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Endocrinology-metabolism
Diabetes screening in South Korea: a new estimate of the number needed to screen to detect diabetes
Kyoung Hwa Ha, Kyung Ae Lee, Kyung-Do Han, Min Kyong Moon, Dae Jung Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(1):93-100. Published online November 24, 2022
Background/Aims: The Korean Diabetes Association (KDA) guidelines recommend adults aged ≥ 40 years and adults aged ≥ 30 years with diabetes risk factors for diabetes screening. This study aimed to determine the age threshold for diabetes screening in Korean adults.
Methods: This study was based o..
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Nephrology
Low waist circumference prior to percutaneous coronary intervention predict the risk for end-stage renal disease: a nationwide Korean population based-cohort study
Eun Hui Bae, Sang Yup Lim, Eun Mi Yang, Tae Ryom Oh, Hong Sang Choi, Chang Seong Kim, Seong Kwon Ma, Bongseong Kim, Kyung-Do Han, Soo Wan Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(3):639-652. Published online February 11, 2022
Background/Aims: The obesity paradox has been known in end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, the effect of body mass index (BMI) or waist circumference (WC) prior to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on the development of ESRD is not clear.
Methods: Using nationally representative data fr..
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Cardiology
Effect of body mass index and abdominal obesity on mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention: a nationwide, population-based study
Woo-Hyuk Song, Eun Hui Bae, Jeong Cheon Ahn, Tae Ryom Oh, Yong-Hyun Kim, Jin Seok Kim, Sun-Won Kim, Soo Wan Kim, Kyung-Do Han, Sang-Yup Lim
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(Suppl 1):S90-S98. Published online February 25, 2021
Background/Aims: We investigated the impact of obesity on the clinical outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Methods: We included South Koreans aged > 20 years who underwent the Korean National Health Screening assessment between 2009 and 2012. Obesity was defined using the b..
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Endocrinology-metabolism
Fasting glucose level and all-cause or cause-specific mortality in Korean adults: a nationwide cohort study
Yi-Suk Kim, Yong-Moon Park, Kyung-Do Han, Jae-Seung Yun, Yu-Bae Ahn, Seung-Hyun Ko
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(3):647-658. Published online July 7, 2020
Background/Aims: Although people with diabetes have been shown to have higher mortality than people without diabetes, there is a lack of data on the association between fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels and cause-specific mortality rates in the general population.
Methods: A total of 326,547 Kore..
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Incidence and risk factors for osteoporotic fractures in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus versus matched controls
Chang Seong Kim, Kyung-Do Han, Jin Hyung Jung, Hong Sang Choi, Eun Hui Bae, Seong Kwon Ma, Soo Wan Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(1):154-163. Published online June 26, 2019
Background/Aims: Despite recent improvements in the quality of life of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), osteoporosis, and osteoporotic fractures are one of the major complications of SLE. Furthermore, limited data are available on the incidence and predictor of osteoporotic fracture..
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Gastroenterology
Association between high fatty liver index and development of colorectal cancer: a nationwide cohort study with 21,592,374 Korean
Yoon Jin Choi, Dong Ho Lee, Kyung-Do Han
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(6):1354-1363. Published online April 10, 2020
Background/Aims: In Korea, the incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has increased due to a westernized lifestyle. This study investigated whether a high fatty liver index that reflects NAFLD correlates with CRC.
Methods: Data from the National Health Ins..
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Nephrology
Trend of prevalence and incidence of systemic lupus erythematosus in South Korea, 2005 to 2015: a nationwide population-based study
Eun Hui Bae, Sang Yeob Lim, Kyung-Do Han, Jin-Hyung Jung, Hong Sang Choi, Ha Yeon Kim, Chang Seong Kim, Seong Kwon Ma, Soo Wan Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(3):652-661. Published online June 21, 2019
Background/Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the trend of incidence and prevalence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in South Korea from 2005 to 2015.
Methods: From 2005 to 2015, individuals with SLE were identified from the National Health Insurance database, which records informatio..
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Response to comment on “Incidence and risk factors for osteoporotic fractures in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus versus matched controls”
Chang Seong Kim, Kyung-Do Han, Hong Sang Choi, Eun Hui Bae, Seong Kwon Ma, Soo Wan Kim
Received December 19, 2019 Accepted December 23, 2019 Published online April 21, 2020
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