1.Study on the serum enzyme activity and nutrient intakes. Application of canonical correlation analysis.
Masahide Imaki ; Tamotsu Miyoshi ; Masanobu Fujii ; Takamichi Tamura ; Takeshi Yoshimura
Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine 1985;33(5):892-896
The purpose of this study is to make clear a comprehensive relationship between two groups of serum enzyme activity and nutrient intakes. The first group of measurement include serum GOT, GPT, ALP activity and the second group of measurements include protein, fat, carbohydorate, vitamin A, B1, B2, C, animal protein, animal fat, age, and weight.
These figures are taken from the epidemiological survey of Tokushima prefecture, including 252 males and 383 females, investigated from 1975 to 1980.
Appling the canonical correlation analysis, we found the following results.
1) In male, only two canonical correlations were statistically significant. The serum GOT and GPT activity related to body weight, further serum GOT activity was effected quality of food intakes.
2) In Female, three canonical correlations were statistically significant. Both serum GOT and GPT activity related to protein intakes. High correlations were observed between serum GOT activty and vitamin B1, between serum GPT activity and vitamin C, between serum ALP activity and age.
2.Survey of the Circumstances of Cancer Patients Treated at Home and the Presence of Doctors and Nurses at the Time of Death
Takuya SHINJO ; Masakatsu SHIMIZU ; Keijiro MIYAKE ; Manabu TAMURA ; Junichiro TOYA ; Hiroto SHIRAYAMA ; Takamichi MATSUKI ; Akihiro ISHIKAWA ; Yasunori MURAOKA ; Jun HAMANO
Palliative Care Research 2020;15(4):259-263
In recent years, the system for providing home medical care and palliative care has been improved, and the number of cancer patients who are treated at home until the end is increasing. The aim of this study was to investigate the circumstances of cancer patients who died at home and the presence of doctors and nurses at the moment of death. We conducted a prospective survey of end-oflife cancer patients receiving home visits from home care and palliative care clinics in Japan from 1st July to 31st December 2017. During the study period, we analyzed the mortality status of 676 patients who died in their homes, serviced by 45 clinics. Of these patients, 91% were living with families, 49% died on holidays or at night, and the doctor and nurse was present at the time of death in only 5.6% and 9.9% of cases, respectively. Most of the patients who died at home lived with their families, with few doctors and nurses present at the time of their patients’ death.