Abstract Study Objectives It is unknown whether changes in sleep duration are associated
with hypertension risk. The aim of this study was to investigate whether changes in sleep …

No study has reported the relationship between secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure and
hypertension in self-reported never-smokers verified by nicotine metabolite. The aim of this …

Aim Previous studies showed that non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NALFD) could be
related to subclinical left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction and remodeling. However, this …

Aims There are inconsistent results on the association between lipoprotein (a) and mortality-
related outcomes due to a lack of evidence from large-scale observational studies of Asians …

Background Although recent studies suggest an association between nephrolithiasis and
clinical cardiovascular events, this association has been underexplored. Study Design …

Background: Although obesity is a well-known risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the
cutoff of body mass index (BMI) for elevated cardiovascular risk is still controversial in Asian …

Background: Data regarding complex relationships between age, sex, obesity and N-
terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) remain scarce. Thus, we investigated …

Aims The adverse effect of heavy alcohol intake on cardiovascular disease is well
established. However, there is only limited information about the risk of subclinical left …

Although hypertension is a clear risk factor for cardiovascular disease, how prehypertension
and controlled hypertension influence left ventricular (LV) diastolic function and structure …

Background No study has assessed association between cigarette smoking and new-onset
diabetes mellitus (NODM) incidence using two different smoking classification systems: self …