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2. Reproductive factors and risk of physical frailty among Chinese women living in Singapore
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Ho, Vanda W.T., Chua, Kevin Yiqiang, Song, Xingyue, Jin, Aizhen, and Koh, Woon-Puay
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- 2024
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3. Soluble CD137 and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: nested case–control studies in cohorts in Shanghai and Singapore
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Thomas, Claire E., Adibi, Jennifer J., Kuipers, Allison L., Diergaarde, Brenda, Luu, Hung N., Jin, Aizhen, Koh, Woon-Puay, Gao, Yu-Tang, Adams-Haduch, Jennifer, Wang, Renwei, Lokshin, Anna, Behari, Jaideep, and Yuan, Jian-Min
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- 2023
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4. Composite Score of Healthy Lifestyle Factors and Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Findings from a Prospective Cohort Study
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Luu, Hung N, Behari, Jaideep, Goh, George Boon-Bee, Wang, Renwei, Jin, Aizhen, Thomas, Claire E, Clemente, Jose C, Odegaard, Andrew O, Koh, Woon-Puay, and Yuan, Jian-Min
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Epidemiology ,Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Health Sciences ,Hepatitis - C ,Liver Cancer ,Hepatitis ,Liver Disease ,Infectious Diseases ,Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis ,Rare Diseases ,Clinical Research ,Cancer ,Prevention ,Emerging Infectious Diseases ,Digestive Diseases ,Aetiology ,2.2 Factors relating to the physical environment ,Good Health and Well Being ,Aged ,Carcinoma ,Hepatocellular ,Female ,Follow-Up Studies ,Healthy Lifestyle ,Humans ,Liver Neoplasms ,Male ,Prospective Studies ,Risk Assessment ,Risk Factors ,Singapore ,Medical and Health Sciences ,Biomedical and clinical sciences ,Health sciences - Abstract
BackgroundWhile the associations between individual lifestyle factors and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have been described previously, their combined impact on HCC risk is unknown.MethodsThe association of a composite score of healthy lifestyle factors, including body mass index, alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, alternative Mediterranean diet, and sleep duration, and HCC risk was examined in the Singapore Chinese Health Study, an ongoing prospective cohort study of 63,257 Chinese men and women. Cox proportional hazard regression method was used to estimate HR and its 95% confidence interval (CI). Conditional logistic regression method was used to evaluate this composite lifestyle score-HCC risk association among a subset of individuals who tested negative for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and anti-hepatitis C antibody.ResultsAfter a mean follow-up of 17.7 years, 561 participants developed HCC. Individuals with higher composite scores representing healthier lifestyles (range 0-8) were at significantly lower risk of HCC. Compared with the lowest composite score category (0-4), the HRs (95% CIs) for the composite scores of 5, 6, 7, and 8 were 0.67 (0.62-0.85), 0.61 (0.48-0.77), 0.49 (0.37-0.65), and 0.13 (0.06-0.30), respectively (P trend < 0.0001). A similar inverse association was observed in participants with negative HBsAg and anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV)-negative serology (HR, 0.38; 95% CI, 0.19-0.79; for the highest vs. the lowest category of the composite scores; P trend = 0.001).ConclusionsHealthy lifestyles protect against HCC development, especially for individuals without hepatitis B virus and HCV infections.ImpactThis study highlights the importance of a comprehensive lifestyle modification strategy for HCC primary prevention.
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- 2021
5. Occupational exposure to endocrine disrupting substances and the risk of breast Cancer: the Singapore Chinese health study
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Acheampong, Teofilia, Yuan, Jian-Min, Koh, Woon Puay, Jin, Aizhen, and Odegaard, Andrew
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Health Services and Systems ,Health Sciences ,Breast Cancer ,Estrogen ,Prevention ,Cancer ,Aged ,Breast Neoplasms ,Endocrine Disruptors ,Female ,Humans ,Industry ,Middle Aged ,Occupational Diseases ,Occupational Exposure ,Occupations ,Pregnancy ,Proportional Hazards Models ,Prospective Studies ,Reproductive History ,Singapore ,Breast cancer risk ,Endocrine disruptors ,Occupational exposure ,Prospective population-based cohort ,Public Health and Health Services ,Public Health ,Epidemiology ,Health services and systems ,Public health - Abstract
BackgroundEvidence from basic research links exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) with a higher risk for breast cancer. However, there is less evidence from observational epidemiological research and the results are equivocal. Therefore, we examined the association between occupational exposure to substances where exposure to EDCs is likely and the risk of breast cancer.MethodsA prospective study consisting of a population-based cohort of 33,458 Singaporean Chinese women aged 45-74 years enrolled in the Singapore Chinese Health Study (SCHS) from 1993 to 98 and followed through 2014. Subjects' self-reported occupational exposure and duration to industries, job titles, and substance types were garnered at baseline, and cases of incident breast cancer (N = 988) were determined by linkage with the Singapore Cancer Registry. Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated for exposure to substances, job titles, and industries.ResultsThere was no association between cumulative exposure to substances via occupation where EDC exposure is likely and risk of breast cancer. These results were consistent for hypothesized high (HR 0.94, 95% CI: 0.66-1.35), medium (HR 1.03 95% CI: 0.77-1.38) and low (HR 0.74, 95% CI 0.48-1.13) combined substance exposure groups when compared with those who were not exposed via occupation. Similar null associations were observed when examining job titles and industry categories.ConclusionsThere was no association between EDC related occupational exposures and breast cancer risk in working women of the Singaporean Chinese Health Study. Future studies that employ rigorous methods with regard to exposure assessment of EDCs are needed.
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- 2018
6. Diabetes and other vascular risk factors in association with the risk of lower extremity amputation in chronic limb-threatening ischemia: a prospective cohort study
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Ying, Ariel Fangting, Tang, Tjun Yip, Jin, Aizhen, Chong, Tze Tec, Hausenloy, Derek John, and Koh, Woon-Puay
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- 2022
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7. Trends of cutaneous basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma among the Chinese, Malays, and Indians in Singapore from 1968-2016
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Oh, Choon Chiat, Jin, Aizhen, and Koh, Woon-Puay
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- 2021
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8. Soy and tea intake on cervical cancer risk : the Singapore Chinese Health Study
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Paul, Proma, Koh, Woon-Puay, Jin, Aizhen, Michel, Angelika, Waterboer, Tim, Pawlita, Michael, Wang, Renwei, Yuan, Jian-Min, and Butler, Lesley M.
