This survey was conducted in a local city, Tokushima for its 23 administrative sections, which were classified into rural, non-rural and mixed districts based on the data related to agriculture. Complaints of public nuisances in these districts have been examined and the following findings have been obtained.
1. Complaints about water pollution and offensive odor in the rural district and those about offensive odor and noise in the mixed district have been raised more often, respectively. While, in the non-rural district more complaints about noise have been raised. Thus, it is recognized that possible pollution phenomena vary depending on regional patterns.
2. In time-serial comparison between the first half (1977-1980) and the second half (1981-1984) of survey period, it is found that total complaints of public nuisances have been reduced and the complaints in the rural district have been increased for all the types excepting dust. Therefore, it is suggested that regional environment in suburban farm villages has been deteriorating.

Relationship between SGOT/SGPT ratio and energy intake were investigated in 1030 subjects (373 males, 657 females). These figures were taken from epidemiological survey of the Tokushima prefecture from 1975 to 1980.
The results of the survey were as follows.
1) Energy intakes in reversal group (SGOT/SGPT <1) was higher than that in nromal group (SGOT/SGPT >1).
2) Body weight in reversal group was higher than that in normal group except young woman (18-39 years).
3) Incidence of reversal of SGOT/SGPT ratio showed increasing values as energy intakes levels increased.
It is possible to conclude from the results that SGOT/SGPT ratio was affected by energy intakes.

STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective study. PURPOSE: The aims of the current study are to evaluate the minimum 10-year follow-up clinical results of anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) for degenerative spondylolisthesis. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE: ALIF has been widely used as a treatment regimen in the management of lumbar spondylolisthesis. Still much controversy exists regarding the factors that affect the postoperative clinical outcomes. METHODS: The author performed a retrospective review of 20 patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis treated with ALIF (follow-up, 16.4 years). The clinical results were assessed by the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score for low back pain, vertebral slip and disc height index on the radiographs. RESULTS: The mean preoperative JOA score was 7.1 +/- 1.8 points (15-point-method). At 1 year, 5 years, and 10 years or more after surgery, the JOA scores were assessed as 12.4 +/- 2.2 points, 12.7 +/- 2.6 points, 12.0 +/- 2.5 points, respectively (excluding the data of reoperated cases). The adjacent disc degeneration developed in all cases during the long-term follow-up. The progressive pattern of disc degeneration was divided into three types. Initially, disc degeneration occurred due to disc space narrowing. After that, the intervertebral discs showed segmental instability with translation at the upper level. But the lower discs showed osteophyte formation, and occasionally lead to the collapse or spontaneous union. CONCLUSIONS: The clinical results of the long-term follow-up data after ALIF became worse due to the adjacent disc degeneration. The progressive pattern of disc degeneration was different according to the adjacent levels.
Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Intervertebral Disc ; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration ; Intervertebral Disc Displacement ; Low Back Pain ; Lumbosacral Region ; Osteophyte ; Retrospective Studies ; Spondylolisthesis