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025;14:e035381. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1161\/JAHA.124.035381.","DOI":"10.1161\/JAHA.124.035381"},{"key":"11","unstructured":"11. Sallis JF. Environmental and policy research on physical activity is Going Global. Res Exerc Epidemiol. 2011;13:111\u20137. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.24804\/ree.13.111."},{"key":"12","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"12. Koohsari MJ, Nakaya T, Oka K. Activity-friendly built environments in a super-aged society, Japan: Current challenges and toward a research agenda. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018;15:2054. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ijerph15092054.","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph15092054"},{"key":"13","unstructured":"13. Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. National health and nutrition survey, Japan, 2024 [in Japanese]; 2026. https:\/\/www.mhlw.go.jp\/stf\/seisakunitsuite\/bunya\/kenkou_iryou\/kenkou\/eiyou\/r5-houkoku_00002.html [Accessed 22 April 2026]."},{"key":"14","unstructured":"14. Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. Health at a glance 2025: OECD indicators. OECD Publishing. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1787\/8f9e3f98-en; 2025."},{"key":"15","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"15. WHO Expert Consultation. Appropriate body-mass index for Asian populations and its implications for policy and intervention strategies. Lancet. 2004;363:157\u201363. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S0140-6736(03)15268-3.","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(03)15268-3"},{"key":"16","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"16. Fukuda H, Ishiguro C, Ono R, Kiyohara K. The Longevity Improvement & Fair Evidence (LIFE) study: Overview of the study design and baseline participant profile. J Epidemiol. 2023;33:428\u201337. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2188\/jea.JE20210513.","DOI":"10.2188\/jea.JE20210513"},{"key":"17","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"17. Kimura S, Sato T, Ikeda S, Noda M, Nakayama T. Development of a database of health insurance claims: Standardization of disease classifications and anonymous record linkage. J Epidemiol. 2010;20:413\u20139. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2188\/jea.je20090066.","DOI":"10.2188\/jea.JE20090066"},{"key":"18","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"18. Kanamori M, Hanazato M, Takagi D, Kondo K, Ojima T, Amemiya A, et al. Differences in depressive symptoms by rurality in Japan: A cross-sectional multilevel study using different aggregation units of municipalities and neighborhoods (JAGES). Int J Health Geogr. 2021a;20:42. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12942-021-00296-8.","DOI":"10.1186\/s12942-021-00296-8"},{"key":"19","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"19. Kanamori M, Hanazato M, Kondo K, Stickley A, Kondo N. Neighborhood farm density, types of agriculture, and depressive symptoms among older farmers: A cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2021b;21:440. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12889-021-10469-6.","DOI":"10.1186\/s12889-021-10469-6"},{"key":"20","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"20. Tani Y, Hanazato M, Fujiwara T, Suzuki N, Kondo K. Neighborhood sidewalk environment and incidence of dementia in older Japanese adults. Am J Epidemiol. 2021;190:1270\u201380. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/aje\/kwab043.","DOI":"10.1093\/aje\/kwab043"},{"key":"21","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"21. Diez Roux AV, Mair C. Neighborhoods and health. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2010;1186:125\u201345. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1749-6632.2009.05333.x.","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1749-6632.2009.05333.x"},{"key":"22","unstructured":"22. Statistics Bureau of Japan. Population census of Japan; 2020. https:\/\/www.stat.go.jp\/english\/data\/kokusei\/2020\/summary.html [Accessed 22 April 2026]."},{"key":"23","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"23. Oishi K, Mori T, Nakaya T, Ishii K. Neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics associated with the COVID-19 incidence in elementary school children: An ecological study in Osaka City, Japan. Children (Basel). 2023;10:822. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/children10050822.","DOI":"10.3390\/children10050822"},{"key":"24","unstructured":"24. Nakaya T. Evaluating socio-economic inequalities in cancer mortality by using areal statistics in Japan: A note on the relation between the areal deprivation index. Proc Inst Stat Math. 2011;59:239\u201365 [in Japanese]."