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Trajectories of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk scores as a predictor for incident chronic kidney disease
BackgroundThe relationship between atherosclerosis and renal function is well established. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk scores...
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Sex differences in the relationship between serum total bilirubin and risk of incident metabolic syndrome in community-dwelling adults: Propensity score analysis using longitudinal cohort data over 16 years
BackgroundResearch on identifiable risks for metabolic syndrome (MetS) is ongoing, and growing evidence suggests that bilirubin is a potent...
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Association of fasting glucose and glycated hemoglobin with the long-term risk of incident metabolic syndrome: Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES)
AimsPrevious studies have proposed potential benefit of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) supplementary to fasting glucose in detecting metabolic syndrome...
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Association between metabolic syndrome and gastric cancer risk: results from the Health Examinees Study
BackgroundPrevious studies suggested that metabolic syndrome (MetS) might create a pro-cancer environment and increase cancer incidence. However,...
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Association between haemoglobin A1c and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in middle-aged and older Koreans: a prospective cohort study
BackgroundThis study aimed to examine associations between haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels over time and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in...
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Gender differences in association between expiratory dynamic airway collapse and severity of obstructive sleep apnea
ObjectivesRepetitive unbalances and tensions generated by inspiratory efforts against an obstructive upper airway during sleep predispose the...
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Associations of resistance training levels with low muscle mass: a nationwide cross-sectional study in Korea
BackgroundLow muscle mass is associated with adverse health outcomes such as functional decline and all-cause mortality. This study investigated the...
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Longitudinal changes in bone mineral density and trabecular bone score in Korean adults: a community-based prospective study
SummaryThe bone mineral densities (BMDs) of the femoral neck and total hip, and the lumbar spine trabecular bone score (TBS), tended to decrease with...
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The effects of weight fluctuation on the components of metabolic syndrome: a 16-year prospective cohort study in South Korea
BackgroundWeight fluctuation (WF) is highly prevalent in parallel with the high prevalence of intentional or unintentional dieting. The health risks...
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Sarcopenia is associated with decreased gray matter volume in the parietal lobe: a longitudinal cohort study
BackgroundSubstantial evidence supports an association between physical activity and cognitive function. However, the role of muscle mass and...
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Longitudinal mortality of preserved ratio impaired spirometry in a middle-aged Asian cohort
BackgroundAlthough preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) has been determined to have poor prognosis, it is a heterogeneous state, and studies...
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Validation of age- and sex-dependent association of uric acid and incident hypertension in rural areas
BackgroundA previous study based on urban areas suggested the age- and sex-dependent association of uric acid (UA) and incident hypertension. We...
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Inference of a causal relation between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and hypertension using mendelian randomization analysis
BackgroundIt is known in some studies that higher the LDL-C, the greater the risk of develo** cardiovascular disease. However, studies of the...
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Association between alcohol and bone mineral density in a Mendelian randomization study: the Dong-gu study
IntroductionMany previous studies have reported a positive relationship between alcohol and bone mineral density (BMD). However, the causality...
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Association between non-Caucasian-specific ASCC1 gene polymorphism and osteoporosis and obesity in Korean postmenopausal women
IntroductionOsteoporosis is a common disorder characterized by decreased bone mineral density (BMD). Interestingly, osteoporosis and obesity have...
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Association of preserved ratio impaired spirometry with mortality and cardiovascular diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundPreserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) is a type of abnormal lung function. PRISm and mortality have been explored in several studies,...
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Waist–hip ratio measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis as a valuable predictor of chronic kidney disease development
Obesity is a major health problem worldwide and is associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Body mass index (BMI) is a common method of...
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The relationship between platelet count and bone mineral density: results from two independent population-based studies
SummaryIn two population-based study of middle-aged and older people, we investigated if platelet count was associated with bone mineral density and...
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The influence of prehypertension, hypertension, and glycated hemoglobin on the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus in prediabetes: the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES)
BackgroundIt has been reported that elevated blood pressure (BP) was significantly associated with the increased risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus...
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Associations of serum calcium levels and dietary calcium intake with incident type 2 diabetes over 10 years: the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES)
BackgroundPrevious evidence regarding the associations between serum calcium concentrations, dietary calcium intake, and type 2 diabetes (T2D) is...
