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A Review of Dietary Influences on Cardiovascular Health: Part 2: Dietary Patterns

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A genetic variant in the gene encoding fibrinogen beta chain predicted development of hypertension in Chinese men.

scientific article published on 2 February 2010

A genome-wide linkage and association scan reveals novel loci for hypertension and blood pressure traits.

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A pilot double-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial of the effects of fixed-dose combination therapy ('polypill') on cardiovascular risk factors.

scientific article published on August 2010

A polymorphism in transforming growth factor-β1 is associated with carotid plaques and increased carotid intima-media thickness in older Chinese men: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study-Cardiovascular Disease Subcohort

scientific article published on 26 November 2010

A review of dietary influences on cardiovascular health: part 1: the role of dietary nutrients.

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A sibling-pair analysis of fasting lipids and anthropometric measurements and their relationship to hypertension

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A single nucleotide polymorphism in APOA5 determines triglyceride levels in Hong Kong and Guangzhou Chinese

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A three-stage genome-wide association study combining multilocus test and gene expression analysis for young-onset hypertension in Taiwan Han Chinese

scientific article published on 11 January 2014

APOA5-1131T>C polymorphism is associated with triglyceride levels in Chinese men

scientific article published on 01 May 2003

Adiposity and incident diabetes within 4 years of follow-up: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

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Adverse lifestyle leads to an annual excess of 2 million deaths in China

scientific article published on 26 February 2014

Age of menarche and the metabolic syndrome in China.

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Age-dependent and -independent associations between depression, anxiety, DHEAS, and cortisol: from the MIPH Industrial Cohort Studies (MICS).

scientific article published on 30 November 2011

Age-related anthropometric remodelling resulting in increased and redistributed adiposity is associated with increases in the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in Chinese subjects

scientific article published in January 2006

Airflow obstruction and metabolic syndrome: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

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Albuminuria is a marker of increasing intracranial and extracranial vascular involvement in Type 2 diabetic Chinese patients.

scientific article published on 25 August 2004

Alcohol consumption and aortic arch calcification in an older Chinese sample: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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Alcohol consumption and electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy and mediation by elevated blood pressure in older Chinese men: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published in September 2013

Alcohol sensitivity, alcohol use and hypertension in an older Chinese population: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

scientific article published on 26 June 2009

All-cause mortality in patients with diabetes under glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists: A population-based, open cohort study.

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An affected pedigree member analysis of linkage between the dopamine D2 receptor gene TaqI polymorphism and obesity and hypertension.

scientific article published in June 2005

An insulin receptor gene polymorphism is associated with diastolic blood pressure in Chinese subjects with components of the metabolic syndrome

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Anthropometric indices predicting incident type 2 diabetes in an Iranian population: the Isfahan Cohort Study.

scientific article published on 15 July 2013

Antihypertensive effects of tannins isolated from traditional Chinese herbs as non-specific inhibitors of angiontensin converting enzyme.

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Aortic Arch Calcification and Vascular Disease: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published on 01 January 2010

Appropriate Cut-off Values of Waist Circumference to Predict Cardiovascular Outcomes: 7-year Follow-up in an Iranian Population

scientific article published on 15 January 2012

Arterial stiffness and left-ventricular diastolic dysfunction: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study-CVD.

scientific article published on 29 April 2010

Association between metabolic syndrome and carotid atherosclerosis: a community-based study in Hong Kong

scientific article published on 25 January 2013

Association between raised blood pressure and dysglycemia in Hong Kong Chinese.

scientific article published on 12 June 2008

Association of Smoking with Increasing Vascular Involvement in Type 2 Diabetic Chinese Patients

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Association of a genetic variant in the apolipoprotein A5 gene with the metabolic syndrome in Chinese

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Association of erectile dysfunction with cardiovascular risk factors and increasing existing vascular disease in male chinese type 2 diabetic patients

scientific article published in August 2005

Association of the D8S282 marker near the lipoprotein lipase gene locus with systolic blood pressure in healthy Chinese subjects

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Association of two apolipoprotein A-I gene MspI polymorphisms with high density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol levels and indices of obesity in selected healthy Chinese subjects and in patients with early-onset type 2 diabetes.

scientific article published in October 2003

Association of two apolipoprotein A-I gene MspI polymorphisms with lipid and blood pressure levels

scientific article published in July 2005

Association of vascular risk factors with increasing glycemia even in normoglycemic subjects in an older Chinese population: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published in August 2006

Association of vitamin D levels with type 2 diabetes in older working adults

scientific article published on May 2015

Associations between specific technologies and adolescent sleep quantity, sleep quality, and parasomnias.

