- Measles susceptibility of marriage migrant women in Korea
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Kim S, Kim SA, Hong H, Choi SR, Na HY, Shin SU, Park KH, Jung SI, Shin MH, Kweon SS, Kang SJ
- KMID: 2529907
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2022;44(1):e2022031.
- doi: 10.4178/epih.e2022031
International migrants could be considered a risk group susceptible to vaccine-preventable diseases. We conducted a measles seroprevalence study among 419 marriage migrant women living in Sinan-gun and Wando-gun, South Jeolla... -
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- Updates on Cancer Epidemiology in Korea, 2018
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Kweon SS
- KMID: 2411892
- Chonnam Med J.
- 2018 May;54(2):90-100.
- doi: 10.4068/cmj.2018.54.2.90
Cancer is a major cause of morbidity and the most common cause of death in Korea. There are currently approximately 200,000 incident cancer cases and 78,000 individuals die from cancer... -
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- Association between ALDH2 Polymorphism and Gastric Cancer Risk in a Korean Population
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Choi CK, Kweon SS, Cho SH, Kim HY, Shin MH
- KMID: 2500212
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2020 Apr;35(17):e148.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e148
The association between alcohol and gastric cancer is stronger in East Asians than in other ethnic groups, presumably due to an aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) polymorphism. Therefore, we investigated the... -
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- Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Korea
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Kweon SS, Yun I, Choi C, Ryu SY, Cho JH, Shin MH
- KMID: 2525158
- Chonnam Med J.
- 2022 Jan;58(1):43-47.
- doi: 10.4068/cmj.2022.58.1.43
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy will likely increase in the unvaccinated general population because of several vaccine safety issues that arose during priority vaccination. To investigate the potential rate of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy... -
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- Novel Germline Mutations of BRCA1 and BRCA2 in Korean Familial Breast Cancer Patients
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Kim HN, Shin MH, Lee R, Park MH, Kweon SS
- KMID: 2447211
- Chonnam Med J.
- 2019 May;55(2):99-103.
- doi: 10.4068/cmj.2019.55.2.99
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in Korean women. Germline mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes cause hereditary breast cancer and are detected in 15–20% of hereditary... -
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- Completeness Estimation of the Population-based Cancer Registration with Capture-Recapture Methods
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Im JS, Kweon SS, Kim SY, Park KS, Sohn SJ, Choi JS
- KMID: 2283081
- Korean J Prev Med.
- 2000 Mar;33(1):31-35.
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to estimate the completeness of cancer registration with Capture-recapture method. METHODS: The study was conducted in the population based cancer registry of Kwangju, Korea, for which there... -
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- Self-Rating Perceived Health: The Influence on Health Care Utilization and Death Risk
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Kweon SS, Kim SY, Im JS, Sohn SJ, Choi JS
- KMID: 2283022
- Korean J Prev Med.
- 1999 Sep;32(3):355-360.
OBJECTIVES: This 3-year longitudinal study was conducted to evaluate the influence of self-rating health perception on health care utilization and all cause-death risk. METHODS: The hypothesis was tested using a... -
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- Epidemiology of liver cancer in Korea
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Kweon SS
- KMID: 2455378
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2019 Aug;62(8):416-423.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2019.62.8.416
The incidence rate of primary liver cancer in Korea, the majority of which is hepatocellular carcinoma, has been decreasing steadily since 1999. However, Korea still has one of the highest... -
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- Association Between Regional Levels of Particulate Matter and Recurrent Falls in Korea
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Yang JH, Jeong JA, Kweon SS, Shin MH
- KMID: 2537951
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2023 Jan;38(2):e19.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e19
Background: We investigated the extent of regional disparity of recurrent falls. In addition, we examined the association between particulate matter (PM) and recurrent falls and the association between regional disparity... -
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- A Feasibility Study for the Implementation of Kwangju Cancer Registry (KCR)
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Choi JS, Shn SJ, Na BJ, Sun BH, Park KS, Kweon SS, Im JS, Kim YJ, Jwang TJ
- KMID: 2329170
- J Korean Cancer Assoc.
- 1999 Aug;31(4):749-757.
PURPOSE: This study was carrid out to assess the feasibility of cancer registry program (KCR) in Kwangju metropolitan city, Korea. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The incidence cases and mortality data were mainly... -
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- Relationship between Blood Pressure and Cognitive Function according to Age in Elderly Adults
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Jeong SK, Nam HS, Shin MH, Kweon SS, Son MH, Son EJ, Kim JM, Cho KH
- KMID: 2185709
- J Korean Neurol Assoc.
