Enhancing resistance training adherence in older adults with sarcopenia or osteoporosis: a study on referral success rates.

Background: Sarcopenia and osteoporosis increase the likelihood of disability and caregiving burden. While progressive resistance training (PRT) is effective in mitigating these outcomes, patients often struggle to find suitable, long-term training facilities, making it difficult to adhere to exercise prescriptions.

Objectives: This feasibility study aimed to familiarize patients with PRT through educational training by a geriatrician, enabling them to identify a suitable long-term community-based training program.

The association of different body weight classes and survival outcomes in patients with cervical cancer.

Background: The relationship between different weight class and mortality risk remained uncertain in cervical cancer patients. Thus, we conducted the study to assess the association between different body weight classes and survival outcomes in patients with cervical cancer.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study including 6908 cervical cancer patients from the Taiwan Cancer Registry database.

Colorectal Cancer and Subsequent Diabetes Risk: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Taiwan.

Context: The association between colorectal cancer (CRC) and new-onset diabetes mellitus remains unclear.

Objective: To examine the association between CRC and the risk of subsequent diabetes mellitus and to further investigate the impact of chemotherapy on diabetes mellitus risk in CRC.

Methods: In this nationwide cohort study using the Taiwan Cancer Registry database (2007-2018) linked with health databases, 86 268 patients with CRC and an equal propensity score-matched cohort from the general population were enrolled.

Diabetic severity and oncological outcomes of colorectal cancer following curative resection: A population-based cohort study in Taiwan.

Background: Although diabetes is a poor prognostic factor for colorectal cancer (CRC), whether diabetes severity provides an additional predictive value for CRC prognosis remains unclear. The study aimed to investigate the prognostic differences after curative CRC resection among patients with different diabetic severities.

Methods: This population-based retrospective cohort study analyzed data registered between 2007 and 2015 in the Cancer Registry Database, which is linked to the National Health Insurance Research Database and National Death Registry.

Tumor Marker Trajectories and Survival Analysis in Patients With Normal Carcinoembryonic Antigen Ranges After Colorectal Cancer Resection.

Background: Evidence regarding postoperative CEA for predicting long-term outcomes of colorectal cancer remains controversial, especially in patients with normal postoperative CEA.

Objective: To investigate the risk difference among different postoperative CEA trajectories in patients with normal postoperative CEA after curative colorectal cancer resection.

Design: This cohort study was conducted at a comprehensive cancer center and included data retrieved from a prospectively collected database between January 2006 and December 2018.

Cardiovascular Disease Burden Attributable to High Body Mass Index in Taiwan.

Background: Studies on disease burden in Taiwan are lacking. We aimed to quantify the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) attributable to high body mass index (BMI) in Taiwan.

Methods: Using a comparative risk assessment approach from the Global Burden of Disease study, we estimated the population attributable fraction (PAF), attributable CVD burden, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) according to sex, age, and area of residence in Taiwan.

Investigating the risk of metabolic and cardiovascular comorbidities among patients with parathyroid cancer: a nationwide representative cohort study in Taiwan.

Background: This study aimed to determine whether primary parathyroid cancer patients were associated with increased metabolic and cardiovascular comorbidities in comparison to the general population.

Methods: We used the National Taiwan Cancer Registry Database to construct a cohort of patients with parathyroid cancer from January 1, 2004, to December 31, 2019. We compared the incidence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, atrial fibrillation, coronary heart disease, and heart failure with the general population matched based on a propensity score in a one-to-five fashion.

Association between Serum Uric Acid Levels and Bone Mineral Density in Taiwanese Elderly Population.

Osteoporosis is a progressive metabolic bone disorder characterised by a decline in bone mineral density (BMD). Some previous studies have reported a controversial relationship between uric acid and osteoporosis. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the association between serum uric acid levels and BMD in older adults from Taiwan.

Risk of cardiovascular diseases in cancer patients: A nationwide representative cohort study in Taiwan.

Background: The associations with cancer and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) had inconsistent results. The study aimed to investigate the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) between populations with and without cancer.

Methods: Patients with common cancers in Taiwan were enrolled in the study between 2007 and 2018 using the Taiwan Cancer Registry.

Association between thyroid cancer and cardiovascular disease risk: a nationwide observation study.

