Publications by authors named "Sang Tai Hwang"
Article Synopsis
- Plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) is highlighted as a risk factor for cardiovascular and atherosclerotic diseases, prompting research into its connection with metabolic syndrome components.
- The study involved 722 participants, examining clinical and biochemical data to compare tHcy levels based on metabolic syndrome criteria.
- Results indicated that larger waist circumference and higher fasting blood glucose were linked to elevated tHcy levels, but overall, tHcy was not significantly associated with metabolic syndrome in the Korean population studied.
Background: Apolipoprotein B (apo B) has been reported to be a better predictor of coronary artery disease than cholesterol indices. The objectives of this study were to evaluate concordances/discordances between cholesterol indices and apo B and to assess the factors that influence them.
Methods: For this study, 11 816 individuals (6965 males, 4851 females), none of whom had a past history of coronary artery disease, were selected from among visitors to the health promotion center at Kangbuk Samsung Hospital between January and December 2002.
Background: Insulin resistance (IR) is associated with a significant increase in the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). The serum apolipoprotein B and Apo A1/Apo B ratio are important markers of CAD. The aim of this study was to assess the association of the serum Apo B and Apo A1/Apo B ratio, with insulin resistance in apparently healthy normoglycemic Koreans.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aims: Esophageal variceal bleeding in liver cirrhosis is a major complication and has high mortality rate. We tried to find fibrinolytic parameters, which correlated with variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients.
Methods: We divided the cirrhotic patients into two groups: bleeding group (group A, n=15) and non-bleeding group (Group B, n=17).