},{"key":"25","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"25. Kataoka A, Fukui K, Sato T, Kikuchi H, Inoue S, Kondo N, et al. Geographical socioeconomic inequalities in healthy life expectancy in Japan, 2010\u20132014: An ecological study. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2021;14:100204. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.lanwpc.2021.100204.","DOI":"10.1016\/j.lanwpc.2021.100204"},{"key":"26","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"26. Kaneko N, Nishino Y, Ito Y, Nakaya T, Kanemura S. Association of socioeconomic status assessed by areal deprivation with cancer incidence and detection by screening in Miyagi, Japan between 2005 and 2010. J Epidemiol. 2023;33:521\u201330. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2188\/jea.JE20220066.","DOI":"10.2188\/jea.JE20220066"},{"key":"27","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"27. Odani S, Tabuchi T, Nakaya T, Morishima T, Nakata K, Kuwabara Y, et al. Socioeconomic disparities in cancer survival: Relation to stage at diagnosis, treatment, and centralization of patients to accredited hospitals, 2005\u20132014, Japan. Cancer Med. 2023;12:6077\u201391. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/cam4.5332.","DOI":"10.1002\/cam4.5332"},{"key":"28","unstructured":"28. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. National land numerical information: Climate data (mesh) (G02) [in Japanese]; 2022. https:\/\/nlftp.mlit.go.jp\/ksj\/gml\/datalist\/KsjTmplt-G02-2022.html [Accessed 22 April 2026]."},{"key":"29","unstructured":"29. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. National land digital information: Local government offices and public assembly facilities data (P05) [in Japanese]; 2022. https:\/\/nlftp.mlit.go.jp\/ksj\/gml\/datalist\/KsjTmplt-P05-2022.html [Accessed 22 April 2026]."},{"key":"30","unstructured":"30. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. National land numerical information: Road data (N04) [in Japanese]; 2010. https:\/\/nlftp.mlit.go.jp\/ksj\/gml\/datalist\/KsjTmplt-N04.html [Accessed 22 April 2026]."},{"key":"31","unstructured":"31. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. National land numerical information: Elevation and slope angle mesh data (G04-d) [in Japanese]; 2011. https:\/\/nlftp.mlit.go.jp\/ksj\/gml\/datalist\/KsjTmplt-G04-d.html [Accessed 22 April 2026]."},{"key":"32","unstructured":"32. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. National land numerical information: Urban park data (P13) [in Japanese]; 2011. https:\/\/nlftp.mlit.go.jp\/ksj\/gml\/datalist\/KsjTmplt-P13.html [Accessed 22 April 2026]."},{"key":"33","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"33. Kawamura M, Jayamanna S, Tsujiko Y, Sugiyama A. Comparative study on urbanization in four Asian cities using satellite data. Doboku Gakkai Ronbunshu. 1998;1998:97\u2013105. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2208\/jscej.1998.608_97.","DOI":"10.2208\/jscej.1998.608_97"},{"key":"34","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"34. Irie T. The cooling effect of green infrastructure in mitigating nocturnal urban heat islands: A case study of Yoyogi Park and Meiji Jingu Shrine in Tokyo. Landsc Res. 2022;47:559\u201383. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/01426397.2022.2050195.","DOI":"10.1080\/01426397.2022.2050195"},{"key":"35","unstructured":"35. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. National land numerical information: Forest area data (A13) [in Japanese]; 2015. https:\/\/nlftp.mlit.go.jp\/ksj\/gml\/datalist\/KsjTmplt-A13-2015.html [Accessed 22 April 2026]."},{"key":"36","unstructured":"36. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Farmland Parcel Polygon Data (Fude Polygons) [in Japanese]; 2021. https:\/\/open.fude.maff.go.jp\/ [Accessed 22 April 2026]."},{"key":"37","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"37. Tanimoto R, Hanibuchi T, Nakaya T. Development of Japan postcode-level walkability index and examination of its usefulness. Q J Geogr. 2023;75:16\u201326 [in Japanese]. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5190\/tga.75.1_16.","DOI":"10.5190\/tga.75.1_16"},{"key":"38","unstructured":"38. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. National land digital information: Cultural facilities data (P27) [in Japanese]; 2013. https:\/\/nlftp.mlit.go.jp\/ksj\/gml\/datalist\/KsjTmplt-P27.html [Accessed 22 April 2026]."},{"key":"39","unstructured":"39. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. National land numerical information: Post office data (P30) [in Japanese]; 2013. https:\/\/nlftp.mlit.go.jp\/ksj\/gml\/datalist\/KsjTmplt-P30.html [Accessed 22 April 2026]."