Treatment with levothyroxine and radioiodine contribute alternative cardiovascular function in adults with thyroid cancer. The risks of long-term cardiovascular conditions among thyroid cancer patients is unknown. This study aimed to compare the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD), ischemic stroke (IS), and atrial fibrillation (AF) among adults with thyroid cancer with that of the general population, especially when stratified by age (< 65 and ≥ 65 years old).

Increased standardised incidence ratio of cardiovascular diseases among colorectal cancer patients.

Purpose: Evidence regarding the relationship between colorectal cancer and the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is limited. Thus, in this study, we aimed to determine the standardised incidence ratio (SIR) of CVDs in colorectal cancer patients in Taiwan.

Methods: A population-based cohort study enrolling the incident colorectal cancer population based on the Cancer Registry Database from 2007 to 2016 was conducted (n = 94,233, mean age: 62.

The Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Head and Neck Cancer Patients and Those Who Were Treated with Radiotherapy: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Background: To investigate the standardized incidence ratios (SIR) of stroke in patients with head and neck cancer and their relationship to radiotherapy.

Methods: Patients with head and neck cancer ages 20-85 years were enrolled from 2007 to 2016 using the Taiwan Cancer Registry. The study endpoint was fatal and non-fatal ischemic stroke, ascertained by the National Health Insurance Research Database.

Metabolically healthy overweight/obesity and cancer risk: A representative cohort study in Taiwan.

Objective: Many cancers are caused by overweight; however, cancer risk varies among individuals with obesity. Few studies are addressing the relationship between metabolic obesity phenotypes and cancer. This study investigates the association between metabolically healthy overweight (MHOW) or metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) and cancer incidence.

Comparison of four healthy lifestyle scores for predicting cardiovascular events in a national cohort study.

The protective effect of different healthy lifestyle scores for the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) was reported, although the comparisons of performance were lacking. We compared the performance measures of CVDs from different healthy lifestyle scores among Taiwanese adults. We conducted a nationwide prospective cohort study of 6042 participants (median age 43 years, 50.

Obesity phenotypes and their relationships with atrial fibrillation.

Background: This study assessed the associations of metabolic obesity phenotypes with the risk of atrial fibrillation (Afib).

Methods: This prospective cohort study categorized Taiwanese adults according to their body mass index (BMI) and metabolic health status at baseline. We assigned the participants to the underweight (BMI < 18.

Association between type 2 diabetes and osteoporosis risk: A representative cohort study in Taiwan.

Although previous studies have investigated the relationship between fracture risk and type 2 diabetes (T2D), cohort studies that estimate composite osteoporosis risk are lacking. This retrospective cohort study sought to determine the risk of osteoporosis in Taiwanese patients with T2D. Patients diagnosed with T2D between 2002 and 2015 identified through the 2002 Taiwan Survey of Hypertension, Hyperglycemia, and Hyperlipidemia were included.

The Association Between Different Obesity Phenotypes and Liver Fibrosis Scores in Elderly Individuals with Fatty Liver in Taiwan.

Purpose: To examine the association between different phenotypes of obesity or metabolic syndromes and liver fibrosis score in a Taiwanese elderly population with fatty liver.

Patients And Methods: This cross-sectional study included 1817 participants aged ≥65 years with fatty liver diagnosed by sonography. We used ethnicity-specific criteria for body mass index and metabolic syndrome, and to define obesity phenotypes as metabolically healthy non-obese (MHNO), metabolically unhealthy non-obese (MUNO), metabolically healthy obese (MHO), and metabolically unhealthy obese (MUO).

Association of baseline as well as change in lipid levels with the risk of cardiovascular diseases and all-cause deaths.

High baseline atherogenic lipid level has been an established risk factor for the risk of cardiovascular events. Evidence concerning the role of lipid changes in cardiovascular and death risks are inconclusive. A cohort study was conducted based on the Taiwanese Survey on Hypertension, Hyperglycemia, and Hyperlipidemia (n = 4072, mean 44.

Association between metabolically healthy obesity/overweight and cardiovascular disease risk: A representative cohort study in Taiwan.

Objectives: To investigate the relationship between metabolically healthy obesity and cardiovascular disease risk in Taiwanese individuals.

Methods: Taiwanese individuals were recruited from a nationwide, representative community-based prospective cohort study and classified according to body mass index as follows: normal weight (18.5-23.