Researchers at University of Tokyo Have Reported New Data on Hypertension (Association between mandatory health examination attendance and diabetes treatment initiation among employees being treated for hypertension)

2020 DEC 21 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Current study results on Cardiovascular Diseases and Conditions - Hypertension have been published. According to news originating from Tokyo, Japan, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “It is unclear whether mandatory health examination is effective for employees who are already being treated for chronic diseases. We focused on patients being treated for hypertension and evaluated the association between employer-based health examination attendance and diabetes treatment initiation.”

Financial supporters for this research include Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of Tokyo, “Using a database that stores health insurance claims and health examination results of subscribers enrolled in society-managed health insurance plans in Japan, we identified employees aged 40-59 years who were being treated for hypertension when starting diabetes treatment from April 2012 to December 2016. A case-crossover analysis was conducted using 90, 180, and 270 days prior to diabetes treatment initiation as reference points and 90 days after the mandatory health examination as the exposure period. We conducted a subgroup analysis by hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level and frequency of outpatient blood glucose testing before the mandatory health examination. We identified 1464 individuals starting treatment for diabetes while on antihypertensive drugs. The overall odds ratio for starting diabetes treatment within 90 days of the health examination was 1.89 (95% confidence interval: 1.70-2.10). The subgroup analysis showed that this odds ratio increased as HbA1c level increased and as blood glucose testing frequency decreased. Among employees starting treatment for diabetes while being treated for hypertension, employer-based mandatory health examination attendance was associated with initiation of diabetes treatment.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “The health examinations may be functioning as a complement to screening in outpatient settings.”

For more information on this research see: Association between mandatory health examination attendance and diabetes treatment initiation among employees being treated for hypertension. Journal of Occupational Health, 2020;62(1). (American Psychological Association - www.apa.org; Journal of Occupational Health - http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/ocp/index.aspx)

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from Sachiko Ono, Dept. of Eat-loss Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. Additional authors for this research include Hayato Yamana, Akira Okada, Taisuke Jo and Hideo Yasunaga.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1002/1348-9585.12183. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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