Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is becoming more prevalent worldwide and is one of the
leading causes of death. 1 To lower CVD mortality, aggressive and comprehensive …

Background Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is the leading cause of death
in Korea. According to a report of published by Statistics Korea in 2014, cerebrovascular …

Fatty acids (FAs) are essential nutrients and main constituents of cell membranes that are
involved in the signaling pathway and associated with health conditions. We investigated if …

Data regarding health behavior-related factors and systolic or diastolic blood pressure to
evaluate the association between blood pressure and kidney cancer are lacking. Using …

Objectives Despite the growing pieces of evidence linking hyperuricemia with metabolic
syndrome and cardiovascular disease, the relationship between dyslipidemia and serum …

Background Whether metabolically healthy obese (MHO) individuals are at increased risk of
ischemic stroke is not well known. We investigated the association of the MHO phenotype …

Background According to the “lipid nephrotoxicity hypothesis”, there is now significant
research being conducted in this area. By studying the role of hyperlipidemia in chronic …

Background Abnormal diet is considered to be an important risk factor for dyslipidemia.
However, so far, most studies have focused on the association between single factors only …

Background Ambient fine particulate matter is a rising concern for global public health. It was
recently suggested that exposure to fine particulate matter may contribute to the …

Purpose Almonds have shown to beneficially modify some cardiovascular risk factors in
clinical trials conducted in diverse ethnic populations but this relationship has never been …