1. Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University
2. Department of Public Health, Shiga University of Medical Science
3. Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine
4. Department of Geriatric Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, and Kuakini Medical Center
5. Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
6. Center for Epidemiologic Research in Asia, Shiga University of Medical Science
7. Department of Medicine, Temple University
8. Department of School Nursing and Health Education, Osaka Kyoiku University
9. Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science
10. Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, Keio University
11. Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Kyoto Women’s University