Introduction The burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is growing rapidly around the
world. However, there is limited information on the overall regional prevalence of CKD, as …

Summary The Asia-Pacific region is home to more than half of the global population and
accounted for 62· 6% of global deaths due to liver diseases in 2015. 54· 3% of global deaths …

Background This study aimed to investigate the recent prevalence, management, and
comorbidities of diabetes among Korean adults aged≥ 30 years by analyzing nationally …

Real-world evidence (RWE) and randomized control trial (RCT) data are considered
mutually complementary. However, compared with RCT, the outcomes of RWE continue to …

Diet is a major lifestyle-related risk factor of various chronic diseases. Dietary intake can be
assessed by subjective report and objective observation. Subjective assessment is possible …

Abstract The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) was
initiated in 1998 to provide evidence for the development and evaluation of health policies …

Despite the great socioeconomic burden of stroke, there have been few reports of stroke
statistics in Korea. In this scenario, the Epidemiologic Research Council of the Korean …

Evidence of microplastics in humans has recently been demonstrated. The primary route of
human exposure to microplastics is consumption of contaminated food and water. However …

The triglyceride glucose (TyG) index, a product of triglyceride and fasting glucose, is a
reliable marker for insulin resistance (IR). Obesity is also known to be closely related with IR …

Abstract Background The Korean Society of Hypertension has published the Korea
Hypertension Fact Sheet 2020 to provide an overview of the magnitude and management …