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Species | Nain Feng ChuSummaryAffiliation: National Defense Medical Center Country: Taiwan Publications
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Plasma C-reactive protein concentrations in relation to 5-year body weight change among children: the Taipei Children Heart StudyN F Chu
Departments of Community Medicine and Public Health, Tri Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 27:735-9. 2003..The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relation between plasma CRP levels and 5-y body weight and body mass index (BMI) change among school children in Taiwan...
Medical services utilization and expenditure of obesity-related disorders in Taiwanese adultsNain Feng Chu
School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Value Health 13:829-36. 2010..To evaluate medical service utilization and medical expenditure associated with obesity-related diseases among different weight status subjects in Taiwan...
Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in relation to atherosclerotic lipid profiles in middle-aged and elderly diabetic patientsJin Biou Chang
Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Yuanpei University, Hsinchu City, Taiwan
Lipids Health Dis 10:228. 2011..To evaluate the association between AGEs and atherosclerotic lipid profiles among aging diabetic patients in Taiwan...- Lipoprotein profiles, not anthropometric measures, correlate with serum lipoprotein(a) values in children: the Taipei children heart studyN F Chu
Department of Public Health, Tri Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
Eur J Epidemiol 16:5-12. 2000..We will attempt to find parameters that will be able to predict Lp(a) levels in children... - Prevalence of obesity and its comorbidities among schoolchildren in TaiwanNain Feng Chu
Department of Community Medicine, Tri Service General Hospital and School of Pubilc Health, National Defense Medical Center, Nei Hu, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 16:601-7. 2007..Furthermore, the prevalence of obesity-related comorbidities was significantly increased for obese and/or overweight elementary schoolchildren in the Taiwan area... - Strategies for prevention and treatment of obesity among children in TaiwanNain Feng Chu
School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, No 161, Sec 6, Min Chuan East Rd, Nei Hu, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
Res Sports Med 18:37-48. 2010..More important, the guideline and approaches for prevention and treatment of children and young adolescents' obesity should be monitored and updated in the future... - Plasma leptin, fatty acids, and tumor necrosis factor-receptor and insulin resistance in childrenNain Feng Chu
Department of Community Medicine, Tri Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
Obes Res 11:532-40. 2003..To evaluate the effect of plasma leptin, nonsterified fatty acids (NEFAs), and tumor necrosis factor-receptor 1 (TNFR1) on plasma insulin and insulin-resistance status in children... - Association between interleukin-6 receptor gene variations and atherosclerotic lipid profiles among young adolescents in TaiwanNain Feng Chu
Department of Community Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 235, Taiwan
Lipids Health Dis 10:136. 2011..To analyze the potential genetic associations between four polymorphisms of interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R) gene and atherosclerotic lipid profiles among young adolescents in Taiwan... - Plasma TNF-R1 and insulin concentrations in relation to leptin levels among normal and overweight childrenNain Feng Chu
Department of Community Medicine, Tri Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, P R, Taipei, Taiwan, China
Clin Biochem 35:287-92. 2002..The purpose of this study is to evaluate interactions between TNF-alpha and insulin on circulating leptin levels among normal and overweight children... - Relationship between hyperuricemia and other cardiovascular disease risk factors among adult males in TaiwanN F Chu
Department of Public Health, Tri Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
Eur J Epidemiol 16:13-7. 2000..There is a significantly positive association between SUA concentration and other CVD risk factors among adult males in Taiwan... - Glycemic status and soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor levels in relation to plasma leptin concentrations among normal weight and overweight US menN F Chu
Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 24:1085-92. 2000..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential role of glycemic status and adipose-derived cytokines in regulating plasma leptin levels among normal and overweight men... - Plasma leptin concentrations and obesity in relation to insulin resistance syndrome components among school children in Taiwan--The Taipei Children Heart StudyN F Chu
Department of Public Health, Tri Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 24:1265-71. 2000..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association of plasma leptin concentration with obesity and the components of insulin resistance syndrome (IRS) among school children in Taiwan... - Obesity, leptin and blood pressure among children in Taiwan: the Taipei Children's Heart StudyN F Chu
Department of Public Health, Tri Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