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Associations of apolipoprotein E exon 4 and lipoprotein lipase S447X polymorphisms with acute ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction

scientific article published on 01 January 2006

Associations of polymorphisms in the apolipoprotein A1/C3/A4/A5 gene cluster with familial combined hyperlipidaemia in Hong Kong Chinese

scientific article published on 15 August 2009

Awareness of obesity and diabetes: a survey of a subset of British male drivers

scientific article published on 21 April 2010

Biomass cooking carbon monoxide levels in commercial canteens in Kigali, Rwanda

scientific article published on 13 May 2020

Body size dissatisfaction among young Chinese children in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study.

scientific article published on 20 May 2014

Breastfeeding practice, oral contraceptive use and risk of rheumatoid arthritis among Chinese women: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published on 6 January 2014

Cancer Mortality Risks from Long-term Exposure to Ambient Fine Particle

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Changes in adiposity in an older Chinese population in rapid economic transition.

scientific article published on October 2016

Clinically meaningful and lasting HbA1c improvement rarely occurs after 5 years of type 1 diabetes: an argument for early, targeted and aggressive intervention following diagnosis

scientific article published on 24 February 2018

Cohort Profile: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, a Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Birmingham collaboration

scientific article published on 14 July 2006

Components of the metabolic syndrome predictive of its development: a 6-year longitudinal study in Hong Kong Chinese

scientific article published on 2 November 2007

Comprehensive smoke-free legislation and displacement of smoking into the homes of young children in Hong Kong.

scientific article published in April 2010

Correlation of large artery intracranial occlusive disease with carotid intima-media thickness and presence of carotid plaque.

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Deleterious impact of "high normal" glucose levels and other metabolic syndrome components on arterial endothelial function and intima-media thickness in apparently healthy Chinese subjects: the CATHAY study

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Description and preliminary results from a structured specialist behavioural weight management group intervention: Specialist Lifestyle Management (SLiM) programme.

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Development of diabetes in Chinese with the metabolic syndrome: a 6-year prospective study

scientific article published on 2 March 2007

Diabetes and pre-diabetes as determined by glycated haemoglobin A1c and glucose levels in a developing southern Chinese population.

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Diet synergies and mortality--a population-based case-control study of 32,462 Hong Kong Chinese older adults

scientific article published on 4 January 2006

Does Smoking Affect Hospital Use Before Death?

scientific article published on 01 June 2008

Dose-response relation between physical activity and cognitive function: guangzhou biobank cohort study

scientific article published on 23 July 2011

Economic burden of diabetes related to excess body weight in Hong Kong

scientific article published in June 2014

Effect of obstructive sleep apnoea on diabetic retinopathy and maculopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 29 May 2015

Effectiveness of lifestyle interventions on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA): systematic review and meta-analysis.

scientific article published on October 2013

Effects of Tai Chi and resistance training on cardiovascular risk factors in elderly Chinese subjects: a 12-month longitudinal, randomized, controlled intervention study

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Effects of tea consumption on renal function in a metropolitan Chinese population: the Guangzhou biobank cohort study

scientific article published on 9 November 2013

Egg consumption and the risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study and meta-analyses.

scientific article published on 21 April 2018

Elevated HbA(1c) levels and the accumulation of differentiated T cells in CMV(+) individuals

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Endothelial function in patients with atrial fibrillation

scientific article published on 10 January 2020

Endovascular revascularization is associated with a lower risk of above knee amputation than surgical or combined modalities. Analysis of English hospital admissions over a six year period.

scientific article published on 29 July 2015

Ethnic differences in lower limb revascularisation and amputation rates. Implications for the aetiopathology of atherosclerosis?

