掲載論文Abstract@PubMed

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19929998

Introduction

・1st paragraph：From a broad topic to a focused topic. 

In type 2 diabetes, early detection and intervention is necessary to prevent complications such as cardiovascular disease. However, the prevalence rate of ‘undiagnosed’ diabetes patients is an increasingly important public health issue [1]. Undiagnosed diabetes is defined as unknowingly having an elevated glucose level that meets the definition of diabetes.

・2nd paragraph：What is already known on the focused topic.

・3rd paragraph：What is yet unknown and to be explored.

For example, there are an estimated 7.0 million persons with undiagnosed diabetes in the U.S. (2.2% of the whole population) [2]. Similarly, the prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes in the adult population of Manitoba was 2.2% in a Canadian study [3]. If patients with diabetes are not diagnosed and remain to be untreated, they may not have a chance to prevent future diabetes-related complications. Accordingly, risk factors or markers relevant to such complications may remain to be high in individuals with undiagnosed diabetes.

4th paragraph：What this study did to add a new knowledge. 

Therefore, in this study we compared cardiovascular and metabolic markers between individuals with undiagnosed and known diabetes, adjusting for major confounders such as age, sex and body mass index (BMI) in a large Japanese population.

Short reportの規定：総語数1,000語　上記Introduction 167語

読み手になぜこの研究が必要か、価値があるかを段階を踏んでごく簡潔に説明する。

From a broad topic to a focused one, and finally guide the audience to our research topic, with no redundancy and waste of space.

・Intoroductionは短く簡潔に！　

　　論文全体の1/5~1/6に語数は抑える。1,000語のShort reportなら200語以内に3,000-3,500語のOriginal articleなら500語以内に 

・1st paragraph：From a broad topic to a focused topic.

　　例：2型糖尿病の診断予防から、未診断糖尿病へ

・2nd paragraph：What is already known on the focused topic.

・3rd paragraph：What is yet unknown and to be explored.

　　先行研究で（諸外国）での未診断糖尿病の報告例。そして研究仮説の呈示。　

・4th paragraph：What this study did to add a new knowledge. 

　　本研究で仮説を調べた、つまり既診断と未診断の心血管危険因子を比較した。

*この例はShort reportのため、2ndと3rd paragraphが一緒になっています。