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    Temporal relationship between body mass index and uric acid and their joint impact on blood pressure in children and adults: the Bogalusa Heart Study

    This study aimed to examine the temporal relationship between body mass index (BMI) and uric acid (UA), and their joint effect on blood pressure (BP) in children and adults.

    Miaoying Yun, Tao Zhang, Shengxu Li, Xuan Wang in International Journal of Obesity (2021)

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    Prediction of adult class II/III obesity from childhood BMI: the i3C consortium

    Adult class II/III obesity (BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2) has significant adverse health outcomes. Early prevention and treatment are critical, but prospective childhood risk estimates are lacking. This study aimed to define t...

    Jessica G. Woo, Nanhua Zhang, Matthew Fenchel in International Journal of Obesity (2020)

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    Temporal relationship between inflammation and insulin resistance and their joint effect on hyperglycemia: the Bogalusa Heart Study

    Inflammation and insulin resistance play crucial roles in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We aim to examine the temporal relationship between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and...

    Yinkun Yan, Shengxu Li, Yang Liu, Lydia Bazzano, Jiang He in Cardiovascular Diabetology (2019)

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    Childhood cardiovascular health and subfertility: the Bogalusa Heart Study

    Although childhood cardiovascular risk can contribute to adult cardiovascular disease, and fertility and adult cardiovascular health are linked, the association between early-life cardiovascular risk and femal...

    Yi** Wang, Xu **ong, Lydia Bazzano, Emily W. Harville in Pediatric Research (2018)

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    Insulin-sensitive adiposity is associated with a relatively lower risk of diabetes than insulin-resistant adiposity: the Bogalusa Heart Study

    Obesity and insulin resistance are both closely associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). It is, however, not clear whether the role of obesity in the development of T2DM is dependent on insulin resista...

    Tao Zhang, Ying Li, Huijie Zhang, Dianjianyi Sun, Shengxu Li, Camilo Fernandez in Endocrine (2016)

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    Epidemiology of Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma, A Nationwide Perspective

    Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary tumor of the liver.

    Ali Abbas, Sabeen Medvedev, Nathan Shores, Lydia Bazzano in Digestive Diseases and Sciences (2014)

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    United States Women Receive More Curative Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Than Men

    Previous database studies have found gender disparities favoring men in rates of liver transplantation, which resolve in cohorts examining only patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

    Stephanie Cauble, Ali Abbas, Luis Balart, Lydia Bazzano in Digestive Diseases and Sciences (2013)