scientific article published on 10 January 2014

Evidence of a synergistic association between heart rate, inflammation, and cardiovascular mortality in patients undergoing coronary angiography.

scientific article published on 23 November 2012

Exercise and diet in weight management: updating what works.

scientific article published on 20 October 2009

Exome-chip association analysis reveals an Asian-specific missense variant in PAX4 associated with type 2 diabetes in Chinese individuals.

scientific article published on 15 October 2016

Exposure to secondhand smoke and risk of peripheral arterial disease in southern Chinese non-smokers: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study-Cardiovascular Disease Sub-cohort

scientific article published on 20 October 2016

Factor analysis of the metabolic syndrome: obesity vs insulin resistance as the central abnormality

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Familial concordance of metabolic syndrome in Korean population--Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005.

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Family structure, parent-child conversation time and substance use among Chinese adolescents

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Fish consumption and mortality in Hong Kong Chinese--the LIMOR study.

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Glycaemia is associated with cognitive impairment in older adults: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

scientific article published on 8 July 2014

Health promotion in older Chinese: a 12-month cluster randomized controlled trial of pedometry and "peer support".

scientific article published in June 2012

Height, its components, and cardiovascular risk among older Chinese: a cross-sectional analysis of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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High density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels increase with age in American women but not in Hong Kong Chinese women

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High relative risk of all-cause mortality attributed to smoking in China: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

scientific article published on 26 April 2018

Hypoxemia and glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus with extreme obesity.

scientific article published on 17 June 2014

Identification of factors differentially associated with isolated impaired fasting glucose and isolated post-load impaired glucose tolerance: the Hong Kong Cardiovascular Risk Factor Study.

scientific article published in October 2006

Identification of the intron 14 splicing defect of the cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene in Hong Kong Chinese.

scientific article published in April 2001

Impact of impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance on arterial stiffness in an older Chinese population: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study-CVD.

scientific article published on 13 October 2009

Impact of metabolic syndrome on ischemic heart disease – A prospective cohort study in an Iranian adult population: Isfahan cohort study

scientific article published on 30 December 2010

Impact of obesity and body fat distribution on cardiovascular risk factors in Hong Kong Chinese

scientific article published in November 2004

Impact of sex-specific body composition on cardiovascular risk factors: the Hong Kong Cardiovascular Risk Factor Study

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Implications of increased weight and waist circumference on vascular risk in an older Chinese population: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published on 4 September 2007

Increased leisure-time physical activity associated with lower onset of diabetes in 44 828 adults with impaired fasting glucose: a population-based prospective cohort study.

scientific article published on 13 January 2018

Increased risk of ischemic heart disease, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes in women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus, a target group in general practice for preventive interventions: A population-based cohort study

scientific article published on 16 January 2018

Increasing insulin resistance contributes to worsening glycaemic and lipid profiles in older Chinese subjects

scientific article published in May 2004

Increasing severity of cardiovascular risk factors with increasing middle cerebral artery stenotic involvement in type 2 diabetic Chinese patients with asymptomatic cerebrovascular disease

scientific article published in May 2004

Independent and combined associations of abdominal obesity and seated resting heart rate with type 2 diabetes among older Chinese: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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Influence of Alzheimer's disease genes on cognitive decline: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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Influence of heart rate at rest for predicting the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese adults

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Initiation of dapagliflozin and treatment-emergent fractures

scientific article published on 30 November 2017

Innate and adaptive cellular immunity in flavivirus-naïve human recipients of a live-attenuated dengue serotype 3 vaccine produced in Vero cells (VDV3).

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Interleukin-6 receptor gene polymorphism modulates interleukin-6 levels and the metabolic syndrome: GBCS-CVD.

scientific article published on 25 February 2010

Is height associated with cardiovascular risk in Chinese adults?

scientific article published in March 2007

Is leg length a biomarker of childhood conditions in older Chinese women? The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published in February 2008

Is sleep duration associated with obesity-where do U stand?

scientific article published in August 2008

Linkage of angiotensinogen gene polymorphisms with hypertension in a sibling study of Hong Kong Chinese.