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- 2019
9. Low frequency variants associated with leukocyte telomere length in the Singapore Chinese population
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Chang, Xuling, Gurung, Resham L., Wang, Ling, Jin, Aizhen, Li, Zheng, Wang, Renwei, Beckman, Kenneth B., Adams-Haduch, Jennifer, Meah, Wee Yang, Sim, Kar Seng, Lim, Weng Khong, Davila, Sonia, Tan, Patrick, Teo, Jing Xian, Yeo, Khung Keong, M., Yiamunaa, Liu, Sylvia, Lim, Su Chi, Liu, Jianjun, van Dam, Rob M., Friedlander, Yechiel, Koh, Woon-Puay, Yuan, Jian-Min, Khor, Chiea Chuen, Heng, Chew-Kiat, and Dorajoo, Rajkumar
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- 2021
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10. Epidemiologic trends of infants with orofacial clefts in a multiethnic country: a retrospective population-based study
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Yow, Mimi, Jin, Aizhen, and Yeo, George Seow Heong
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- 2021
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11. Associations between tea and coffee beverage consumption and the risk of lung cancer in the Singaporean Chinese population
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Seow, Wei Jie, Koh, Woon-Puay, Jin, Aizhen, Wang, Renwei, and Yuan, Jian-Min
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- 2020
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12. Coffee and tea drinking in relation to risk of hip fracture in the Singapore Chinese Health Study
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Dai, Zhaoli, Jin, Aizhen, Soh, Avril Zixin, Ang, Li-Wei, Yuan, Jian-Min, and Koh, Woon-Puay
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- 2018
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13. Association between inflammatory potential of diet and risk of lung cancer among smokers in a prospective study in Singapore
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Shivappa, Nitin, Wang, Renwei, Hébert, James R., Jin, Aizhen, Koh, Woon-Puay, and Yuan, Jian Min
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- 2019
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14. Serum B₆ vitamers (pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, pyridoxal, and 4-pyridoxic acid) and pancreatic cancer risk : two nested case–control studies in Asian populations
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Huang, Joyce Y., Butler, Lesley M., Midttun, Øivind, Koh, Woon-Puay, Ueland, Per M., Wang, Renwei, Jin, Aizhen, Gao, Yu-Tang, and Yuan, Jian-Min
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- 2016
15. Telomere length and risk of developing gastric adenocarcinoma: The Singapore Chinese Health Study
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Wang, Zhensheng, Koh, Woon-Puay, Jin, Aizhen, Wang, Renwei, and Yuan, Jian-Min
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- 2018
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16. Association Between Leukocyte Telomere Length and Colorectal Cancer Risk in the Singapore Chinese Health Study
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Luu, Hung N., Qi, Meiyuzhen, Wang, Renwei, Adams-Haduch, Jennifer, Miljkovic, Iva, Opresko, Patricia L., Jin, Aizhen, Koh, Woon-Puay, and Yuan, Jian-Min
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- 2019
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17. Association between prediagnostic leukocyte telomere length and breast cancer risk: the Singapore Chinese Health Study
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Samavat, Hamed, Xun, Xiaoshuang, Jin, Aizhen, Wang, Renwei, Koh, Woon-Puay, and Yuan, Jian-Min
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- 2019
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18. Serum free estradiol and estrogen receptor-α mediated activity are related to decreased incident hip fractures in older women
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Lim, Vanessa W., Li, Jun, Gong, Yinhan, Yuan, Jian-Min, Wu, Tsung Sheng, Hammond, Geoffrey L., Jin, Aizhen, Koh, Woon-Puay, and Yong, E.L.
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- 2012
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19. Reproductive factors, hormone use and gastric cancer risk: The Singapore Chinese Health Study
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Wang, Zhensheng, Butler, Lesley M., Wu, Anna H., Koh, Woon-Puay, Jin, Aizhen, Wang, Renwei, and Yuan, Jian-Min
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- 2016
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20. Dietary fatty acids and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in the Singapore Chinese health study
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Koh, Woon-Puay, Dan, Yock Young, Goh, George Boon-Bee, Jin, Aizhen, Wang, Renwei, and Yuan, Jian-Min
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- 2016
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21. Physical activity and risk of end-stage kidney disease in the Singapore Chinese Health Study
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Jafar, Tazeen Hasan, Jin, Aizhen, Koh, Woon-Puay, Yuan, Jian-Min, and Chow, Khuan Yew
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- 2015
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22. CXCL9 Predicts the Risk of Osteoporotic Hip Fracture in a Prospective Cohort of Chinese Men—A Matched Case–Control Study.
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Phan, Quang Tien, Chua, Kevin Yiqiang, Jin, Aizhen, Winkler, Christoph, and Koh, Woon‐Puay
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Recent experimental work has identified CXCL9 as a promoter for the differentiation of osteoclast progenitors into osteoclasts, with resultant bone resorption. However, no human study has validated an association between this chemokine and osteoporosis or fracture risk. We conducted a matched case–control study nested in the prospective, population‐based Singapore Chinese Health Study. Fifty‐five men and 119 women with incident hip fractures, occurring median 6.2 years after blood collection, were matched individually to controls by age at recruitment, sex, and duration of blood storage. Serum chemokines, CXCL9 and CXCL10, were measured using immunoassays. Multivariable conditional logistic regression models that included age at blood collection, body mass index, smoking, and diabetes as covariates were used to estimate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for association with hip fracture risk. Predictive utility of chemokine for hip fracture risk was examined by comparing area under receiver operating characteristic curves (AUC) between prognostic models with and without the chemokine. Increasing CXCL9 levels were associated with increasing hip fracture risk in men but not in women (pinteraction = 0.002); comparing extreme quartiles, the OR (95% CI) in the highest quartile was 10.35 (1.90–56.39) in men (ptrend = 0.002) but 1.46 (0.59–3.60) in women (ptrend = 0.32). Adding CXCL9 to a prognostic model that already incorporated age and other risk factors improved the AUC (95% CI) from 0.65 (0.55–0.76) to 0.74 (0.65–0.83) for the predictive utility of hip fractures in men but not in women. Conversely, the association between CXCL10 and hip fracture risk was not statistically significant in either sex. © 2022 The Authors. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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23. NAFLD polygenic risk score and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in an East Asian population.
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Thomas, Claire E., Diergaarde, Brenda, Kuipers, Allison L., Adibi, Jennifer J., Luu, Hung N., Chang, Xuling, Dorajoo, Rajkumar, Heng, Chew‐Kiat, Khor, Chiea‐Chuen, Wang, Renwei, Jin, Aizhen, Koh, Woon‐Puay, and Yuan, Jian‐Min
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DISEASE risk factors ,EAST Asians ,MONOGENIC & polygenic inheritance (Genetics) ,HEPATOCELLULAR carcinoma ,NON-alcoholic fatty liver disease - Abstract
It is difficult to identify people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) who are at high risk for developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A polygenic risk score (PRS) for hepatic fat (HFC‐PRS) derived from non‐Asians has been reported to be associated with HCC risk in European populations. However, population‐level data of this risk in Asian populations are lacking. Utilizing resources from 24,333 participants of the Singapore Chinese Health Study (SCHS), we examined the relationship between the HFC‐PRS and HCC risk. In addition, we constructed and evaluated a NAFLD‐related PRS (NAFLD‐PRS) with HCC risk in the SCHS. Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of HCC incidence with both HFC‐PRS and NAFLD‐PRS. The HFC‐PRS and NAFLD‐PRS were highly correlated (Spearman r = 0.79, p < 0.001). The highest quartiles of both the HFC‐PRS and the NAFLD‐PRS were associated with significantly increased risk of HCC with HR of 2.39 (95% CI 1.51, 3.78) and 1.77 (95% CI 1.15, 2.73), respectively, compared with their respective lowest quartile. Conclusion: The PRS for hepatic fat content or NAFLD may be useful for assessing HCC risk in both Asian and European populations. The findings of this and prior studies support a potential causal role of genetically determined NAFLD in HCC development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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24. Combined effects of MDM2 SNP309 and TP53 R72P polymorphisms, and soy isoflavones on breast cancer risk among Chinese women in Singapore
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Koh, Woon-Puay, Van Den Berg, David, Jin, Aizhen, Wang, Renwei, Yuan, Jian-Min, and Yu, Mimi C.
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- 2011
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25. Composite dietary antioxidant index and the risk of colorectal cancer: Findings from the Singapore Chinese Health Study.
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Yu, Yi‐Chuan, Paragomi, Pedram, Wang, Renwei, Jin, Aizhen, Schoen, Robert E., Sheng, Li‐Ting, Pan, An, Koh, Woon‐Puay, Yuan, Jian‐Min, and Luu, Hung N.
