Background The use of substances, eg, tobacco and betel nut, are prevalent among military
personnel in Taiwan, whereas some specific substances such as alcohol use are forbidden …

Background: Greater muscular strength (MusS) has been found to have an inverse
association with subclinical atherosclerosis in children, as well as with mortality from …

Background Daily moderate coffee intake was found with a lower risk of specific metabolic
abnormalities, eg, hypertension and hyperglycemia, while the association of coffee intake …

Objective Hyperuricaemia is common in Bai individuals; however, its prevalence remains
unclear. This work aimed to investigate high-altitude hyperuricaemia prevalence and risk …

Background Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) could reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome
(MetS) while the association between muscular endurance capacity (MEC) and incident …

Objectives: To examine the association between visit-to-visit blood pressure variability (BPV)
and incident diabetes mellitus (DM) risk in a Chinese population. Methods: Data comes from …

Background Prior studies have shown an association between generalized periodontitis and
anemia in older or undernourished adults. The aim of the study was to examine the …

Background Insulin resistance is associated with the development of hypertension, whereas
there were rare studies comparing various non-insulin based insulin resistance (NI-IR) …

Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) occurs at the initial stage of heart failure.
Electrocardiographic (ECG) criteria and machine learning for ECG features have been …

Objective Both electrocardiographic and echocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy
(LVH) have been reported with an association with greater carotid intima‐media thickness …