- 2004 Feb;22(1):16-21.
BACKGROUND: It has been reported that the association between blood pressure and cognitive impairment could be modified by factors such as gender, education, and Apo E genotypes. This study was... -
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- No evidence of delay in colorectal cancer diagnosis during the COVID-19 pandemic in Gwangju and Jeonnam, Korea
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Kim HY, Kim MG, Kang MR, Yang JH, Shin MH, Kweon SS
- KMID: 2541355
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2022;44(1):e2022092.
- doi: 10.4178/epih.e2022092
OBJECTIVES: We evaluated whether the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused delays in the diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC) in Korea, where there have been no regional or... -
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- Detection of Familial Hypercholesterolemia Using Next Generation Sequencing in Two Population-Based Cohorts
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Kim HN, Kweon SS, Shin MH
- KMID: 2458582
- Chonnam Med J.
- 2018 Jan;54(1):31-35.
- doi: 10.4068/cmj.2018.54.1.31
We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) in a subject with hypercholesterolaemia from two population-based cohorts in South Korea. A total of 283 subjects with total cholesterol... -
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- Association between Alcohol Consumption and Serum Cortisol Levels: a Mendelian Randomization Study
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Yang JH, Kweon SS, Lee YH, Choi SW, Ryu SY, Nam HS, Park KS, Kim HY, Shin MH
- KMID: 2519195
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2021 Aug;36(30):e195.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e195
Background: Several studies have reported conflicting results regarding the relationship between alcohol consumption and cortisol levels. However, the causality between alcohol consumption and cortisol levels has not been evaluated. Methods: This... -
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- No association between genetically predicted C-reactive protein levels and colorectal cancer survival in Korean: two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis
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Choi CK, Yang JH, Shin MH, Cho SH, Kweon SS
- KMID: 2544784
- Epidemiol Health.
- 2023;45(1):e2023039.
- doi: 10.4178/epih.e2023039
OBJECTIVES: Elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are associated with an increased risk for colorectal cancer (CRC), as well as a poor prognosis, but it remains unclear whether these associations are... -
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- An Epidemiological Study for Child Pedestrian Traffic Injuries that Occurred in School-zone
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Kweon SS, Shin MH
- KMID: 792339
- J Prev Med Public Health.
- 2005 May;38(2):163-169.
OBJECTIVES: Pedestrian traffic injuries have been an important cause of childhood mortality and morbidity for decades. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological characteristics of child pedestrian... -
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- The Morbidity and Mortality of the Patients with Hansen's Disease in a Leprosarium
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Park HC, Lee GD, Shin MH, Choi MJ, Kweon SS
- KMID: 2308462
- Korean Lepr Bull.
- 2009 Dec;42(1):67-80.
ansen's disease, death certificates of the inpatients of Sorokdo National Hospital between 2001 and 2008 and died during the same time period were used to analyze the causes of their... -
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- Causal Association Between Alcohol Consumption and Atrial Fibrillation: A Mendelian Randomization Study
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Yang JH, Jeong JA, Kweon SS, Lee YH, Choi SW, Ryu SY, Nam HS, Park KS, Kim HY, Shin MH
- KMID: 2526956
- Korean Circ J.
- 2022 Mar;52(3):220-230.
- doi: 10.4070/kcj.2021.0269
Background and Objectives: Previous observational studies presented a positive association between alcohol and atrial fibrillation (AF). However, previous studies using genetic polymorphisms on the causal relationship between alcohol consumption and... -
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- Association between Plasma Pentraxin 3 Levels and Bone Mineral Density in Elderly Koreans: the Dong-gu Study
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Lee R, Ahn HR, Shin MH, Kim HN, Lee YH, Choi SW, Kweon SS
- KMID: 2415446
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2018 Jun;33(23):e165.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e165
BACKGROUND: We investigated the association between pentraxin 3 (PTX3), a novel inflammatory marker, and bone mineral density (BMD) in the general Korean population. METHODS: We selected a sub-cohort of 1,440 subjects... -
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- Association Between Serum Bilirubin and Atrial Fibrillation: A Mendelian Randomization Study
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Kim SW, Yang JH, Kweon SS, Lee YH, Choi SW, Ryu SY, Nam HS, Kim HY, Shin MH
- KMID: 2545132
- Korean Circ J.
- 2023 Jul;53(7):472-479.
- doi: 10.4070/kcj.2023.0003
Background and Objectives: The association between bilirubin and atrial fibrillation (AF) has been evaluated previously in observational studies but with contradictory results. This study evaluated the causal association between serum... -
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