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COLORECTAL cancer ,DISEASE risk factors ,VITAMIN A ,ANTIOXIDANTS - Abstract
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major contributor to cancer death globally. Several studies showed some protections by certain individual dietary antioxidants against CRC development. Epidemiologic data on the composite dietary antioxidant index (CDAI) in relation to CRC risk are sparse. Using the Singapore Chinese Health Study, an ongoing prospective cohort consisting of 61 321 cancer‐free participants aged 45 to 74 years at baseline, a food‐based CDAI was calculated according to a previously established and validated method that included six food‐sourced antioxidants including vitamins A, C and E, manganese, selenium and zinc. Cox proportional hazard regression method was used to estimate the hazard ratios (HRs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for CRC associated with various levels of CDAI with adjustment for multiple potential confounders. After an average of 17.5 years of follow‐up, 2140 participants developed CRC. HRs (95% CIs) of CRC for quartiles 2, 3 and 4 of CDAI were 0.94 (0.83‐1.07), 0.86 (0.75‐1.00) and 0.80 (0.66‐0.98), respectively, compared to the lowest quartile (Ptrend =.02). This inverse association between CDAI and CRC risk was more apparent in women or those without a history of diabetes, without family history of CRC, never smokers or overweight/obese individuals. However, none of the heterogeneity tests for the CDAI‐CRC risk association reached statistical significance. Our findings suggest that food‐based antioxidants may be beneficial for reducing the risk of CRC in the general population. What's new? Epidemiological studies on individual dietary antioxidants such as vitamins and minerals and the risk of colorectal cancer have produced inconsistent results. In this large prospective Asian cohort study, the authors apply a recently developed composite dietary antioxidant index (CDAI) that includes vitamins A, C and E, manganese, selenium and zinc. The analysis shows that a higher CDAI is associated with a lower risk of developing CRC overall. These findings support the notion that food‐based antioxidants may offer a beneficial effect and provide a potential strategy for the primary prevention of colorectal cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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26. Ethnic differences in quality of life in adolescents among Chinese, Malay and Indians in Singapore
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Ng, Tze Pin, Lim, Lionel Chee Chong, Jin, Aizhen, and Shinfuku, N.
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- 2005
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27. Glutathione S-transferase (GST) gene polymorphisms, cigarette smoking and colorectal cancer risk among Chinese in Singapore
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Koh, Woon-Puay, Nelson, Heather H., Yuan, Jian-Min, Van den Berg, David, Jin, Aizhen, Wang, Renwei, and Yu, Mimi C.
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- 2011
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28. Quality diet indexes and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: Findings from the Singapore Chinese Health Study.
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Luu, Hung N., Neelakantan, Nithya, Geng, Ting‐ting, Wang, Renwei, Goh, George Boon‐Bee, Clemente, Jose C., Jin, Aizhen, Dam, Rob M, Jia, Wei, Behari, Jaideep, Koh, Woon‐Puay, and Yuan, Jian‐Min
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DASH diet ,HEPATOCELLULAR carcinoma ,HEPATITIS associated antigen ,MEDITERRANEAN diet ,HEPATITIS B ,CHRONIC hepatitis B - Abstract
There is limited research on the effect of dietary quality on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk in populations with relatively high risk of HCC. Using data from Singapore Chinese Health Study, a prospective cohort study, of 63 257 Chinese aged 45 to 74, we assessed four diet‐quality index (DQI) scores: the Alternative Health Eating Index‐2010 (AHEI‐2010), Alternate Mediterranean Diet (aMED), Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and Heathy Diet Indicator (HDI). We identified 561 incident HCC cases among the cohort participants after a mean of 17.6 years of follow‐up. Cox proportional hazard regression model was used to estimate hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for HCC in relation to these DQI scores. Unconditional logistic regression method was used to evaluate the associations between DQIs and HCC risk among a subset of individuals who tested negative for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). High scores of AHEI‐2010, aMED and DASH, representing higher dietary quality, were associated with lower risk of HCC (all Ptrend <.05). Compared with the lowest quartile, HRs (95% CIs) of HCC for the highest quartile of AHEI‐2010, aMED and DASH were 0.69 (0.53‐0.89), 0.70 (0.52‐0.95) and 0.67 (0.51‐0.87), respectively. No significant association between HDI and HCC risk was observed. Among HBsAg‐negative individuals, similar inverse associations were observed, and the strongest inverse association was for aMED (HRQ4vsQ1 = 0.46, 95% CI: 0.23‐0.94, Ptrend =.10). These findings support the notion that adherence to a healthier diet may lower the risk of HCC, suggesting that dietary modification may be an effective approach for primary prevention of HCC. What's new? Can improving the daily diet of high‐risk populations lower their risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)? In this large, prospective Asian study, the authors found that the answer is yes. Three different diet‐quality index (DQI) scores were associated with a significant drop in HCC risk, by as much as 30%. These included the AHEI‐2010, aMED, and DASH. These findings suggest that public‐health programs emphasizing dietary modification may offer an effective strategy for the prevention of HCC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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29. The association between dietary vitamin B12 and lung cancer risk: findings from a prospective cohort study.
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Luu, Hung N., Wang, Renwei, Jin, Aizhen, Koh, Woon-Puay, and Yuan, Jian-Min
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- 2021
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30. Dietary Intakes of Trace Elements and the Risk of Kidney Cancer: The Singapore Chinese Health Study.
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Wang, Yeli, Jafar, Tazeen H., Jin, Aizhen, Yuan, Jian-Min, and Koh, Woon-Puay
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COPPER analysis ,ZINC analysis ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,DIET ,INGESTION ,KIDNEY tumors ,MANGANESE ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,TRACE elements ,PROPORTIONAL hazards models ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,DISEASE risk factors - Abstract
Background: Epidemiological studies have demonstrated separately that patients with kidney stone may have higher dietary intake of zinc and higher risk of developing kidney cancer. We prospectively assessed the associations of dietary zinc and other trace elements with kidney cancer risk for the first time. Methods: We used data from the prospective Singapore Chinese Health Study that recruited 63,257 adult Chinese residing in Singapore between 1993 and 1998. A validated food frequency questionnaire and the Singapore Food Composition Database was used to compute the values of intake for zinc, copper and manganese. We identified incident cancer cases via linkage with nationwide cancer registry, and used Cox proportional hazard models to compute hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for the association with kidney cancer risk. Results: There were 229 incident kidney cancer cases after median follow-up of 20.1 years. Dietary zinc intake was positively associated with higher kidney cancer risk; the HR comparing the extreme quartiles of zinc intake was 1.74 (95% CI: 1.02-2.97; P-trend = 0.033). Conversely, intakes of copper and manganese were not associated with kidney cancer risk. Conclusions: The positive association between dietary zinc and risk of kidney cancer suggests that zinc may be implicated in renal carcinogenesis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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31. Leukocyte telomere length, cancer incidence and all‐cause mortality among Chinese adults: Singapore Chinese Health Study.
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Samavat, Hamed, Luu, Hung N., Beckman, Kenneth B., Jin, Aizhen, Wang, Renwei, Koh, Woon‐Puay, and Yuan, Jian‐Min
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OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases ,ASIANS ,CANCER-related mortality ,BLOOD collection - Abstract
Telomeres play a key role in chromosomal maintenance and stability. To date, few studies have investigated the association of leukocyte telomere length with risk of cancer incidence and all‐cause mortality in a large prospective cohort, particularly of the Asian population. Relative telomere lengths in genomic DNA from peripheral blood samples were quantified using a validated quantitative real‐time PCR among 26 540 middle‐aged or older Chinese adults. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of cancer and deaths by quintiles of telomere length were calculated using the Cox proportional hazards regression method with adjustment for age, sex and other potential confounders. After baseline blood collection, 4353 persons developed cancer and 7609 died. Participants with the longest decile of telomeres had a 26% (95% CI: 11%‐44%) higher risk of total cancer incidence compared to the shortest decile after controlling for age, sex and other potential founders (Ptrend <.0001). In contrast, longer telomeres were associated with lower risk of all‐cause mortality (HR = 0.93; 95% CI: 0.84‐1.03), noncancer death (HR = 0.81; 95% CI: 0.71‐0.92), specifically, death from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pneumonia (HR = 0.79, 95% CI: 0.70‐0.89) and digestive diseases (HR = 0.60, 95% CI: 0.42‐0.88). Our findings demonstrated that longer telomeres are associated with increased risk of cancer development overall and several common cancer types including breast, rectal, prostate, pancreatic cancer and lung adenocarcinoma. Our study also confirmed that longer telomeres are associated with a reduced risk of noncancer related death. What's new? Telomere length is a promising biomarker for cancer risk, with longer‐ and shorter‐than‐expected telomeres variously linked to increased risk of malignancy. Among Asian populations, however, relationships between telomere length, cancer incidence, and cancer mortality remain understudied. Here, investigation of more than 26 500 Chinese adults with greater than 12 years of health follow‐up shows that longer telomere length is associated with significantly elevated risk of total and cancer‐specific incidence and mortality and with reduced risk of all‐cause and non‐cancer‐related mortality. The data highlight the relevance of longer telomere length in the development and outcome of specific cancer types and non‐cancerous diseases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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32. Sa296 COMPOSITE SCORE OF HEALTHY LIFESTYLE FACTORS AND RISK OF PANCREATIC CANCER IN A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY
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Luu, Hung N., Paragomi, Pedram, Wang, Renwei, Jin, Aizhen, Brand, Randall, Koh, Woon-Puay, and Yuan, Jian-Min
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- 2021
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33. A prospective evaluation of serum methionine‐related metabolites in relation to pancreatic cancer risk in two prospective cohort studies.
