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BACKGROUND: Many studies have reported that high intraocular pressure (IOP), a well-known risk factor for glaucoma and especially primary open angle glaucoma, is associated with age, sex, hypertension, diabetes mellitus...
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways in which many cells and cellular elements play a role. Chronic inflammation is associated with airway hyper-responsiveness, which leads to various...
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death worldwide including Korea. The risk factors of CVD are known as positive family history of early CVD, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and...
Obesity is a major contributor to many chronic diseases and a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. It is also associated with increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality....
Cardiovascular disease is one of the most frequent causes of death in both males and females throughout the world. However, women exhibit a greater symptom burden, more functional disability, and...
Two major definitions of metabolic syndrome have been proposed. One focuses on the accumulation of risk factors, a measure used by the American Heart Association (AHA) and the National Heart,...
PURPOSE: It is now understood that blood pressure (BP) measurement in the routine pediatric examination is very important because of the relevance of childhood BP to pediatric health care and...
BACKGROUND: Aging and obesity are both positive determinants of chronic disease in the elderly. This study was done to examine the relationship between obesity and functional status and, to examine...