Am J Hypertens 14:135-40. 2001..Leptin, the obese (ob) gene product, is associated with the occurrence of obesity and related disorders in humans. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between plasma leptin and BP among children... - Plasma leptin concentrations and four-year weight gain among US menN F Chu
Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 25:346-53. 2001..The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between circulating plasma leptin levels and regulation of body weight over time among US men... - Plasma insulin, leptin, and soluble TNF receptors levels in relation to obesity-related atherogenic and thrombogenic cardiovascular disease risk factors among menN F Chu
Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
Atherosclerosis 157:495-503. 2001..However, plasma leptin may still play a role in CVD through independent effects on lipid metabolism... - Relationship between plasma adiponectin levels and metabolic risk profiles in Taiwanese childrenNain Feng Chu
Department of Community Medicine, Tri Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Number 325, Section 2, Cheng Gong Road, Taipei, Taiwan, R O C
Obes Res 13:2014-20. 2005..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association of plasma adiponectin level with metabolic risk profiles and insulin resistance status among Taiwanese children... - A cross-sectional study of alcohol consumption patterns and biologic markers of glycemic control among 459 womenCandyce H Kroenke
Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, and Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Diabetes Care 26:1971-8. 2003.... - Circulating growth arrest-specific 6 protein is associated with adiposity, systemic inflammation, and insulin resistance among overweight and obese adolescentsFone Ching Hsiao
MD, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, No 325, Section 2, Chenggong Road, Neihu District, Taipei City 114, Taiwan
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 98:E267-74. 2013..The potential role of the Gas6/TAM system in the initiation of childhood obesity and obesity-associated complications deserves further attention... - Alcohol consumption patterns and HbA1c, C-peptide and insulin concentrations in menKatie A Meyer
Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
J Am Coll Nutr 22:185-94. 2003..We examined the relations of alcohol consumption patterns-including average daily consumption, frequency of consumption and drinking with meals-to fasting insulin, fasting c-peptide and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)... - Aggregation of adverse behaviors and its affecting factors among young military conscripts in TaiwanDer Min Wu
School of Public Health, Tri Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Nei Hu, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
Addict Behav 32:1302-8. 2007..In addition, young military conscripts with low educational levels and residential area in southern and eastern sections of Taiwan had an apparent tendency toward the aggregation in these lifestyle habits... - The impacts of a school-wide no smoking strategy and classroom-based smoking prevention curriculum on the smoking behavior of junior high school studentsPi Hsia Lee
College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
Addict Behav 32:2099-107. 2007..This study aimed at exploring the impacts of a school-wide no smoking strategy and a classroom-based smoking prevention curriculum on smoking-related knowledge, attitude, behavior, and skill of junior high school students... - Insulin, proinsulin and insulin resistance status in relation to lipid profiles among school children in Taiwan-The Taipei Children Heart StudyAn-Tsz Hsieh
Department of Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Clin Biochem 36:367-72. 2003..CONCLUSION: From this study, we found that IRI (in boys) and proinsulin (in girls) levels are generally more significant and stronger parameters than insulin for predicting lipid profiles among children in Taiwan... - Influence of knowledge and attitudes on smoking habits among young military conscripts in TaiwanYaoh Shiang Lin
Department of Otolaryngology, Tri Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R O C
J Chin Med Assoc 73:411-8. 2010..The purpose of this study was to identify and describe the knowledge and attitudes of cigarette smoking that are associated with smoking habits among young military conscripts in Taiwan... - Predictors of cigarette smoking behavior among military university students in TaiwanKwua Yun Wang
Department of Nursing, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, ROC
J Nurs Res 17:161-9. 2009..At present, no data are available on smoking behavior in military students in Taiwan. Understanding the factors that influence smoking behavior is a critical element in smoking cessation programs... - The association of retinol-binding protein 4 with metabolic syndrome and obesity in adolescents: the effects of gender and sex hormonesChin Jung Lin
Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 52:16-23. 2013..However, data among adolescents are limited, and the effects of gender and sex hormones on RBP4 are not well defined... - Obesity, plasma high sensitivity c-reactive protein levels and insulin resistance status among school children in TaiwanDer-Min Wu
School of Public Health, Department of Community Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
