Perceived Stress and Coping Strategies in Relation to Body Mass Index: Cross-Sectional Study of 12,045 Japanese Men and Women

Chisato Shimanoe; Megumi Hara; Yuichiro Nishida; Hinako Nanri; Yasuko Otsuka; Kazuyo Nakamura; Yasuki Higaki; Takeshi Imaizumi; Naoto Taguchi; Tatsuhiko Sakamoto; Mikako Horita; Koichi Shinchi; Keitaro Tanaka

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0118105

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Perceived Stress and Coping Strategies in Relation to Body Mass Index: Cross-Sectional Study of 12,045 Japanese Men and Women

Chisato Shimanoe ,

* E-mail: chisatos@cc.saga-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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Megumi Hara,

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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Yuichiro Nishida,

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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Hinako Nanri,

Affiliations Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan, Department of Public Health, Showa University School of Medicine, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Yasuko Otsuka,

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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Kazuyo Nakamura,

Affiliation St. Mary’s College Faculty of Nursing, Kurume, Japan
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Yasuki Higaki,

Affiliation Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Sports and Health Science, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Takeshi Imaizumi,

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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Naoto Taguchi,

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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Tatsuhiko Sakamoto,

Affiliation Chikushi Office for Health, Human Services and Environmental Issues, Fukuoka Prefectural Government, Onojo, Japan
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Mikako Horita,

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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Koichi Shinchi,

Affiliation Division of International Health and Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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Keitaro Tanaka

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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Perceived Stress and Coping Strategies in Relation to Body Mass Index: Cross-Sectional Study of 12,045 Japanese Men and Women

Chisato Shimanoe,
Megumi Hara,
Yuichiro Nishida,
Hinako Nanri,
Yasuko Otsuka,
Kazuyo Nakamura,
Yasuki Higaki,
Takeshi Imaizumi,
Naoto Taguchi,
Tatsuhiko Sakamoto

Published: February 12, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118105

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