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Open AccessInternet use, cardiometabolic multimorbidity, and death in older adults: a multi-cohort study spanning develo** and developed countries
Internet use is a double-edged sword for older adults’ health. Whether internet use can prevent cardiometabolic diseases and death in older adults remains controversial.
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Open AccessFolate deficiency may increase the risk for elevated TSH in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and thyroid dysfunction (TD) are two common chronic endocrine disorders that often coexist. Folate deficiency has been reported to be related with the onset and development of T...
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A High Concentration of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Umbilical Cord Tissue is Associated with an Increased Risk for Fetal Neural Tube Defects
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous in the environment and have detrimental effects on human health. Embryos are particularly susceptible to environmental insults such as PAHs. We examined t...
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Arsenic Exposure, Periconceptional Folic Acid Supplementation, and the Risk for Neural Tube Defects: A Case–Control Study
Arsenic induces neural tube defects (NTDs) in laboratory animals, but evidence in human populations is scarce. We examined the association between arsenic exposure and the risk for NTDs and explored whether fo...
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Open AccessAssociation of maternal BMI during early pregnancy with infant anemia: a large Chinese birth cohort
Infant anemia is prevalent in low- and middle-income countries. Maternal body mass index (BMI) is associated with serum ferritin in cord blood, but as yet has not been linked to infant anemia. The objective of...
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Open AccessPericonceptional folic acid supplementation and sex difference in prevention of neural tube defects and their subtypes in China: results from a large prospective cohort study
Folic acid (FA) supplementation is known to prevent neural tube defects (NTDs). We examined whether this preventive effect differs by the sex of the infant.
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Prevalence and trend of isolated and complicated congenital hydrocephalus and preventive effect of folic acid in northern China, 2005–2015
Congenital hydrocephalus (CH) was a major birth defect of the central nervous system besides neural tube defects (NTDs). Few studies have focused on both the prevalence and trend of isolated and complicated CH...
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Application of molecularly imprinted polymers for the analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in lipid matrix-based biological samples
High-accuracy analyses of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in lipid matrix-based biological samples are highly necessary. We investigated the cleanup performance of the commercially available molecularl...
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Variants in maternal COMT and MTHFR genes and risk of neural tube defects in offspring
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T and catechol-O-Methyltransferase (COMT) G158A are associated with a risk of neural tube defects (NTDs) in offspring. This study examined the effect of a MTHFR × C...
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Erratum to: Variants in maternal COMT and MTHFR genes and risk of neural tube defects in offspring
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Depression and Its Influencing Factors Among Mothers of Children with Birth Defects in China
Families of children affected by birth defects suffer from a significant psychological burden across the lifespan, but there have been few studies on this topic in China. Our goal was to assess depression amon...
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Open AccessRegional variations in and correlates of disability-free life expectancy among older adults in China
Considerable socioeconomic and health inequalities have been reported in China. However, because of a lack of appropriate data, limited research has been conducted on variations in disability-free life expecta...
