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Open AccessThe relationship between follicle-stimulating hormone and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease in men
The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between male hormones and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) in males.
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Open AccessRelationship between social participation and depressive symptoms in patients with multimorbidity: the chained mediating role of cognitive function and activities of daily living
The potential mechanisms linking social participation and depressive symptoms in Chinese individuals with multimorbidity are not yet fully understood. This study aims to explore how cognitive function and acti...
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Paternal obesity induces subfertility in male offspring by modulating the oxidative stress-related transcriptional network
The effects of fathers’ high-fat diet (HFD) on the reproductive health of their male offspring (HFD- F1) remain to be elucidated. Parental obesity is known to have a negative effect on offspring fertility, but...
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Open AccessHousehold air pollution and urinary incontinence symptoms among older adults in LASI: a large-scale population-based study
The effects of household air pollution on urinary incontinence (UI) symptoms and stress urinary incontinence (SUI) symptoms have not been studied. This study seeks to investigate the correlation between househ...
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Open AccessThe relationship between psychological distress and weight maintenance in weight cycling: mediating role of eating behavior
Obesity is a global public health concern. The goal of this study was to see if eating habits could mediate the relationship between psychological distress and weight maintenance in a population with a history...
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Open AccessGlobal, regional, and national burden of non-communicable diseases attributable to occupational asbestos exposure 1990–2019 and prediction to 2035: worsening or improving?
Understanding the burden associated with occupational asbestos exposure on a global and regional scale is necessary to implement coordinated prevention and control strategies. By the GBD Study 2019, we conduct...
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Open AccessKnowledge, attitudes, and practice towards allergic rhinitis in patients with allergic rhinitis: a cross-sectional study
The knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of Chinese patients with allergic rhinitis (AR) on AR is poorly known. This study investigated the KAP towards AR in patients with this disease and explored the fact...
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances exposure and bone mineral density in the U.S. population from NHANES 2005–2014
Environmental exposures such as perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) were considered potential risks for bone mineral density (BMD).
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Open AccessUpdating Framingham CVD risk score using waist circumference and estimated cardiopulmonary function: a cohort study based on a southern **njiang population
To explore the association between waist circumference (WC), estimated cardiopulmonary function (eCRF), and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in southern **njiang. Update the Framingham model to make it more s...
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Open AccessTranslation and validation of the Chinese ABCD risk questionnaire to evaluate adults’ awareness and knowledge of the risks of cardiovascular diseases
Assessment of health beliefs and risk perception is a critical means to prevent coronary heart disease, but there are few such studies on assessment in the Chinese population. Given the demonstrated value and ...
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Global leadership initiative in malnutrition (GLIM) criteria using hand-grip strength adequately predicts postoperative complications and long-term survival in patients underwent radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer
The present study aims to investigate whether malnutrition defined by the Global Leadership Initiative in Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria using hand-grip strength (HGS) adequately predict postoperative complicati...
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Associations of early nutrition with growth and body composition in very preterm infants: a prospective cohort study
To investigate impacts of early postnatal macronutrient intakes on growth and body composition of preterm infants within the first 6 months.
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Long-term exposure to high particulate matter pollution and incident hypertension: a 12-year cohort study in northern China
Numerous cohort studies have reported the association of long-term exposure to particulate matter <10 μm in diameter (PM10) and hypertension in American and European countries. However, these results have been in...
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Open AccessTemporal dynamic in the impact of COVID− 19 outbreak on cause-specific mortality in Guangzhou, China
Studies related to the SARS-CoV-2 spikes in the past few months, while there are limited studies on the entire outbreak-suppressed cycle of COVID-19. We estimate the cause-specific excess mortality during the ...
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Transcriptome-wide association study identifies multiple genes associated with childhood body mass index
Childhood obesity is one of the most common and costly nutritional problems with high heritability. The genetic mechanism of childhood obesity remains unclear. Here, we conducted a transcriptome-wide associati...
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Open AccessGender differences in self-harm and drinking behaviors among high school students in Bei**g, China
Self-harm and drinking are both serious problems in adolescents and many studies presented evidence of their association. However, gender differences in this association are seldom deeply discussed. Our study ...
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Open AccessAssociation between economic development level and tuberculosis registered incidence in Shandong, China
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the major infectious diseases that seriously endanger people’s health. In Shandong province, the relationship between the level of economic development and TB incidence has not been...
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Electrocardiographic-left ventricular hypertrophy and incident stroke among Chinese hypertensive adults
The relationship between electrocardiographic-left ventricular hypertrophy (ECG-LVH) and stroke has been well established in the Western population with limited information in the Chinese population. This stud...
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Open AccessA mixed-methods study on toilet hygiene practices among Chinese in Hong Kong
Public toilets are a common transmission vector of infectious diseases due to environmental contamination. Research on Chinese people’s hygiene practices in public lavatories are lacking. This study examined C...
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Detecting epistasis within chromatin regulatory circuitry reveals CAND2 as a novel susceptibility gene for obesity
Genome-wide association studies have identified many susceptibility loci for obesity. However, missing heritability problem is still challenging and ignorance of genetic interactions is believed to be an impor...