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Adiposity and mortality in older Chinese: an 11-year follow-up of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study by Jiang, Chao Qiang, Xu, Lin, Zhang, Wei Sen, Jin, Ya Li, Zhu, Feng, Cheng, Kar Keung, Lam, Tai Hing

“…Previous studies on Chinese showed mixed results describing the relationship between obesity and mortality. The optimum levels of body mass index (BMI) and…”
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene variants and obesity in former smokers by Yang, Shan-Shan, He, Yao, Xu, Lin, Jin, Yali, Zhang, Wei-Sen, Jiang, Chao-Qiang, Cheng, Kar Keung, Lam, Tai Hing

“…From genome-wide association studies, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) locus on chromosome 11 was the only SNP associated with both smoking and body…”
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Association of alcohol drinking with incident type 2 diabetes and pre‐diabetes: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study by Li, Mei Jiao, Ren, Jing, Zhang, Wei Sen, Jiang, Chao Qiang, Jin, Ya Li, Lam, Tai Hing, Cheng, Kar Keung, Thomas, G. Neil, Xu, Lin

“…Aims We examined associations of baseline alcohol drinking with incident type 2 diabetes (T2D) or impaired fasting glucose (IFG), and explore whether the…”
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Correlation between the accumulation of skin glycosylation end products and the development of type 2 diabetic peripheral neuropathy by Zhao, Xing-Wang, Yue, Wan-Xu, Zhang, Sen-Wei, Chen, Qiu

“…The accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) occurring in skin tissues can be measured by AGE Reader. Here, we assessed the correlation between…”
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Association of adiposity with pulmonary function in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study by Pan, Jing, Xu, Lin, Lam, Tai Hing, Jiang, Chao Qiang, Zhang, Wei Sen, Jin, Ya Li, Zhu, Feng, Zhu, Tong, Thomas, G. Neil, Cheng, Kar Keung, Adab, Peymane

“…We examined the association between different adiposity indices and pulmonary function in Chinese adults in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (GBCS)…”
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Higher total white blood cell and neutrophil counts are associated with an increased risk of fatal stroke occurrence: the Guangzhou biobank cohort study by Hu, Zhi-bing, Lu, Ze-xiong, Zhu, Feng, Jiang, Cao-qiang, Zhang, Wei-sen, Pan, Jin, Jin, Ya-li, Xu, Lin, Thomas, G. Neil, Cheng, Karkeung, Lam, Taihing

“…Abstract Background Chronic inflammatory diseases are linked to an increased risk of stroke events. The white blood cell (WBC) count is a common marker of the…”
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Genetic scores for BMI related to metabolically unhealthy obesity in an older Chinese population by Yang, Shan‐Shan, Wang, Yiyan, He, Yao, Xu, Lin, Jin, Yali, Zhang, Wei‐Sen, Jiang, Chao‐Qiang, Cheng, Kar Keung, Lam, Tai Hing

“…Objective In this study, a genetic risk score (GRS) for the body mass index (BMI) tested and built using a large sample of Chinese individuals aged at least…”
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Smoking and nasopharyngeal carcinoma mortality: a cohort study of 101,823 adults in Guangzhou, China by Lin, Jia-Huang, Jiang, Chao-Qiang, Ho, Sai-Yin, Zhang, Wei-Sen, Mai, Zhi-Ming, Xu, Lin, Lo, Ching-Man, Lam, Tai-Hing

“…Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), also known as Cantonese cancer, is rare worldwide, but has particularly high incidence in North Africa and Southeast Asia,…”
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Obesity indicators as mediators of association between daytime napping and type 2 diabetes mellitus: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study by Xiao, Jing Yi, Zhang, Wei Sen, Jiang, Chao Qiang, Jin, Ya Li, Zhu, Feng, Cheng, Kar Keung, Lam, Tai Hing, Xu, Lin

“…To examine the mediating effect of obesity indicators on the association between daytime napping and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) qualitatively and…”
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Association of Hand Grip Strength with Mild Cognitive Impairment in Middle-Aged and Older People in Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study by Jin, Ya-Li, Xu, Lin, Jiang, Chao-Qiang, Zhang, Wei-Sen, Pan, Jing, Zhu, Feng, Zhu, Tong, Thomas, Graham Neil, Lam, Tai-Hing