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Huang, Joyce Y., Luu, Hung N., Butler, Lesley M., Midttun, Øivind, Ulvik, Arve, Wang, Renwei, Jin, Aizhen, Gao, Yu‐Tang, Tan, Yuting, Ueland, Per M., Koh, Woon‐Puay, and Yuan, Jian‐Min
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BETAINE ,PANCREATIC cancer ,METABOLITES ,DNA methylation ,COHORT analysis ,DNA repair - Abstract
Deficiencies in methyl donor status may render DNA methylation changes and DNA damage, leading to carcinogenesis. Epidemiological studies reported that higher dietary intake of choline is associated with lower risk of pancreatic cancer, but no study has examined the association of serum choline and its metabolites with risk of pancreatic cancer. Two parallel case–control studies, one nested within the Shanghai Cohort Study (129 cases and 258 controls) and the other within the Singapore Chinese Health Study (58 cases and 104 controls), were conducted to evaluate the associations of baseline serum concentrations of choline, betaine, methionine, total methyl donors (i.e., sum of choline, betaine and methionine), dimethylglycine and trimethylamine N‐oxide (TMAO) with pancreatic cancer risk. In the Shanghai cohort, odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals of pancreatic cancer for the highest quartile of choline, betaine, methionine, total methyl donors and TMAO were 0.27 (0.11–0.69), 0.57 (0.31–1.05), 0.50 (0.26–0.96), 0.37 (0.19–0.73) and 2.81 (1.37–5.76), respectively, compared to the lowest quartile. The corresponding figures in the Singapore cohort were 0.85 (0.23–3.17), 0.50 (0.17–1.45), 0.17 (0.04–0.68), 0.33 (0.10–1.16) and 1.42 (0.50–4.04). The inverse associations of methionine and total methyl donors including choline, betaine and methionine with pancreatic cancer risk in both cohorts support that DNA repair and methylation play an important role against the development of pancreatic cancer. In the Shanghai cohort, TMAO, a gut microbiota‐derived metabolite of dietary phosphatidylcholine, may contribute to higher risk of pancreatic cancer, suggesting a modifying role of gut microbiota in the dietary choline‐pancreatic cancer risk association. What's new? Over half of all pancreatic cancers aren't associated with known risk factors. In this prospective study, the authors examined serum levels of three nutrients (choline, methionine, and betaine) that have been associated with reduced oxidative DNA damage and epigenetic changes such as methylation. They found that, as predicted, higher serum levels of these nutrients were correlated with lower pancreatic cancer risk. They also found that certain compounds associated with gut microbiota increased this risk. These results identify novel etiological factors that may guide future prevention strategies for pancreatic cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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34. Dietary Antioxidants and Risk of Parkinson's Disease in the Singapore Chinese Health Study.
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Ying, Ariel Fangting, Khan, Shazma, Wu, Ying, Jin, Aizhen, Wong, Aidan S.Y., Tan, Eng‐King, Yuan, Jian‐Min, Koh, Woon‐Puay, and Tan, Louis C.S.
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Background: Despite experimental evidence implicating oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of PD, epidemiological studies have provided inconsistent associations between dietary antioxidants and risk of developing PD. Furthermore, no study has been done in any Asian population. Objectives: We examined the associations for intake levels of dietary carotenoids (α‐carotene, β‐carotene, lycopene, β‐cryptoxanthin, and lutein) and vitamins (vitamin A, C and E) and the risk of developing PD. Methods: We used data from the Singapore Chinese Health Study, a population‐based prospective cohort of 63,257 men and women aged 45 to 74 years during enrollment in 1993–1998. Antioxidant intake was derived from a validated semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire. Incident cases were identified through follow‐up interviews, hospital records, or PD registries through 31 July 2018. Hazard ratios and corresponding 95% confidence intervals were derived from multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression models with adjustment for other lifestyle and dietary factors. Results: During an average 19.4 years of follow‐up, 544 incident PD cases were identified. No association was found for dietary carotenoids, individually or summed. Hazard ratio comparing highest to lowest quartile for total carotenoids was 0.98 (95% confidence interval: 0.76–1.28; Ptrend = 0.83). There were also no clear dose‐dependent associations of dietary vitamins A, C, and E with risk of developing PD (all Ptrend ≥ 0.10). Sensitive analyses with lag time and excluding supplement use did not materially alter results. Conclusions: Intake of dietary antioxidants, such as carotenoids and vitamins, was not associated with the risk of developing PD in Singaporean Chinese. © 2020 The Authors. Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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35. Association between Dietary Tomato Intake and the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: The Singapore Chinese Health Study.
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Thomas, Claire E., Luu, Hung N., Renwei Wang, Adams-Haduch, Jennifer, Jin, Aizhen, Koh, Woon-Puay, and Jian-Min Yuan
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Background: Intake of tomato and/or lycopene has been associated with reduced risk of several cancers, but there is no report on the association with risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods: The associations of tomato and lycopene consumption with risk of HCC were examined in the Singapore Chinese Health Study, a prospective cohort of 63,257 Chinese ages 45 to 74 years at enrollment. Diet was assessed using a validated semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire. Cox proportional hazard regression models were used to estimate HR and its 95% confidence interval (CI) of HCC with the consumption of tomato and lycopene among all cohort participants, and unconditional logistic regression was used to assess the association by hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positivity in a nested case-control study. Results: After a mean follow-up of 17.6 years, 561 incident HCC cases were identified. Higher tomato intake was associated with lower risk of HCC after adjustment for potential confounders (P
trend < 0.001). Compared with the lowest quartile, HRs (95% CIs) of HCC for the second, third, and fourth quartile of tomato intake were 0.70 (0.56-0.88), 0.73 (0.58-0.92), and 0.63 (0.49-0.81). Among HBsAg-negative individuals, the inverse association remained (Ptrend = 0.03). There was no association between lycopene intake and HCC risk (Ptrend = 0.54). Conclusions: Tomato intake may offer protection against the development of HCC, particularly among individuals without chronic infection with hepatitis B virus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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36. Association between leukocyte telomere length and the risk of pancreatic cancer: Findings from a prospective study.
