Background This study examines the predictive value of a novel systemic immune‐inflammation
index (SII, platelet × neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio) in coronary artery disease (CAD) …

Objectives Possible association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
has been controversial. This study used a nationwide population-based dataset to …

Objectives The epidemiology of idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) is not
well understood in an Asian population. The present study aimed to investigate the incidence …

Background: Few large population-based studies have compared the incidence of bleeding
of gastroduodenal ulcers between patients with and without end-stage renal disease. We …

BACKGROUND: Accumulative evidence suggested that oxidative stress and inflammation
were involved in the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation (AF). Thiazolidinediones (TZDs), …

Objectives Insomnia may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the reported
magnitude of the associations between sleep characteristics and CVD is inconsistent. We …

… Chin-Chou Huang was the main conductor of this study and contributed to the study conception
and design, implementation, statistical analysis, interpretation and the preparation of the …

Recently, concerns have been raised that angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) may be
associated with an increased risk for cancer development. However, the relation between …

Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), a polypeptide ligand promoted glucose homeostasis
and lipids metabolism, was recently reported to attenuate cardiac hypertrophy. The aim of this …

Purpose: To investigate the incidence and risk factors for central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR)
in adults who use oral corticosteroids in Taiwan. Methods: This is a population-based …