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UnknownInflammatory Endotypes of Chronic Rhinosinusitis in the Korean Population: Distinct Expression of Type 3 Inflammation.

Purpose

Cluster analyses on inflammatory markers of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) in Asians from multicenter data are lacking. This multicenter study aimed to identify the endotypes of CRS in Koreans and to evaluate the relationship between the endotypes and clinical parameters.

Methods

S-EPMC10359642 | biostudies-literature
UnknownBlood pressure levels and cardiovascular risk according to age in patients with diabetes mellitus: a nationwide population-based cohort study.

Background

Little is known about age-specific target blood pressure (BP) in hypertensive patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). The aim of this study was to determine the BP level at the lowest cardiovascular risk of hypertensive patients with DM according to age.

Methods

Using the Kor...
S-EPMC7574489 | biostudies-literature
UnknownElevated On-Treatment Diastolic Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Outcomes in the Presence of Achieved Systolic Blood Pressure Targets.

Background and objectives

This study aimed to investigate the association between cardiovascular events and 2 different levels of elevated on-treatment diastolic blood pressures (DBP) in the presence of achieved systolic blood pressure targets (SBP).

Methods

A nation-wide population-b...
S-EPMC9160643 | biostudies-literature
UnknownAntihypertensive Drugs and the Risk of Cancer: A Nationwide Cohort Study.
We sought to assess the association between common antihypertensive drugs and the risk of incident cancer in treated hypertensive patients. Using the Korean National Health Insurance Service database, the risk of cancer incidence was analyzed in patients with hypertension who were initially free of ...
S-EPMC7918966 | biostudies-literature
UnknownDisparities in Mortality and Cardiovascular Events by Income and Blood Pressure Levels Among Patients With Hypertension in South Korea.
Background Socioeconomic status is associated with differences in risk factors of cardiovascular disease and increased risks of cardiovascular disease and mortality. However, it is unclear whether an association exists between cardiovascular disease and income, a common measure of socioeconomic stat...
S-EPMC8174369 | biostudies-literature
UnknownOffice Blood Pressure Range and Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Hypertension: A Nationwide Cohort Study in South Korea.
Background It is unclear what office blood pressure (BP) is the optimal treatment target range in patients with hypertension. Methods and Results Using the Korean National Health Insurance Service database, we extracted the data on 479 359 patients with hypertension with available BP measurements an...
S-EPMC8174356 | biostudies-literature
UnknownKorea hypertension fact sheet 2018.

Background

The Korea Hypertension Fact Sheet 2018 aims to overview the magnitude and management status of hypertension, and their trends in Korea.

Methods

The Hypertension Epidemiology Research Group analyzed the 1998-2016 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data an...
S-EPMC6166277 | biostudies-literature
UnknownA century of trends in adult human height.
Being taller is associated with enhanced longevity, and higher education and earnings. We reanalysed 1472 population-based studies, with measurement of height on more than 18.6 million participants to estimate mean height for people born between 1896 and 1996 in 200 countries. The largest gain in ad...
S-EPMC4961475 | biostudies-literature
UnknownWorldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants.

Background

Hypertension can be detected at the primary health-care level and low-cost treatments can effectively control hypertension. We aimed to measure the prevalence of hypertension and progress in its detection, treatment, and control from 1990 to 2019 for 200 countries and territories....
S-EPMC8446938 | biostudies-literature
UnknownHeterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight.
From 1985 to 2016, the prevalence of underweight decreased, and that of obesity and severe obesity increased, in most regions, with significant variation in the magnitude of these changes across regions. We investigated how much change in mean body mass index (BMI) explains changes in the prevalence...
S-EPMC7943191 | biostudies-literature
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