Association of Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index with Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease among Japanese Urban Workers and their Families

Tsukasa Namekata^1,2*, Kenji Suzuki³, Norio Ishizuka³, Mitsuko Nakata¹ and Kohji Shirai⁴

¹Pacific Rim Disease Prevention Center, PO Box 25444, Seattle, WA 98165-2344, USA, E-mail: ksuzuki@iit.edu

²Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Box 357660, Seattle, WA 98195-7660, USA, E-mail: ksuzuki@iit.edu

³Japan Health Promotion Foundation, 1-24-4 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0013, Japan, E-mail: ksuzuki@iit.edu

⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Sakura Hospital Medical Center, Toho University, 546-1 Shizu, Sakura-shi, Chiba Prefecture, 285-8741, Japan, E-mail: ksuzuki@iit.edu

^*Corresponding Author: Tsukasa Namekata, Pacific Rim Disease Prevention Center, P.O.Box 25444, Seattle, WA 98165-2344, USA, Tel: (206) 695-2367, Fax: (206) 695-2367 Email: