BACKGROUND: The American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National
Institutes of Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and its complications are seriously affecting public health
worldwide. Myocardial infarction (MI) is the primary cause of death in patients with T2DM …

Objective To evaluate the associations between prediabetes and the risk of all cause
mortality and incident cardiovascular disease in the general population and in patients with …

Background National investigations on the interaction of insulin resistance, β-cell
dysfunction, and obesity with the development of diabetes are scarce in China. We aimed to …

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether the association between insulin resistance and
cardiovascular disease (CVD) differs by glucose tolerance status. RESEARCH DESIGN …

Background Whether smoking modifies the associations of diabetes and risk factor
management with subsequent risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and whether the …

OBJECTIVE Comprehensive assessment of serum bile acids (BAs) aberrations before
diabetes onset remains inconclusive. We examined the association of serum BA profile and …

Background Education attainment can improve life expectancy and guide healthy
behaviours throughout an entire lifetime. A nationwide longitudinal study of the association …

OBJECTIVE Type 2 diabetes is associated with increased risks of cognitive dysfunction and
brain abnormalities. The extent to which risk factor modification can mitigate these risks is …

Introduction Central obesity is closely linked to the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). This
study aimed to evaluate the association between the novel central obesity index-metabolic …