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Luu, Hung N., Huang, Joyce Y., Wang, Renwei, Adams-Haduch, Jennifer, Jin, Aizhen, Koh, Woon-Puay, and Yuan, Jian-Min
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PANCREATIC cancer ,LONGITUDINAL method ,LEUCOCYTES ,CHROMOSOME structure ,POLYMERASE chain reaction ,TELOMERES - Abstract
Introduction: Telomeres and telomerase play important role in maintaining chromosome integrity and genomic stability. Recent epidemiologic data showed inconsistent findings which suggested that both short and long leukocyte telomeres could be associated with increased risk of pancreatic cancer. We prospectively examined the association between telomere length and pancreatic cancer risk in a population-based cohort study. Methods: The Singapore Chinese Health Study recruited 63,257 Chinese aged 45 to 74 years from 1993 to 1998 in Singapore. Relative telomere length in peripheral blood leukocytes was quantified using a validated monochrome multiplex quantitative polymerase chain reaction method in 26,540 participants, including 116 participants who later developed pancreatic cancer after an average of 13 years of follow-up. Cox proportional hazard regression method was used to calculate hazard ratio (HR) and its 95% confidence interval (CI) of pancreatic cancer risk associated with telomere length, with adjustment for confounding factors. Results: Longer telomeres were significantly associated with higher risk of pancreatic cancer (P
trend = 0.02). Compared with lowest quartile, subjects with highest quartile of telomere length had an HR of 2.18 (95% CI: 1.25–3.80) for developing pancreatic cancer. In stratified analysis, this association remained among pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients but not among pancreatic non-adenocarcinoma patients. In continuous scale, the HRs and 95% CIs were 3.08 (1.17–8.11) for adenocarcinoma patients and 1.47 (0.43–5.06) for non-adenocarcinoma patients. The HRs and 95% CIs of the highest quartile of telomere length, compared with the lowest quartile, for adenocarcinoma and non-adenocarcinoma were 2.50 (1.22–5.13) and 1.63 (0.66–4.03), respectively. The length of follow-up from the collection of blood for the measurement of telomere length to the diagnosis of cancer (median = 8.0, range: from 5.0 months to 16.2 years) had no significant impact on the association between telomere length and pancreatic cancer risk. Conclusions: The present study demonstrates that longer telomeres are associated with increased risk of overall pancreatic cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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37. Coffee, tea, caffeine, and risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer in a Chinese population: The Singapore Chinese Health Study.
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Oh, Choon Chiat, Jin, Aizhen, Yuan, Jian-Min, and Koh, Woon-Puay
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Background: Although epidemiologic studies in populations of European descent suggest a possible chemoprotective effect of caffeine against nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC), data in Asian populations are lacking.Objectives: We examined the relationship of coffee, tea, and caffeine consumption with NMSC risk among Chinese in Singapore.Methods: We used data from the Singapore Chinese Health Study, a prospective cohort of 63,257 men and women who were 45 to 74 years old at recruitment from 1993 to 1998. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated by using multivariable Cox proportional hazard models.Results: Coffee drinking was associated with reduced NMSC risk in a dose-dependent manner (P trend < .0001). Compared with those who drank coffee less than weekly, those who drank 3 or more cups per day had a lower risk of basal cell carcinoma (HR, 0.54; 95% CI, 0.31-0.93) and a lower risk of squamous cell carcinoma (HR, 0.33; 95% CI, 0.13-0.84). Compared with nondrinkers of black tea, daily drinkers of black tea also had a reduced risk of NMSC (HR, 0.70; 95% CI, 0.52-0.94). Caffeine intake reduced NMSC risk in a stepwise manner (P trend = .0025); subjects with a caffeine intake of 400 mg/d or more had the lowest risk (HR, 0.59; 95% CI, 0.34-1.04).Conclusion: Consumption of caffeinated drinks such as coffee and black tea may reduce the risk of NMSC among Chinese. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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38. Consumption of Coffee but Not of Other Caffeine-Containing Beverages Reduces the Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease in the Singapore Chinese Health Study.
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Lew, Quan-Lan Jasmine, Jafar, Tazeen Hasan, Jin, Aizhen, Yuan, Jian-Min, and Koh, Woon-Puay
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COFFEE drinking ,CHRONIC kidney failure ,PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of caffeine ,TEA & health ,CHINESE people ,HEALTH of middle-aged persons ,SOFT drinks & health ,OLDER people ,PHYSIOLOGY ,DISEASE risk factors ,CAFFEINE ,CARBONATED beverages ,COFFEE ,COMPARATIVE studies ,FOOD habits ,LONGITUDINAL method ,RESEARCH methodology ,MEDICAL cooperation ,RESEARCH ,SEX distribution ,SURVEYS ,TEA ,EVALUATION research ,CROSS-sectional method ,PROPORTIONAL hazards models - Abstract
Background: Cross-sectional studies suggest that coffee drinking is associated with better renal function. However, to our knowledge, no prospective study has examined its relation with the risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD).Objective: We examined the relations between coffee, tea, soda, and total caffeine consumption and the risk of ESRD among middle-aged and older Chinese in Singapore.Methods: We used data from the Singapore Chinese Health Study, a prospective cohort of 63,257 men and women aged 45-74 y at recruitment from 1993 to 1998. Baseline information on the consumption of caffeinated coffee and other caffeinated beverages (tea and sodas), habitual diet, medical history, and lifestyle factors was obtained via in-person interviews. The standard serving size of 1 cup was assigned as 237 mL in the questionnaire. Incident ESRD cases were identified via linkage with the nationwide registry. We used multivariable Cox regression models to estimate HRs and 95% CIs of ESRD risk associated with the consumption of caffeinated beverages, with adjustment for potential confounders.Results: After a mean follow-up of 16.8 y, 1143 cohort subjects developed ESRD. Compared with those who drank coffee less than daily, the HR (95% CI) was 0.91 (0.79, 1.05) for those who drank 1 cup of coffee/d and 0.82 (0.71, 0.96) for those who drank ≥2 cups/d (P-trend = 0.012). When stratified by sex, this association was observed in men but not in women. Compared with those who drank less than daily, the HR (95% CI) for drinking ≥2 cups/d was 0.71 (0.57, 0.87) among men and 0.97 (0.78, 1.19) among women (P-interaction = 0.03). Conversely, intakes of tea, soda, or total caffeine were not associated with the risk of ESRD in multivariable models.Conclusion: The consumption of ≥2 cups of coffee/d may reduce the risk of ESRD in the general population, especially among men. This study was registered at http://www.clinicaltrials.gov as NCT03356340. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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39. Leukocyte telomere length in relation to risk of lung adenocarcinoma incidence: Findings from the Singapore Chinese Health Study.
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Yuan, Jian‐Min, Beckman, Kenneth B., Wang, Renwei, Bull, Caroline, Adams‐Haduch, Jennifer, Huang, Joyce Y., Jin, Aizhen, Opresko, Patricia, Newman, Anne B., Zheng, Yun‐Ling, Fenech, Michael, and Koh, Woon‐Puay
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Telomeres are crucial in the maintenance of chromosome integrity and genomic stability. Critically short telomeres can trigger programed cell death while cells with longer telomeres may have increased likelihood of replicative errors, resulting in genetic mutations and chromosomal alterations, and ultimately promoting oncogenesis. Data on telomere length and lung cancer risk from large prospective cohort studies are spare. Relative telomere length in peripheral blood leukocytes was quantified using a validated monochrome multiplex quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) method in 26,540 participants of the Singapore Chinese Health Study. After a follow‐up of 12 years, 654 participants developed lung cancer including 288 adenocarcinoma, 113 squamous cell carcinoma and 253 other/unknown histological type. The Cox proportional hazard regression was used to estimate hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). HR of lung adenocarcinoma for individuals in the highest comparing the lowest 20 percentile of telomere length was 2.84 (95% CI 1.94–4.14,
p trend < 0.0001). This positive association was present in never smokers (p trend < 0.0001), ever smokers (p trend = 0.0010), men (p trend = 0.0003), women (p trend < 0.0001), and in shorter (p trend = 0.0002) and longer (p trend = 0.0001) duration of follow‐up. There was no association between telomere length and risk of squamous cell carcinoma or other histological type of lung cancer in all or subgroups of individuals. The agreement of results from this prospective cohort study with those of previous prospective studies and Mendelian randomization studies suggest a possible etiological role of telomere length in the development of lung adenocarcinoma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2018
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40. A prospective evaluation of serum kynurenine metabolites and risk of pancreatic cancer.
