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Comparison of the Physical Function Trajectories in Three Birth Cohorts of Chinese Older Adults: A 14-Year Longitudinal Study by Auyeung, T. W., Leung, J. C. S., Lu, Zhi-Hui, Tsang, C., Lee, J. S. W., Kwok, T. C. Y., Woo, J.

“…Objectives It remains uncertain whether the favorable trend of reduction in physical disabilities has become reversed in the recent-born cohorts of older…”
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A Potential Strategy for Atherosclerosis Prevention in Modernizing China — Hyperhomocysteinemia, MTHFR C677T Polymorphism and Air Pollution (PM2.5) on Atherogenesis in Chinese Adults by Kwok, C. Y. T., Poon, Y. K. P., Chook, P., Guo, D. S., Lin, C. Q., Yin, Y. H., Celermajer, D. S., Woo, K. S.

“…Background Atherosclerosis is one of the most important global health hazards and air pollution (AP, PM2.5) has been implicated. In addition to traditional…”
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Vitamins B-12 and C Supplementation Improves Arterial Reactivity and Structure in Passive Smokers: Implication in Prevention of Smoking-Related Atherosclerosis by Woo, K. S., Yip, T. W. C., Chook, P., Koon, K. V., Leong, H. C., Feng, X. H., Lee, A. P. W., Kwok, T. C. Y.

“…Background Atherosclerosis is an important medical problem of modern society. High environmental tobacco smoke in casino is associated with an accelerated…”
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A randomized controlled trial of dietetic interventions to prevent cognitive decline in old age hostel residents by Kwok, T C Y, Lam, L C W, Sea, M M M, Goggins, W, Woo, J

“…Background/objectives: To examine whether dietary interventions promote intakes of fruit, vegetable, fish and lower salt intake were effective in preventing…”
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Osteoporotic vertebral deformity with endplate/cortex fracture is associated with higher further vertebral fracture risk: the Ms. OS (Hong Kong) study results by Wáng, Y. X. J., Che-Nordin, N., Deng, M., Leung, J. C. S., Kwok, A. W. L., He, L. C., Griffith, J. F., Kwok, T. C. Y., Leung, P. C.

“…Summary Compared with vertebrae without deformity, vertebrae with mild/moderate deformity have a higher risk of endplate or/and cortex fracture (ecf). Compared…”
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Correlates for a low ankle–brachial index in elderly Chinese by Woo, J., Lynn, H., Wong, S.Y.S., Hong, A., Tang, Y.N., Lau, W.Y., Lau, E., Orwoll, E., Kwok, T.C.Y.

“…This study examines the prevalence of atherosclerosis (using ankle–brachial index (ABI) value <0.9) and associated socioeconomic and lifestyle factors in…”
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Existing severe osteoporotic vertebral fractures in elderly Chinese males were only weakly associated with higher further vertebral fracture risk at year-4 follow-up by Wáng, Y.X.J., Che-Nordin, N., Leung, J.C.S., Kwok, T.C.Y.

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Elderly males with or without existing osteoporotic vertebral fracture have much lower future vertebral fracture risk than elderly females: the MrOS (Hong Kong) year-4 follow-up spine radiograph study by Wáng, Y.X.J., Che-Nordin, N., Deng, M., Griffith, J.F., Leung, J.C.S., Kwok, A.W.L., Leung, P.C., Kwok, T.C.Y.

“…Summary MrOS (Hong Kong)’s year-4 follow-up shows, for subjects at baseline without vertebral deformity (VD) and endplate or/and cortex fracture (ECF), the VD…”
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Cost-effectiveness of osteoporosis screening strategies for hip fracture prevention in older Chinese people: a decision tree modeling study in the Mr. OS and Ms. OS cohort in Hong Kong by Su, Y., Lai, F.T.T., Yip, B.H.K., Leung, J.C.S., Kwok, T.C.Y.

