Evolving trends in the prevalence and treatment of ankylosing spondylitis in Korea from 2010 to 2023: a population-based study by Yu-Seon Jung, Soo-Kyung Cho, Se Rim Choi, Sun-Young Jung, Yoon-Kyoung Sung

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I Can Only Imagine: The Aborted Korean Ministry (1566–1571) of Father Gaspar Vilela, as Recounted by His Letter of 3 November 1571—An Illustration of Jesuit Attitudes on Notions of an Imagined Korea by Hayoung Wong

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Ratio of Skeletal Muscle Mass to Visceral Fat Area Is a Useful Marker for Assessing Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction among Koreans with Preserved Ejection Fraction: An Analysis of the Random Forest Model by Jin Kyung Oh, Yuri Seo, Wonmook Hwang, Sami Lee, Yong-Hoon Yoon, Kyupil Kim, Hyun Woong Park, Jae-Hyung Roh, Jae-Hwan Lee, Minsu Kim

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Relationship of Serum Total Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 with Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I and Glucose Tolerance in Korean Children and Adolescents by Sun-Young Kim, Minsun Kim, Youngman Oh, Dae-Yeol Lee

“…We investigated the relationship of serum IGF-I with total IGFBP-3 levels and glucose tolerance in Korean children and adolescents who underwent the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). …”
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The Validation of a Novel, Sex-Specific LDL-Cholesterol Equation and the Friedewald, Sampson-NIH, and Extended-Martin–Hopkins Equations Against Direct Measurement in Korean Adults by Hyun Suk Yang, Soo-Nyung Kim, Seungho Lee, Mina Hur

“…We aimed to develop a sex-specific LDLc equation (SSLE) and validate it with three established equations (Friedewald, Sampson-NIH, and ext-Martin–Hopkins) against direct LDLc measurement in Korean adults. <b>Methods:</b> This study included 23,757 subjects (51% male; median age, 51 years) from the 2009–2022 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. …”
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Clinicopathologic Characteristics and Long-Term Outcome of Gastric Cancer Patients with Family History: Seven-Year Follow-Up Study for Korean Health Check-Up Subjects by Jooyoung Lee, Su Jin Chung, Ji Min Choi, Yoo Min Han, Joo Sung Kim

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Dynamic chronological changes of upper reference limits for liver enzymes in the nationwide population: the Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort 2002–2013 by Jooyoung Cho, John Hoon Rim, Taemi Youk, Jongha Yoo

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A genome-wide association study of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in a large Korean population highlights its genetic relationship with cholesterol metabolism by Kwangyeon Oh, Minju Yuk, Soyoun Yang, Jiyeong Youn, Qian Dong, Zhaoming Wang, Nan Song

“…This study was performed on data from 71,019 Koreans and is one of the largest East Asian studies. …”
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Blending Cultures in BTS’s “Blood Sweat and Tears” by Daniel Nedelcu

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Factors associated with preventive health services use by older war-displaced Japanese returning from China and by older Korean residents of Japan: a descriptive correlational study by Chu Hyang Oh

“…The aim of this study was to identify the factors associated with the use of preventive health services in Japan by older Korean residents and war-displaced Japanese returning from China. …”
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Association between blood lead level and risk of stroke in Korean adults: a cross-sectional study in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008–2013 by Minkyeong Kim, Sang-Moon Yun, Jihyun Jeong, Chulman Jo, Young Ho Koh

“…Objectives Although lead is a potential risk factor for cardiovascular diseases such as stroke, research on this association in the Korean population remains limited. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the association between lead level and stroke in Korean adults.Design A population-based cross-sectional study.Setting The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008–2013, which enrolled a representative sample of the Korean population.Participants We excluded participants younger than 20 years, missing weight data, pregnant or lactating, and missing blood lead and stroke data. …”
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Trends in growth and nutritional status of Korean toddlers and preschoolers: a cross-sectional study using 2010–2021 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data by Annisa Turridha, Jae Eun Shim

“…Korean Journal of Community Nutrition…”
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Parametric and non-parametric estimation of reference intervals for routine laboratory tests: an analysis of health check-up data for 260 889 young men in the South Korean military by Taeyun Kim, Hyunji Choi, Sun Min Lee

“…Participants with obesity showed higher RIs for CBC, some liver function tests and some lipid profiles than participants without obesity.Conclusions Using data from healthy, male Korean soldiers in their 20s, we proposed the RIs for CBC and biochemical parameters, comparing parametric and non-parametric estimation. …”
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Association between fish intake and incidence of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults after a 6-year follow-up: the Korean frailty and aging cohort study by Seunghyun Yi, Miji Kim, Chang Won Won, Yongsoon Park

“…This study investigated the hypothesis that seafood and fish consumption is inversely associated with the subsequent incidence of sarcopenia. Using data from the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study, 503 non-sarcopenic community-dwelling Korean adults aged 70–84 years were followed-up for 6 years. …”
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Serum uric acid to creatinine ratio as a predictor of insulin resistance, β cell function, and metabolic syndrome in normal Korean adults: a cross-sectional study by Misuk Oh, Soo Hyun Cho

“…Conclusions The SUA/Cr may be a useful marker for predicting the insulin resistance, β cell function and incidence of MetS in normal Korean participants.…”
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Retrospective observational study of the association between changes in physical activity and frailty in middle-aged and older adults: evidence from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (2006–2022) by Eun-Cheol Park, Ye Jun Jung, Junhyuk Kim, Yun Seo Jang

“…Objectives This study aimed to investigate the relationship between changes in physical activity and frailty among middle-aged and older adults in Korea, using panel data from the 2006–2022 Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA).Design Retrospective observational study.Setting For this longitudinal panel study, data were sourced from the KLoSA dataset.Participants We analysed data from 5594 participants (2855 males and 2739 females) extracted from KLoSA data collected between 2006 and 2022.Primary and secondary outcome measures The frailty index was calculated based on 6 clinical domains comprising 34 age-related health deficits. …”
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Gender-specific secular trends and related factors of high perceived stress level among Korean older adults: a nation-wide serial cross-sectional study by Eunjeong Choi, Hyun-Ju Seo, Kye Ha Kim, Sun-Young Jung

“…Methods This descriptive study analyzed secondary data from the nationally representative Korean Community Health Survey (KCHS) data from 2009 to 2019, including 274,883 older adults aged ≥ 65 years. …”
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Mémoires métisses de la guerre dans A Gesture Life de Chang-rae Lee by Michaël Taugis

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Effect of a Complex Korean Medicine Treatment in a Patient with Chronic Ischemic Stroke Who Developed Neurological Complications after Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Case Report by Shin-Hyeok Park, Sohae Cho, HyunSeung Lee, Jieun Kim, Nam Geun Cho

“…We report the effectiveness of complex Korean medicine treatment in a patient with chronic stroke and post-PLIF complications. …”

Evaluating Mathematical Problem-Solving Abilities of Generative AI Models: Performance Analysis of o1-preview and <sc>gpt-4o</sc> Using the Korean College Scholastic Ability Test by Sejun Oh

“…This study utilized the Korean College Scholastic Ability Test questions to evaluate the mathematical problem-solving abilities of the latest Generative AI models, o1-preview and gpt-4o. …”
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