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Huang, Joyce Y., Butler, Lesley M., Midttun, Øivind, Ulvik, Arve, Wang, Renwei, Jin, Aizhen, Gao, Yu-Tang, Ueland, Per M., Koh, Woon-Puay, and Yuan, Jian-Min
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KYNURENINE ,METABOLITES ,TRYPTOPHAN ,PANCREATIC cancer ,PANCREATIC intraepithelial neoplasia - Abstract
Background: Serum pyridoxal 5’-phosphate (PLP), the active form of vitamin B
6 , is associated with reduced risk of pancreatic cancer. Data on functional measures of vitamin B6 status and risk of pancreatic cancer is lacking. Methods: A nested case-control study involving 187 incident cases of pancreatic cancer and 362 individually matched controls were conducted within two prospective cohorts to evaluate the associations between kynurenine metabolites in pre-diagnostic serum samples and risk of pancreatic cancer. Results: Higher serum concentrations of 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid (HAA) and the HAA:3-hydroxykynurenine (HK) ratio (a measure for in vivo functional status of PLP) were significantly associated with reduced risk of pancreatic cancer. Compared with the lowest tertile, odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) of pancreatic cancer for the highest tertile was 0.62 (0.39, 1.01) for HAA, and 0.59 (0.35–0.98) for the HAA:HK ratio, after adjustment for potential confounders and serum PLP (both Ps for trend<0.05). The kynurenine:tryptophan ratio or neopterin was not significantly associated with pancreatic cancer risk. Conclusions: The inverse association between HAA or the HAA:HK ratio and risk of pancreatic cancer supports the notion that functional status of PLP may be a more important measure than circulating PLP alone for the development of pancreatic cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2018
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41. Age-dependent relationships between body mass index and mortality: Singapore longitudinal ageing study.
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Ng, Tze Pin, Jin, Aizhen, Chow, Khuan Yew, Feng, Liang, Nyunt, Ma Shwe Zin, and Yap, Keng Bee
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BODY mass index , *STROKE-related mortality , *DISEASES in older people , *OVERWEIGHT persons , *LONGITUDINAL method ,CARDIOVASCULAR disease related mortality - Abstract
Objectives: The relationship between body mass index (BMI) with mortality risk, in particular the BMI category associated with the lowest all-cause and CVD-and-stroke mortality and the BMI threshold for defining overweight or obesity in older persons is controversial. This study investigated the age-dependent associations of BMI categories with all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke mortality. Method: Prospective cohort study (Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Studies) of older adults aged 55 and above, followed up from 2003 to 2011. Participants were 2605 Chinese with baseline BMI and other variables. Outcome Measurement: Mortality hazard ratios (HR) for all-cause and CVD and stroke mortality. Results: Overall, BMI showed a U-shaped relationship with all-cause and CVD and stroke mortality, being lowest at Normal Weight-II category (BMI 23.0–24.9 kg/m2). Most evidently among the middle-aged (55–64 years), all-cause mortality risks relative to Normal Weight-II were elevated for underweight (
30.0; HR = 4.05,p = 0.0423). Among the old (≥65 years), however, Overweight and Obese categories were not significantly associated with increased all-cause mortality (HR from 0.98 to 1.29), but Overweight-Obese was associated with increased CVD and stroke mortality (HR = 10.0, p = 0.0086). Conclusion: BMI showed a U-shaped relationship with mortality. Among older persons aged 65 and above, the overweight-or-obese category of BMI was not associated with excess all-cause mortality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] - Published
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42. Composite protective lifestyle factors and risk of developing gastric adenocarcinoma: the Singapore Chinese Health Study.
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Wang, Zhensheng, Koh, Woon-Puay, Jin, Aizhen, Wang, Renwei, and Yuan, Jian-Min
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OBESITY complications ,ADENOCARCINOMA ,ALCOHOL drinking ,LONGITUDINAL method ,OBESITY ,RESEARCH funding ,RISK assessment ,SMOKING ,STOMACH tumors ,LIFESTYLES ,DISEASE incidence ,PROPORTIONAL hazards models - Abstract
Background: Incidence of gastric cancer is the highest in Eastern Asia. Multiple modifiable lifestyle factors have been identified as risk factors for gastric cancer. However, their aggregated effect on the risk of gastric cancer has not been examined among populations with high prevalence of Helicobacter pylori.Methods: A study was conducted to examine the association between multiple lifestyle factors together and the risk of developing gastric adenocarcinoma in the Singapore Chinese Health Study, a prospective cohort of 63 257 men and women between 45 and 74 years enroled during 1993-1998. Composite score of cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, obesity, dietary pattern, and sodium intake at baseline was assessed with hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of gastric adenocarcinoma using Cox regression method.Results: Higher healthy composite lifestyle scores were significantly associated with reduced risk of gastric adenocarcinoma in a dose-dependent manner. Hazard ratios (95% CIs) for total, cardia, and non-cardia gastric adenocarcinoma for the highest (score 5) vs lowest composite score (score 0/1/2) were 0.42 (0.31-0.57), 0.22 (0.10-0.47), and 0.55 (0.39-0.78), respectively (all Ptrend<0.001). These lifestyles together accounted for 48% of total gastric adenocarcinoma cases in the study population. The inverse association was observed in both genders, and remained after exclusion of first 5 years of follow-up.Conclusions: The inverse association between the aggregated healthy lifestyle factors and the risk of gastric adenocarcinoma is in dose-dependent manner in this highly H. pylori-exposed population. These lifestyle factors together may account for up to half of disease burden in this study population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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43. Serum B6 vitamers (pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, pyridoxal, and 4-pyridoxic acid) and pancreatic cancer risk: two nested case-control studies in Asian populations.
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Huang, Joyce, Butler, Lesley, Midttun, Øivind, Koh, Woon-Puay, Ueland, Per, Wang, Renwei, Jin, Aizhen, Gao, Yu-Tang, Yuan, Jian-Min, Huang, Joyce Y, Butler, Lesley M, Midttun, Øivind, and Ueland, Per M
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ASIANS ,LONGITUDINAL method ,PANCREATIC tumors ,PYRIDINE ,RESEARCH funding ,VITAMIN B complex ,VITAMIN B6 ,CASE-control method - Abstract
Background: Vitamin B6 is an important enzymatic cofactor in pathways relevant for the development of pancreatic cancer. In order to evaluate vitamin B6 as a preventive factor for pancreatic cancer, a biomarker approach is needed to overcome the limitations inherent in self-reported dietary information.Methods: To determine whether levels of serum B6 vitamers, including pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP), pyridoxal (PL), 4-pyridoxic acid (PA), and the PA/(PLP + PL) ratio (PAr), were associated with risk of pancreatic cancer, two nested case-control studies of 187 incident pancreatic cancer cases and 258 individually matched controls were conducted within two prospective cohorts of 81,501 participants in Shanghai, China, and Singapore. PLP, PL, and PA were quantified in pre-diagnostic serum samples. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using conditional logistic regression with adjustment for potential confounders.Results: The median (5th-95th percentiles) concentrations of serum PLP among control subjects of the Shanghai and Singapore cohorts were 25.7 (10.0-91.7) nmol/L and 58.1 (20.8-563.0) nmol/L, respectively. In pooled analyses, high serum PLP was associated with a reduced risk of pancreatic cancer (P for trend = 0.048); the adjusted odds ratio for the highest category of PLP (>52.4 nmol/L) was 0.46 (95% CI 0.23, 0.92) compared to vitamin B6 deficiency (<20 nmol/L). No associations were found for serum PL, PA, or PAr with pancreatic cancer risk.Conclusions: Higher concentrations of PLP may protect against the development of pancreatic cancer. The protective effect may be more apparent in populations with low concentrations of circulating vitamin B6. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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44. Mortality rates in major and subthreshold depression: 10-year follow-up of a Singaporean population cohort of older adults.