},{"key":"40","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"40. Sorice KA, Fang CY, Wiese D, Ortiz A, Chen Y, Henry KA, et al. Systematic review of neighborhood socioeconomic indices studied across the cancer control continuum. Cancer Med. 2022;11:2125\u201344. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/cam4.4601.","DOI":"10.1002\/cam4.4601"},{"key":"41","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"41. Kim Y, Twardzik E, Judd SE, Colabianchi N. Neighborhood socioeconomic status and stroke incidence: A systematic review. Neurology. 2021;96:897\u2013907. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1212\/WNL.0000000000011892.","DOI":"10.1212\/WNL.0000000000011892"},{"key":"42","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"42. Murray ET, Diez Roux AV, Carnethon M, Lutsey PL, Ni H, O\u2019Meara ES. Trajectories of neighborhood poverty and associations with subclinical atherosclerosis and associated risk factors: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Am J Epidemiol. 2010;171:1099\u2013108. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/aje\/kwq044.","DOI":"10.1093\/aje\/kwq044"},{"key":"43","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"43. Sakai R. Relationship between prevalence of childhood obesity in 17-year-olds and socioeconomic and environmental factors: Prefecture-level analysis in Japan. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2013;25:159\u201369. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1010539511416347.","DOI":"10.1177\/1010539511416347"},{"key":"44","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"44. Tokuda Y, Doba N, Butler JP, Paasche-Orlow MK. Health literacy and physical and psychological wellbeing in Japanese adults. Patient Educ Couns. 2009;75:411\u20137. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.pec.2009.03.031.","DOI":"10.1016\/j.pec.2009.03.031"},{"key":"45","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"45. Zhang R, Zhang CQ, Rhodes RE, Barry T. The pathways linking objectively-measured greenspace exposure and mental health: A systematic review of observational studies. Environ Res. 2021;198:111233. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.envres.2021.111233.","DOI":"10.1016\/j.envres.2021.111233"},{"key":"46","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"46. Grigoletto A, Mauro M, Maietta Latessa P, Iannuzzi V, Gori D, Campa F, et al. Impact of different types of physical activity in green urban space on adult health and behaviors: A systematic review. Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ. 2021;11:263\u201375. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ejihpe11010020.","DOI":"10.3390\/ejihpe11010020"},{"key":"47","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"47. Keith RJ, Hart JL, Bhatnagar A. Greenspaces and cardiovascular health. Circ Res. 2024;134(9):1179\u201396. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1161\/CIRCRESAHA.124.323583.","DOI":"10.1161\/CIRCRESAHA.124.323583"},{"key":"48","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"48. Joseph RP, Maddock JE. Observational Park-based physical activity studies: A systematic review of the literature. Prev Med. 2016;89:257\u201377. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ypmed.2016.06.016.","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ypmed.2016.06.016"},{"key":"49","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"49. Evenson KR, Jones SA, Holliday KM, Cohen DA, McKenzie TL. Park characteristics, use, and physical activity: A review of studies using SOPARC (System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities). Prev Med. 2016;86:153\u201366. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ypmed.2016.02.029.","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ypmed.2016.02.029"},{"key":"50","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"50. Robinson WS. Ecological correlations and the behavior of individuals. Am Sociol Rev. 1950;15:351\u20137. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2307\/2087176.","DOI":"10.2307\/2087176"}],"container-title":["Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.jstage.jst.go.jp\/article\/ehpm\/31\/0\/31_26-00095\/_pdf","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,8]],"date-time":"2026-08-08T05:12:51Z","timestamp":1786165971000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.jstage.jst.go.jp\/article\/ehpm\/31\/0\/31_26-00095\/_article"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026]]},"references-count":50,"journal-issue":{"issue":"0","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1265\/ehpm.26-00095","relation":{},"ISSN":["1342-078X","1347-4715"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1342-078X","type":"print"},{"value":"1347-4715","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026]]},"article-number":"26-00095"}}