Correction: Development of an Online Health Care Assessment for Preventive Medicine: A Machine Learning Approach.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.2196/18585.].

Predicting Metabolic Syndrome With Machine Learning Models Using a Decision Tree Algorithm: Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background: Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of disorders that significantly influence the development and deterioration of numerous diseases. FibroScan is an ultrasound device that was recently shown to predict metabolic syndrome with moderate accuracy. However, previous research regarding prediction of metabolic syndrome in subjects examined with FibroScan has been mainly based on conventional statistical models.

Clustering Heatmap for Visualizing and Exploring Complex and High-dimensional Data Related to Chronic Kidney Disease.

Background: Preventive medicine and primary health care are essential for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) because the symptoms of CKD may not appear until the renal function is severely compromised. Early identification of the risk factors of CKD is critical for preventing kidney damage and adverse outcomes. Early recognition of rapid progression to advanced CKD in certain high-risk populations is vital.

Evaluation of urate-lowering therapy in hyperuricemia patients: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Objective: Hyperuricemia is a strong precursor of gout, which deteriorates patients' health and quality of life. Sustained adherence to urate-lowering therapies (ULTs) is crucial for efficacy and therapeutic cost-effectiveness. Recently, several new ULTs have been proposed.

Noninvasive and Convenient Screening of Metabolic Syndrome Using the Controlled Attenuation Parameter Technology: An Evaluation Based on Self-Paid Health Examination Participants.

Background: There is a medical need for an easy, fast, and non-invasive method for metabolic syndrome (MetS) screening. This study aimed to assess the ability of FibroScan to detect MetS, in participants who underwent a self-paid health examination.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted on all adults who underwent a self-paid health examination comprising of an abdominal transient elastography inspection using FibroScan 502 Touch from March 2015 to February 2019.

A polygenic risk score for breast cancer risk in a Taiwanese population.

Background: Multiple common variants identified by genome-wide association studies showed limited evidence of the risk of breast cancer in Taiwan. In this study, we analyzed the breast cancer risk in relation to 13 individual single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) identified by a GWAS in an Asian population.

Methods: In total, 446 breast cancer patients and 514 healthy controls were recruited for this case-control study.

Risk factors correlated with risk of insulin resistance using homeostasis model assessment in adolescents in Taiwan.

The study aims to discover risk factors significantly correlated with insulin resistance among adolescents in Taiwan. A total of 339 study subjects were recruited in this cross-sectional study. A self-administered questionnaire and physical examinations including anthropometrics and biochemistry profiles were collected.

Risk of ovarian cancer in women with pelvic inflammatory disease: a population-based study.

Background: Ovarian cancer is commonly fatal and incidence has persistently risen in Taiwan over the past 20 years. Prevention strategies, however, are limited. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) has been suggested to increase the risk of developing ovarian cancer, but the results of studies have been inconsistent.

A preliminary investigation of the association between serum uric acid and impaired renal function.

Background: Hemodialysis for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) incurs huge medical costs in Taiwan. We set out to determine if it is possible to help control chronic renal disease with early treatment of hyperuricemia.

Methods: Data from Taipei Medical University Hospital (TMUH) health center from January 2004 to December 2006 were analyzed to correlate renal function and blood uric acid concentration.

Weekly pattern of stroke onset in an Asian country: a nationwide population-based study.

This study used a nationwide population-based dataset to explore the variation among the days of week of stroke onset within population subgroups defined by age, sex, and stroke type. We used ambulatory care data from the 2002 Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database, focusing on 42,779 emergency room (ER) visits for stroke that year. All analyses were stratified by sex, age (<60 and > or =60 yrs), and type of stroke.

Urbanization and the likelihood of a cesarean section.

Objective: This study examines the association between the likelihood of cesarean section (CS) and the degree of urbanization in Taiwan, exploring possible explanations for the difference.

Study Design: The database used in this study was the Taiwan 2004 National Health Insurance Research Database. A total of 200,207 singleton deliveries fulfilled our criteria and were included in our study.

Increased risk of stroke in patients who undergo cesarean section delivery: a nationwide population-based study.

Objective: This study used a population-based dataset to determine whether (compared with vaginal deliveries), cesarean section deliveries increase the risk of postpartum stroke during the 3-, 6-, or 12-month period after delivery.

Study Design: This study used 1998-2003 records from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database for 987,010 women with singleton deliveries from 1998-2002. Cox proportional hazard regressions were carried out to compute stroke-free survival rates between the 2 delivery modes.

Effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of fibromyalgia.

Context: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a prevalent musculoskeletal disorder associated with pain, mood state alteration, and disability. A structured and effective treatment plan for palliative care has not been established. The genesis of FMS is not clear.