“…Background: Lower hand grip strength has been linked to cognitive impairment, but studies in older Chinese are limited. We examined the association of hand…”
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High relative risk of all-cause mortality attributed to smoking in China: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study by Lam, Tai Hing, Xu, Lin, Jiang, Chao Qiang, Zhang, Wei Sen, Zhu, Feng, Jin, Ya Li, Thomas, G Neil, Cheng, Kar Keung

“…Prediction of disease burden in China arising from smoking based on earlier cohorts in the West and China could not reflect the disease burden at the current…”
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Low-Carbohydrate Diets and Mortality in Older Asian People: A 15-Year Follow-Up from a Prospective Cohort Study by Sun, Ce, Zhang, Wei-Sen, Jiang, Chao-Qiang, Jin, Ya-Li, Deng, Xue-Qing, Woo, Jean, Cheng, Kar-Keung, Lam, Tai-Hing, Thomas, G Neil, Xu, Lin

“…The long-term effects of a low-carbohydrate diet (LCD) on mortality, accounting for the quality and source of the carbohydrate, are unclear. Hence, we examined…”
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Napping Is Associated with Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study by HUBERT LAM, Kin-Bong, CHAO QIANG JIANG, NEIL THOMAS, G, ARORA, Teresa, WEI SEN ZHANG, TAHERI, Shahrad, ADAB, Peymané, TAI HING LAM, KAR KEUNG CHENG

“…Intentional napping is very common, particularly in China. However, there are limited data regarding its potential health effects. We therefore examined the…”
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Alcohol Use and Gamma-Glutamyltransferase Using a Mendelian Randomization Design in the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study by Xu, Lin, Jiang, Chao Qiang, Cheng, Kar Keung, Au Yeung, Shiu Lun Ryan, Zhang, Wei Sen, Lam, Tai Hing, Schooling, Catherine Mary

“…Observational studies and small intervention studies suggest alcohol raises gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT). We used Mendelian randomization to assess the…”
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Relationship between pulmonary function and peripheral vascular function in older Chinese: Guangzhou biobank cohort study-CVD by Pan, Jing, Xu, Lin, Lam, Tai Hing, Jiang, Chao Qiang, Zhang, Wei Sen, Zhu, Feng, Jin, Ya Li, Neil Thomas, G, Cheng, Kar Keung, Adab, Peymane

“…Findings describing the relationship between pulmonary function and peripheral vascular function have been inconclusive. We explored this relationship in…”
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Atrial fibrillation and obesity among older Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study by Long, Mei Jing, Jiang, Chao Qiang, Lam, Tai Hing, Xu, Lin, Zhang, Wei Sen, Lin, Jie Ming, Ou, Jian Ping, Cheng, Kar Keung

“…Abstract Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of arrhythmia, and its prevalence is increasing. Few studies have examined its association…”
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Past dust and GAS/FUME exposure and COPD in Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study by Lam, Kin Bong Hubert, Yin, Peng, Jiang, Chao Qiang, Zhang, Wei Sen, Adab, Peymané, Miller, Martin R, Thomas, G. Neil, Ayres, Jon G, Lam, Tai Hing, Cheng, Kar Keung

“…Summary The impact of occupational dust and gas/fume exposure on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in developing countries has not been quantified…”
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Smoking, smoking cessation and inflammatory markers in older Chinese men: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study by Lao, Xiang Qian, Jiang, Chao Qiang, Zhang, Wei Sen, Adab, Peymane, Lam, Tai Hing, Cheng, Kar Keung, Thomas, G. Neil

“…Abstract Aims Smoking increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and inflammation plays a key role in the process of atherosclerosis. We therefore study the…”
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Socioeconomic influences at different life stages on health in Guangzhou, China by Elwell-Sutton, Timothy M., Jiang, Chao Qiang, Zhang, Wei Sen, Cheng, Kar Keung, Lam, Tai Hing, Leung, Gabriel M., Schooling, C.M.

“…In long-term developed countries socioeconomic position across the life course is positively associated with health. We examined these associations in a…”
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A case of acute epigastric pain caused by gastric lymphangioma by Zhang, Wei-Sen, Xu, Liang-Bi

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