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Long-term risk of cardiovascular disease among type 2 diabetic patients with asymptomatic intracranial atherosclerosis: a prospective cohort study

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Longitudinal studies are required.

scientific article published in June 2015

Lower limb amputation in England: prevalence, regional variation and relationship with revascularisation, deprivation and risk factors. A retrospective review of hospital data

scientific article published on 11 November 2014

Lymphocyte sub-population cell counts are associated with the metabolic syndrome and its components in the Vietnam Experience Study.

scientific article published on 19 August 2010

Mental health and asthma in China: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

scientific article published in June 2013

Metabolic syndrome increases all-cause and vascular mortality: the Hong Kong Cardiovascular Risk Factor Study

scientific article published on 23 March 2007

Metabolically Healthy Obese and Incident Cardiovascular Disease Events Among 3.5 Million Men and Women

scientific article published in September 2017

Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene A222V polymorphism and risk of ischemic stroke

scientific article published in January 2004

Middle cerebral artery stenosis in type II diabetic Chinese patients is associated with conventional risk factors but not with polymorphisms of the renin-angiotensin system genes.

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Middle cerebral artery stenosis increased the risk of vascular disease mortality among type 2 diabetic patients

scientific article published on 13 February 2008

Modification by influenza on health effects of air pollution in Hong Kong

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Neighbourhood food environment and dietary intakes in adolescents: sex and perceived family affluence as moderators.

scientific article published in October 2010

Obesity and cardiovascular risk factors in Hong Kong Chinese.

scientific article published in August 2002

Obesity, high-sensitive C-reactive protein and snoring in older Chinese: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

scientific article published on 27 June 2010

Obesity, independent of insulin resistance, is a major determinant of blood pressure in normoglycemic Hong Kong Chinese

scientific article published in December 2000

Overall obesity is leveling-off while abdominal obesity continues to rise in a Chinese population experiencing rapid economic development: analysis of serial cross-sectional health survey data 2002-2010.

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Paraoxonase 1 gene Q192R polymorphism affects stroke and myocardial infarction risk

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Parity and the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese women: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

scientific article published on October 2006

Passive smoking exposure and risk of COPD among adults in China: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published in The Lancet

Past dust and GAS/FUME exposure and COPD in Chinese: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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Pedometry and 'peer support' in older Chinese adults: a 12-month cluster randomised controlled trial

scientific article published in June 2014

Peripheral vascular disease in Type 2 diabetic Chinese patients: associations with metabolic indices, concomitant vascular disease and genetic factors

scientific article published in December 2003

Pharmacokinetic profile of the somatostatin analogue lanreotide in individuals with chronic hepatic insufficiency

scientific article published on 01 January 2006

Physical activity and blood pressure in primary school children: a longitudinal study

scientific article published on 12 November 2012

Physical activity, adiposity, and diabetes risk in middle-aged and older Chinese population: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study. ⬇️

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Polypill for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (PolyIran): study design and rationale for a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 17 September 2014

Prevention of coronary artery disease: the south Asian paradox.

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Prevention of macrovascular disease in type 2 diabetic patients: blockade of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system.

scientific article published on February 2008

Prospective randomised trial examining the impact of an educational intervention versus usual care on anticoagulation therapy control based on an SAMe-TT<sub>2</sub>R<sub>2</sub> score-guided strategy in anticoagulant-naïve Thai patients with atrial

publication published on 11 October 2021

Randomised controlled pilot study to assess the feasibility of a Mediterranean Portfolio dietary intervention for cardiovascular risk reduction in HIV dyslipidaemia: a study protocol.

scientific article published on 8 February 2016

Randomized, controlled, parallel-group comparison of ambulatory and clinic blood pressure responses to amlodipine or enalapril during and after treatment in adult chinese patients with hypertension

scientific article published in August 2004

Relation of serum leptin and adiponectin to cardiovascular risk factors in older adults: a Guangzhou biobank cohort study-CVD

scientific article published on February 2010

Relationship of plasma interleukin-6 and its genetic variants with hypertension in Hong Kong Chinese

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Relationships between the taqI polymorphism of the dopamine D2 receptor and blood pressure in hyperglycaemic and normoglycaemic Chinese subjects.

scientific article published in November 2001

Reliability and Validity of the IPAQ-Chinese

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Renin-Angiotensin System Gene Polymorphisms and Retinopathy in Chinese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

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Renin-angiotensin system gene polymorphisms, blood pressure, dyslipidemia, and diabetes in Hong Kong Chinese: a significant association of tne ACE insertion/deletion polymorphism with type 2 diabetes.