Clin Biochem 39:810-5. 2006..Moreover, the degree of body fat status (as measured by BMI) plays a more significantly role on insulin resistance status than hs-CRP levels among Taiwanese children... - Factors associated with cigarette smoking among young military conscripts in taiwanYaoh Shiang Lin
Department of Otolaryngology, Tri Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
J Chin Med Assoc 71:559-65. 2008..The purpose of this study was to identify the most important risk factors that influence cigarette smoking among young adult military conscripts in Taiwan... - Prevalence and factors associated with the consumption of betel-nut among military conscripts in TaiwanYaoh-Shiang Lin
Department of Otolaryngology, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
Eur J Epidemiol 19:343-51. 2004..In future efforts to lower betel-nut consumption among high risk groups, targeting the group of conscripted military personnel described in this study should be considered... - Plasma C-reactive protein levels and their relationship to anthropometric and lipid characteristics among childrenDer-Min Wu
Department of Public Health, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
J Clin Epidemiol 56:94-100. 2003..These data suggest that elevated plasma CRP levels might be associated with CVD risk factors that may be related to the late development of CVD in some Taiwanese children... - Effect of glyburide-metformin combination tablet in patients with type 2 diabetesHsin Hsi Chien
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
J Chin Med Assoc 70:473-80. 2007..To evaluate the efficacy and safety of glyburide/metformin combined tablet compared to glyburide or metformin alone in patients with type 2 diabetes... - Interleukin-6 receptor gene 48892 A/C polymorphism is associated with metabolic syndrome in female Taiwanese adolescentsChang Hsun Hsieh
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 16:1376-81. 2012..This study was to evaluate the relationship between the interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R) 48892 A/C single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) (rs8192284) and the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components among young adolescents in Taiwan... - Prevalence and anthropometric risk of metabolic syndrome in taiwanese adolescentsNain Feng Chu
Department of Community Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
ISRN Cardiol 2011:743640. 2011..Obesity, either general or central adiposity, may play an important role in the development of MetS among adolescents... - Plasma homocyst(e)ine, folate and vitamin B(12) levels among school children in Taiwan: The Taipei Children Heart StudyMuh-Han Shen
Department of Public Health, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
Clin Biochem 35:495-8. 2002..Furthermore, plasma Hcy levels were significantly associated with anthropometric parameters, such as body height and weight and blood pressure, but not related with lipid profiles among children in Taiwan... - Prevalence of adverse behaviors among young military conscripts in TaiwanNain-Feng Chu
Department of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
Mil Med 171:301-5. 2006..This finding and the aggregation of adverse behaviors among conscripts indicate that more surveillance and intervention studies are needed to evaluate the best way to control and to stop smoking among military conscripts in Taiwan... - The growth arrest-specific 6 (Gas6) gene polymorphism c.834+7G>A is associated with type 2 diabetesChien Hsing Lee
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 95:201-6. 2012..Recently, Gas6 protein also represents a novel independent risk factor of type 2 diabetes. We further investigated the association of c.843+7G>A Gas6 polymorphism and type 2 diabetes... - Heterozygous mutations of the sodium chloride cotransporter in Chinese children: prevalence and association with blood pressureYu Juei Hsu
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Tri Service General Hospital, No 325, Section 2, Cheng Kung Road, Neihu 114, Taipei, Taiwan
Nephrol Dial Transplant 24:1170-5. 2009..However, the prevalence of heterozygous NCC mutations and their association with blood pressure in children have not yet been studied... - A six-week acupoint stimulation intervention for quitting smokingMei Ling Yeh
Department of Nursing, National Taipei College of Nursing, Taipei, Taiwan
Am J Chin Med 37:829-36. 2009..Future studies need more evidence-based research on the exact effect or placebo effect of acupoint stimulation and the appropriate design for sham acupoint, to examine quitting effect using acupoint stimulation in adult smokers... - Validity and reliability of BodyGem for measuring resting metabolic rate on Taiwanese womenTsan-Hon Liou
Community Medicine Research Center and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 15:317-22. 2006..In conclusion, RMR obtained using the BodyGem has a high degree of reproducibility and an acceptable validity compared to the Deltatrac. Further validity research is needed in Taiwanese women... - Prospective study of the association of changes in dietary intake, physical activity, alcohol consumption, and smoking with 9-y gain in waist circumference among 16 587 US menPauline Koh-Banerjee
Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 78:719-27. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: Waist gain may be modulated by changes in trans fat and fiber consumption, smoking cessation, and physical activity...