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Ho, Cyrus SH, Jin, Aizhen, Nyunt, Ma Shwe Zin, Feng, Liang, and Ng, Tze Pin
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MENTAL depression ,CARDIOVASCULAR disease related mortality ,STROKE-related mortality ,COMORBIDITY ,GERIATRIC psychiatry - Abstract
Objectives: To investigate the associations of major and subthreshold depression with all-cause, cardiovascular disease and stroke mortality, and the extent to which health behaviour, medical comorbidity and functional disability explained the associations.Methods: A cohort of 1070 persons aged ≥60 with Geriatric Mental State (GMS) diagnoses of major and subthreshold depression, and data on health behaviour (smoking, alcohol, physical activity) and physical comorbidity (hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, chronic pulmonary disease, multi-comorbidity and activity of daily living disability) at baseline (15 Feb 2003 - 30 Mar 2004) were followed up on mortality from 1 Jan 2005 to 31 Dec 2012.Results: Major and subthreshold depression was present in 5.1% and 9.9% of the participants at baseline. The all-cause mortality HR adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity and marital status was 1.73 (95% CI, 1.11-2.67) for major depression and 1.38 (95% CI, 0.96-1.97) for subthreshold depression. In hierarchical models, the addition of health behaviour and especially physical comorbidity substantially reduced the HR estimates for all-cause mortality associated with major depression (HR=1.39, 95% CI, 0.89-2.18) and subthreshold depression (HR=0.94, 95% CI, 0.64-1.37). Controlling for the effects of all variables, only major depression was significantly associated with increased cardiovascular disease and stroke mortality (HR=2.10, 95% CI, 1.07-4.11).Conclusions: Both major and subthreshold depression were associated with increased mortality, largely due to hazardous behaviours and physical comorbidity. Only major depression per se was independently associated with excess cardiovascular disease and stroke mortality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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45. Mortality of older persons living alone: Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Studies.
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Tze Pin Ng, Aizhen Jin, Liang Feng, Ma Shwe Zin Nyunt, Khuan Yew Chow, Lei Feng, Ngan Phoon Fong, Ng, Tze Pin, Jin, Aizhen, Feng, Liang, Nyunt, Ma Shwe Zin, Chow, Khuan Yew, Feng, Lei, and Fong, Ngan Phoon
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MORTALITY of older people ,LIVING alone ,OLDER people ,AGE factors in disease ,LONGITUDINAL method ,FOLLOW-up studies (Medicine) ,PSYCHOLOGICAL aspects of aging ,DIAGNOSIS of mental depression ,SOCIAL isolation ,STROKE diagnosis ,STROKE ,STROKE-related mortality ,MENTAL depression ,HEALTH status indicators ,MARITAL status ,MORTALITY ,PSYCHOLOGY of Spouses ,PSYCHOLOGY - Abstract
Background: We investigated the association of living alone with mortality among older persons, independently of marital, health and other factors, and explored its effect modification by age group, sex, marital status and physical functional disability.Method: Using data from 8 years of mortality follow up (1 September 2003 to 31 December 2011) of 2553 participants in the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Studies (SLAS) cohort, we estimated hazard ratio (HR) of mortality associated with living alone using Cox proportional hazard models.Results: At baseline, 7.4 % (N = 189) of the participants were living alone, and 227 (8.9 %) died during the follow up period. Living alone was significantly associated with mortality 1.66 (95 % CI, 1.05-2.63), controlling for health status (hypertension, diabetes, chronic lung disease, stroke, heart disease, kidney failure, IADL-ADL disability and depressive symptoms), marital status and other variables (age, sex, housing type). Possible substantive effect modification by sex (p for interaction = 0.106) and marital status (p for interaction <0.115) were observed: higher among men (HR = 2.36, 95 % CI, 1.24-4.49) than women (HR = 1.14, 95 % CI, 0.58-2.22), and among single, divorce or widowed (HR = 2.26, 95 % CI, 1.24-4.10) than married individuals (HR = 0.83, 95 % CI, 0.30-2.31).Conclusion: Living alone was associated with increased mortality, independently of marital, health and other variables. The impact of living alone on mortality appeared to be stronger among men and those who were single, divorced or married. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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46. Smoking and Risk of Kidney Failure in the Singapore Chinese Health Study
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Jin, Aizhen, Koh, Woon-Puay, Chow, Khuan Yew, Yuan, Jian-Min, and Jafar, Tazeen Hasan
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Background: The relationship between smoking and risk of kidney failure, especially in people of Chinese origin, is not clear. We analyzed data from the Singapore Chinese Health Study to investigate whether smoking increases the risk of kidney failure. Methods: The Singapore Chinese Health Study is a population-based cohort of 63,257 Chinese adults enrolled between 1993 and 1998. Information on smoking status was collected at baseline. Incidence of kidney failure was identified via record linkage with the nationwide Singapore Renal Registry until 2008. Kidney failure was defined by one of the following: 1) serum creatinine level of more than or equal to 500 µmol/l (5.7 mg/dl), 2) estimated glomerular filtration rate of less than 15 ml/min/1.73 m2, 3) undergoing hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, 4) undergone kidney transplantation. Cox proportional hazard regression analysis was performed for the outcome of kidney failure after adjusting for age, education, dialect, herbal medications, body mass index, sex, physician-diagnosed hypertension and diabetes mellitus. Results: The mean age of subjects was 55.6 years at baseline, and 44% were men. Overall 30.6% were ever smokers (current or former) at baseline. A total of 674 incident cases of kidney failure occurred during a median follow-up of 13.3 years. Among men, smokers had a significant increase in the adjusted risk of kidney failure [hazard ratio (HR): 1.29; 95% CI: 1.02–1.64] compared to never smokers. There was a strong dose-dependent association between number of years of smoking and kidney failure, (p for trend = 0.011). The risk decreased with prolonged cessation (quitting ≥10 years since baseline). The number of women smokers was too few for conclusive relationship. Limitation: Information on baseline kidney function was not available. Conclusions: Cigarette smoking is associated with increased risk of kidney failure among Chinese men. The risk appears to be dose- and duration-dependent and modifiable after long duration of cessation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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47. Ethnic differences in quality of life in adolescents among Chinese, Malay and Indians in Singapore.
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Tze Pin Ng, Lionel Chee Chong Lim, Jin, Aizhen, and Shinfuku, N.
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QUALITY of life ,ETHNICITY ,CULTURE ,SCHOOL children ,CHINESE people ,MALAYS (Asian people) ,INDIGENOUS peoples of the Americas - Abstract
Background: Health-related quality of life in adolescents and ethnic and cultural differences are not well characterized. We used the Quality of Life Questionnaire for Adolescents (QOLQA) to examine ethnic differences in reported QOL scores among Chinese, Malay and Indian ethnicities in Singapore. Methods: The 70-item QOLQA measuring five QOL domains (physical, psychological, independence, social and environmental) was administered to a random sample of 1363 school-children aged 10–15 years, representative of the ethnic composition of Singapore adolescents (Chinese 72%, Malays 20% and Indians 8%). Results: Indians reported the highest overall QOL (mean 3.71 ± SD 0.54) compared to Chinese (3.59 ± 0.43), p <0.05, and Malays (3.58 ± 0.44), p < 0.05. In particular, Indians had significantly higher psychological QOL scores (3.73 ± 0.61) compared to Chinese (3.55 ± 0.54), p < 0.01. On the other hand, Chinese scored highest on physical and independence domains (3.97 ± 0.54), p < 0.01 compared to Malays (3.82 ± 0.55). There were no statistically significant gender differences in QOL scores. QOL declined significantly from age 10 to 15 for overall score, psychological, physical ( p < 0.01) and environmental ( p < 0.05). Lower socio-economic status and the self-report of a significant health problem were significantly associated with lower overall QOL and most domains. These ethnic differences persisted after adjusting for differences in socio-economic and health status. Psychometric properties and known group construct validity appeared to be similar across different ethnic groups, but compared to Chinese ( r = 0.39) or Malays ( r = 0.39), Indians showed a higher correlation of psychological scores with physical score ( r = 0.59) and with other domain scores. Conclusion: Significant ethnic differences in reported adolescent quality of life among Chinese, Malays and Indians in Singapore that are independent of socio-economic and health status suggest important cultural differences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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48. Association between Pre-Diagnostic Serum Bile Acids and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: The Singapore Chinese Health Study.