“…Summary Despite the high costs of hip fracture, many governments provide limited support for osteoporosis screening. We demonstrated that osteoporosis…”
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Relationship of urinary sodium potassium excretion and calcium intake to blood pressure and prevalence of hypertension among older Chinese vegetarians by KWOK, T. C. Y, CHAN, T. Y. K, WOOL, J

“…To examine the associations of dietary sodium and potassium, as reflected by the urinary sodium/potassium excretion, and calcium intake with blood pressure and…”
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Combined physical exercise-working memory training on slowing down cognitive decline in elders with mild clinical Alzheimer disease: a randomised controlled study (abridged secondary publication) by Lam, L C W, Chan, W C, Kwok, T C Y, Lee, J S W, Yu, B M L, Lee, S, Lee, A T C, Ma, S L, Cheng, S T

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Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Sarcopenia in Elderly Chinese Men and Women by Lau, Edith M. C., Lynn, Henry S. H., Woo, Jean W., Kwok, Timothy C. Y., Melton, L. Joseph

“…Background. Several studies have documented the substantial health and economic burdens associated with sarcopenia among the elderly, but there has been no…”
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Self-efficacy, health locus of control, and psychological distress in elderly Chinese women with chronic illnesses by Wu, A. M. S., Tang, C. S. K., Kwok, T. C. Y.

“…This study examined the associations among self-efficacy, health locus of control, and psychological distress in 159 elderly Chinese women who had chronic…”
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Large‐scale plasma proteomic profiling identifies a high‐performance biomarker panel for Alzheimer's disease screening and staging by Jiang, Yuanbing, Zhou, Xiaopu, Ip, Fanny C., Chan, Philip, Chen, Yu, Lai, Nicole C.H., Cheung, Kit, Lo, Ronnie M.N., Tong, Estella P.S., Wong, Bonnie W.Y., Chan, Andrew L.T., Mok, Vincent C.T., Kwok, Timothy C.Y., Mok, Kin Y., Hardy, John, Zetterberg, Henrik, Fu, Amy K.Y., Ip, Nancy Y.

“…Introduction Blood proteins are emerging as candidate biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease (AD). We systematically profiled the plasma proteome to identify novel…”
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Identification of Sarcopenia Components That Discriminate Slow Walking Speed: A Pooled Data Analysis by Manini, Todd M., Patel, Sheena M., Newman, Anne B., Travison, Thomas G., Kiel, Douglas P., Shardell, Michelle D., Pencina, Karol M., Wilson, Kevin E., Kelly, Thomas L., Massaro, Joseph M., Fielding, Roger A., Magaziner, Jay, Correa‐de‐Araujo, Rosaly, Kwok, Timothy C.Y., Hirani, Vasant, Karlsson, Magnus K., DʼAgostino, Ralph B., Mellström, Dan, Ohlsson, Claes, Ribom, Eva, Jordan, Joanne M., Bhasin, Shalender, Cawthon, Peggy M.

“…BACKGROUND The Sarcopenia Definitions and Outcomes Consortium (SDOC) sought to identify cut points for muscle strength and body composition measures derived…”
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Novel retinal imaging biomarkers for cognitive decline: abridged secondary publication by Cheung, C Y, Chan, V T T, Au, L W C, Tham, C C, Kowk, T C Y, Mok, C T V

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Chronicity of neurological features in ciguatera fish poisoning by Chan, T Y, Kwok, T C

“…A 43-year-old woman complained of colicky abdominal pain, followed by numbness, myalgias, and muscle weakness in the four limbs after eating a grouper…”
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Effectiveness of Tai Chi in maintenance of cognitive and functional abilities in mild cognitive impairment: a randomised controlled trial by Lam, L C W, Chan, W M, Kwok, T C Y, Chiu, H F K

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Effects of strict public health measures on seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies during pregnancy by Leung, H H Y, Kwok, C Y T, Sahota, D S, Leung, M B W, Lui, G C Y, Ng, S S S, Leung, W C, Chan, P K S, Poon, L C Y

“…A substantial number of people infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) remain asymptomatic throughout the course of…”
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Hip fractures are preventable: a proposal for osteoporosis screening and fall prevention in older people by Kwok, Timothy CY, Law, S W, Leung, Edward MF, Choy, Dicky TK, Lam, Patti, Jason CS Leung, Wong, SH, Ip, T P, Cheung, CL

“…Osteoporosis is highly prevalent but underdiagnosed and undertreated in Hong Kong. Fragility fractures associated with osteoporosis often result in loss of…”
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