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Rimonabant for the treatment of obesity

scientific article published on 01 November 2008

Risk of Incident Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

scientific article published on 12 March 2019

STROBE-Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Hospitalization Due to Peptic Ulcers

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Self-reported long total sleep duration is associated with metabolic syndrome: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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Serum plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) and intra-ocular pressure (IOP): the Guangzhou biobank cohort study

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Sex differences in epidemiology and risk factors of acute coronary syndrome in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes: a long-term prospective cohort study

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Smoking and sleep disorders in Chinese adolescents

scientific article published on 21 February 2010

Smoking without exception adversely affects vascular structure and function in apparently healthy Chinese: implications in global atherosclerosis prevention.

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Smoking, smoking cessation and aortic arch calcification in older Chinese: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published on 14 March 2008

Smoking, smoking cessation and inflammatory markers in older Chinese men: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published on 6 July 2008

Spousal concordance of metabolic syndrome in 3141 Korean couples: a nationwide survey.

scientific article published on 17 October 2005

Study of the effects of total flavonoids of Astragalus on atherosclerosis formation and potential mechanisms.

scientific article published on 29 January 2012

Systematic review and meta-analysis of hydrocarbon exposure and the risk of Parkinson's disease.

scientific article published on 26 December 2014

The Association between Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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The Trp64Arg polymorphism of the β3-adrenergic receptor gene and obesity in Chinese subjects with components of the metabolic syndrome

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The US National Cholesterol Education Programme Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP ATP III) prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in a Chinese population

scientific article published in March 2005

The association between adiposity, mental well-being, and quality of life in extreme obesity.

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The association of pulmonary function with carotid atherosclerosis in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study-CVD Subcohort.

scientific article published on 3 October 2015

The complex associations among sleep quality, anxiety-depression, and quality of life in patients with extreme obesity.

scientific article published on December 2013

The complexity of obesity in UK adolescents: relationships with quantity and type of technology, sleep duration and quality, academic performance and aspiration ⬇️

scientific article published on December 13, 2012

The effects of air pollution on mortality in socially deprived urban areas in Hong Kong, China

scientific article published on September 2008

The effects of candesartan and ramipril on adrenal catecholamine release in anaesthetized dogs.

scientific article published on April 2004

The effects of dietary intervention on HIV dyslipidaemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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The lipoprotein lipase gene HindIII polymorphism is associated with lipid levels in early-onset type 2 diabetic patients.

scientific article published in March 2003

The metabolic syndrome adds utility to the prediction of mortality over its components: The Vietnam Experience Study

scientific article published on 10 November 2009

The prevalence of major lower limb amputation in the diabetic and non-diabetic population of England 2003-2013.

scientific article published on 22 June 2016

The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk factors in adults in southern China.

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The relation of chronic cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus to perceived health, and the moderating effects of sex and age

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The use of waist-to-stature ratio to identify underweight and overweight in adolescents

scientific article published on 01 October 2010

Two-stage genome-wide association study identifies variants in CAMSAP1L1 as susceptibility loci for epilepsy in Chinese

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Type 1 diabetes mellitus and risk of incident epilepsy: a population-based, open-cohort study.

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Uric acid levels, even in the normal range, are associated with increased cardiovascular risk: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published on 28 February 2013

Urinary epinephrine and norepinephrine interrelations with obesity, insulin, and the metabolic syndrome in Hong Kong Chinese.

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Usefulness of physical fitness and the metabolic syndrome to predict vascular disease risk in older Chinese (from the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study-Cardiovascular Disease Subcohort [GBCS-CVD]).

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White blood cell subsets are associated with carotid intima-media thickness and pulse wave velocity in an older Chinese population: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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c-Reactive protein and the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

scientific article published on 28 September 2006

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