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Thomas, Claire E., Luu, Hung N., Wang, Renwei, Xie, Guoxiang, Adams-Haduch, Jennifer, Jin, Aizhen, Koh, Woon-Puay, Jia, Wei, Behari, Jaideep, and Yuan, Jian-Min
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HIGH performance liquid chromatography ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,FATTY liver ,LIVER ,CASE-control method ,RISK assessment ,COMPARATIVE studies ,CANCER patients ,MASS spectrometry ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,ODDS ratio ,HEPATOCELLULAR carcinoma ,DISEASE risk factors ,DISEASE complications - Abstract
Simple Summary: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common cancer with poor prognosis. The increasing incidence rate of HCC in developed countries has been linked to increasing prevalence of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease, which has characteristics of altered bile acid metabolism that may predate hepatocarcinogenesis. The aim of the present study was to assess the association of circulating bile acid levels in pre-diagnostic serum with the risk of developing HCC in a general population in Singapore. Primary conjugated bile acids were most strongly associated with increased risk of HCC whereas the ratios of secondary over primary bile acids were significantly associated with reduced risk. These results support a contributing role of dysmetabolism of bile acids in the development of HCC. The modulation of bile acid metabolism through alteration of gut microbiota may be an effective strategy for primary prevention against HCC in individuals with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a commonly diagnosed malignancy with poor prognosis. Rising incidence of HCC may be due to rising prevalence of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease, where altered bile acid metabolism may be implicated in HCC development. Thirty-five bile acids were quantified using ultra-performance liquid chromatography triple-quadrupole mass spectrometry assays in pre-diagnostic serum of 100 HCC cases and 100 matched controls from the Singapore Chinese Health Study. Conditional logistic regression was used to assess associations for bile acid levels with risk of HCC. Conjugated primary bile acids were significantly elevated whereas the ratios of secondary bile acids over primary bile acids were significantly lower in HCC cases than controls. The respective odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals of HCC were 6.09 (1.75–21.21) for highest vs. lowest tertile of cholic acid species and 30.11 (5.88–154.31) for chenodeoxycholic acid species. Doubling ratio of taurine-over glycine-conjugated chenodeoxycholic acid was associated significantly with 40% increased risk of HCC whereas doubling ratio of secondary over primary bile acid species was associated with 30–40% reduced risk of HCC. In conclusion, elevated primary bile acids and taurine over glycine-conjugated ratios were strongly associated with HCC risk whereas the ratios of secondary bile acids over primary bile acids were inversely associated with HCC risk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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49. Low-Carbohydrate Diet Score and Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Findings from a Prospective Cohort Study.
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Pham YT, Jin A, Wang R, Behari J, Koh WP, Yuan JM, and Luu HN
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- Humans, Male, Female, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Case-Control Studies, Risk Factors, Singapore epidemiology, Aged, Cohort Studies, Follow-Up Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Liver Neoplasms epidemiology, Liver Neoplasms etiology, Liver Neoplasms prevention & control, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular epidemiology, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular etiology, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular prevention & control, Diet, Carbohydrate-Restricted statistics & numerical data
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Limited data are reported on the association between low-carbohydrate diet (LCD) score, a comprehensive measure of dietary pattern according to sources of carbohydrate, fat, and protein, and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We evaluated this score with HCC risk in the Singapore Chinese Health Study, a prospective cohort of 63,275 middle-aged and elderly Chinese living in Singapore and recruited during 1993-1998 period. LCD scores were derived from the semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire at baseline. A nested case-control study involved 197 HCC cases and 465 controls was also constructed among 28,346 participants who provided blood samples. Cox proportional hazard regression method was used to calculate HRs and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for HCC with different levels of LCD scores. Conditional logistic regression was performed for the case-control study analysis. After 17.6 years of follow-up with 819,573 person-years, 561 participants developed primary HCC. Although there was a null association between total LCD score and HCC risk (HRper-SD increment = 1.07; 95% CI, 0.98-1.16; Ptrend = 0.06), there was a positive association between animal-based LCD and the risk of HCC (HRper-SD increment = 1.11; 95% CI, 1.02-1.21; Ptrend = 0.01). Furthermore, this association was present in both HBsAg-negative and HBsAg-positive individuals in the case-control study. In stratified analysis for the entire cohort, this positive association was only present in those who consumed alcoholic beverages monthly or less frequent but not in weekly or daily drinker (Pinteraction = 0.79). In summary, a diet with lower carbohydrate, higher animal fat and protein was significantly associated with higher risk of HCC among Chinese Singaporeans., Prevention Relevance: In a large cohort study of more than 63,000 Chinese Singaporeans, we found that a diet with lower carbohydrate and higher animal fat and protein was associated with increased risk of HCC, suggesting that dietary modification could be an effective strategy in primary prevention to reduce the HCC burden., (©2024 American Association for Cancer Research.)
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- 2024
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50. Low-Carbohydrate Diet Score and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer: Findings from the Singapore Chinese Health Study.
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Yu YC, Paragomi P, Jin A, Wang R, Schoen RE, Koh WP, Yuan JM, and Luu HN
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- Humans, Prospective Studies, Singapore epidemiology, Diet, Carbohydrate-Restricted, Carbohydrates, Risk Factors, Diet adverse effects, Colorectal Neoplasms epidemiology, Colorectal Neoplasms etiology, Colonic Neoplasms, Rectal Neoplasms
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Background: Colorectal cancer is common cancer with a high mortality rate. Low-carbohydrate diet (LCD) score holistically evaluates the LCD pattern from carbohydrate, protein, and fat intake. Epidemiologic data of LCD-colorectal cancer association are sparse., Methods: We evaluated the associations between LCD (i.e., total, animal- and plant-based) and colorectal cancer risk in the Singapore Chinese Health Study, a population-based prospective cohort study including 61,321 Chinese in Singapore who were 45 to 74 years old at baseline. Cox proportional hazard regression model was used to determine the HRs and respective 95% confidence intervals (CI) for colorectal cancer associated with LCD after adjusting for potential confounders, including age, sex, BMI, physical activity, family history of colorectal cancer, etc., Results: After an average of 19.5 years of follow-up, 2,520 participants developed colorectal cancer (1,608 colon cancer and 912 rectal cancer). Overall, the association between total or plant-based LCD scores with the risk of colorectal, colon, or rectal cancer was null (all Ptrend ≥ 0.28). The animal-based LCD was modestly associated with colon cancer risk (Ptrend = 0.02), but not with rectal cancer. Compared with the lowest quartile, HRs (95% CIs) of colon cancer for quartiles 2, 3, and 4 of animal-based LCD were 1.12 (0.98-1.29), 1.27 (1.10-1.46), and 1.14 (0.99-1.31), respectively., Conclusions: A low-level carbohydrate diet with a high level of animal protein and fat was associated with a moderate increase in the risk of colon cancer among Chinese Singaporeans., Impact: High consumption of animal protein/fat and low consumption of carbohydrates may increase colon cancer risk., (©2023 American Association for Cancer Research.)
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- 2023
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