1. Department of Medicine and Clinical Science (K.F., R.M., F.K., N.S., K.N., J.H., Y.W., T.A., T.K.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
2. Department of Cerebrovascular Disease, St. Mary’s Hospital, Kurume, Japan (K.F.).
3. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardio-Vascular Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan (K.F., T.I.).
4. Department of Health Care Administration and Management (R.M., M.K., N.S.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
5. Center for Cohort Studies (M.K., J.H., T.K.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
6. Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (J.H.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
7. Fukuoka International University of Health and Welfare, Japan (T.I.).
8. Department of Cardiology, Kurume University Medical Center, Japan (H.K.).