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Cytomorphological comparison of ThinPrep and SurePath liquid‐based cytology in thyroid fine‐needle aspiration by Lee, Wen‐Ying, Wang, Hsiu‐Chu, Tien, Kai‐Jen

“…Background The two widely established systems for liquid‐based cytology (LBC), ThinPrep and SurePath, employ different principles. The aim of this study was to…”
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Mortality and related risk factors in the co-presentation of tuberculosis and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a population-based study by Chen, Po-Tsang, Yeh, Nai-Cheng, Weng, Shih-Feng, Tien, Kai-Jen

“…Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are often immunosuppressed and susceptible to infectious diseases. We investigated the mortality and related risk…”
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Risk of Osteoporosis: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Taiwan by Chen, Yu-Li, Weng, Shih-Feng, Shen, Yuan-Chi, Chou, Chien-Wen, Yang, Chwen-Yi, Wang, Jhi-Joung, Tien, Kai-Jen

“…Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with metabolic, endocrine, and cardiovascular diseases. It is characterized by repetitive episodes of…”
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The Impact of Antidiabetic Agents on Sarcopenia in Type 2 Diabetes: A Literature Review by Wu, Chen-Ning, Tien, Kai-Jen

“…Sarcopenia is a geriatric syndrome characterized by decline of skeletal muscle mass and function. Contributing factors include nutritional, genetic,…”
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Thyroid‐stimulating hormone receptor antibodies during follow‐up as remission markers in childhood‐onset Graves' disease treated with antithyroid drugs by Wang, Shuo‐Yu, Wang, Chia‐Ti, Tien, Kai‐Jen, Chang, Chao‐Chun, Liu, Ting‐Hsiu

“…Graves' disease is uncommon in children. The remission rate after antithyroid drugs (ATD) therapy is lower than in adults. We evaluated the clinical course of…”
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A randomized trial on the effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator on glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes by Lu, Jin-Ying, Ou, Horng-Yih, Wu, Chung-Ze, Yang, Chwen-Yi, Jiang, Ju-Ying, Lu, Chieh-Hsiang, Jiang, Yi-Der, Chang, Tien-Jyun, Chang, Yi-Cheng, Hsieh, Meng-Lun, Wu, Wan-Chen, Li, Hung-Yuan, Du, Ye-Fong, Lin, Ching-Han, Hung, Hao-Chang, Tien, Kai-Jen, Yeh, Nai-Cheng, Lee, Shang-Yu, Yu, Hui-I., Chuang, Lee-Ming

“…Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator (TENS) has been demonstrated to be beneficial in glycemic control in animal models, but its application in humans…”
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Optimizing lipid control in Taiwanese diabetic patients: A collaborative consensus by the Diabetes Association of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the Taiwanese Association of Diabetes Educators by Shen, Feng‐Chih, Chu, Chih‐Hsun, Chen, Jung‐Fu, Kuo, Chin‐Sung, Hsu, Chih‐Yao, Lin, Ching‐Han, Sheen, Yi‐Jing, Su, Sheng‐Chiang, Tien, Kai‐Jen, Lu, Chieh‐Hua, Lee, Chun‐Chuan, Yang, Yi‐Sun, Tu, Shih‐Te, Chen, Po‐Tsang, Chen, Ching‐Chu, Chien, Ming‐Nan, Li, Hung‐Yuan, Sheu, Wayne Huey‐Herng, Huang, Chien‐Ning, Wang, Chih‐Yuan, Ou, Horng‐Yih

“…We present an in‐depth analysis of dyslipidemia management strategies for patients with diabetes mellitus in Taiwan. It critically examines the disparity…”
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Hospitalization in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Taiwan: A nationwide population-based observational study by Wang, Jun-Sing, Wu, Yi-Ling, Shin, Shyi-Jang, Tien, Kai-Jen, Chin, Ming-Chu, Hwu, Chii-Min

“…We investigated hospitalization rates of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and individuals without diabetes mellitus (non-DM) in a disease-specific…”
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Basal insulin therapy: Unmet medical needs in Asia and the new insulin glargine in diabetes treatment by Tien, Kai‐Jen, Hung, Yi‐Jen, Chen, Jung‐Fu, Chen, Ching‐Chu, Wang, Chih‐Yuan, Hwu, Chii‐Min, Huang, Yu‐Yao, Hsiao, Pi‐Jung, Tu, Shih‐Te, Wang, Chao‐Hung, Sheu, Wayne Huey‐Herng

“…Diabetes remains a global epidemic and a tremendous health challenge, especially in the Asian population. Dramatic increases in the prevalence of diabetes…”
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Obstructive sleep apnea and the risk of atopic dermatitis: a population-based case control study by Tien, Kai-Jen, Chou, Chien-Wen, Lee, Shang-Yu, Yeh, Nai-Cheng, Yang, Chwen-Yi, Yen, Feng-Chieh, Wang, Jhi-Joung, Weng, Shih-Feng

“…Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with systemic inflammation and induces various comorbid medical diseases. To date, no study has explored the…”
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Erectile dysfunction and risk of end stage renal disease requiring dialysis: a nationwide population-based study by Shen, Yuan-Chi, Weng, Shih-Feng, Wang, Jhi-Joung, Tien, Kai-Jen

“…Previous studies have suggested that erectile dysfunction (ED) is an independent risk factor for macrovascular disease. Very few studies have evaluated the…”
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The impact of ambient temperature on HbA1c in Taiwanese type 2 diabetic patients: The most vulnerable subgroup by Tien, Kai-Jen, Yang, Chwen-Yi, Weng, Shih-Feng, Liu, Su-Yen, Hsieh, Ming-Chia, Chou, Chien-Wen

“…Abstract Background/Purpose The relationship between temperature variability and HbA1c has been reported in Caucasians, but not for Asians of Taiwanese origin…”
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Hypernatremia-associated coma caused by glucocorticoid replacement for adrenal crisis in an unrecognized central diabetes insipidus patient by Tien, Kai-Jen, Wang, Shuo-Yu, Yang, Chwen-Yi, Chou, Chien-Wen

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Metabolic syndrome associated with toenail onychomycosis in Taiwanese with diabetes mellitus by Chang, Shun‐Jen, Hsu, Shih‐Chieh, Tien, Kai‐Jen, Hsiao, Jeng‐Yueh, Lin, Shiu‐Ru, Chen, Hung‐Chun, Hsieh, Ming‐Chia

“…Background  Onychomycosis is a complication of diabetes mellitus (DM), which has a deleterious impact on the quality of life. Aim  To explore the prevalence of…”
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Increased Risk of Parkinson's Disease in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Population-Based, Propensity Score-Matched, Longitudinal Follow-Up Study by Yeh, Nai-Cheng, Tien, Kai-Jen, Yang, Chun-Ming, Wang, Jhi-Joung, Weng, Shih-Feng

“…Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), characterized by repetitive episodes of apnea/hypopnea and hypoxia, is associated with systemic inflammation and induces…”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of R-Form Verapamil Added to Ongoing Metformin Therapy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Wang, Chih-Yuan, Huang, Kuo-Chin, Lu, Chia-Wen, Chu, Chih-Hsun, Huang, Chien-Ning, Chen, Harn-Shen, Lee, I-Te, Chen, Jung-Fu, Chen, Ching-Chu, Chen, Chung-Sen, Hsieh, Chang-Hsun, Tien, Kai-Jen, Chien, Hung-Yu, Huang, Yu-Yao, Hsu, Jui-Pao, Shane, Guang-Tzuu, Chang, Ai-Ching, Wu, Yen-Chieh, Sheu, Wayne Huey-Herng

“…Abstract Context There is a medical need for effective insulin-independent antidiabetic drugs that can promote pancreatic β-cell function and have a low risk…”
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Health-Related Quality of Life and Medical Resource Use in Patients with Osteoporosis and Depression: A Cross-Sectional Analysis from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Weng, Shih-Feng, Hsu, Hui-Ru, Weng, Yao-Lin, Tien, Kai-Jen, Kao, Hao-Yun

“…: Patients with either osteoporosis or depression are prone to develop other diseases and require more medical resources than do the general population…”
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Diabetic ketoacidosis further increases risk of Alzheimer’s disease in patients with type 2 diabetes by Chen, Yu-Li, Weng, Shih-Feng, Yang, Chwen-Yi, Wang, Jhi-Joung, Tien, Kai-Jen

“…Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a known risk factor for dementia. It is unclear whether diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) further increases the risk of dementia in…”
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Epidemiology and Mortality of New-Onset Diabetes After Dialysis: Taiwan national cohort study by TIEN, Kai-Jen, LIN, Zhe-Zhong, CHIO, Chung-Ching, WANG, Jhi-Joung, CHU, Chin-Chen, SUN, Yih-Min, KAN, Wei-Chih, CHIEN, Chih-Chiang

“…We examined the predictors and risks associated with pre-existing versus new-onset diabetes mellitus (DM) after initiation of chronic dialysis therapy in…”
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A C/T Polymorphism in CD40 Gene is Not Associated with Susceptibility and Phenotype of Graves' Disease in Taiwanese by HSIAO, Jeng-Yueh, TIEN, Kai-Jen, HSIAO, Cheng-Ting, HSIEH, Ming-Chia

“…A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) located at position-1 in the Kozak sequence of the CD40 gene has been associated with the development of GD in Caucasian…”
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