Plasma metabolites, systolic blood pressure, lifestyle, and stroke risk: A prospective cohort study.

Background: To estimate the associations of stroke risk with plasma metabolites, metabolic risk score (MRS), the combinations of MRS with hypertension or lifestyle, and lifestyle-related metabolic signature. To assess the improvement of the stroke risk prediction model through the incorporation of MRS.

Methods: A total of 77,315 participants from the UK Biobank were included in this study.

Do atrophic gastritis and intestinal metaplasia reverse after Helicobacter pylori eradication?

Background: It's still controversial whether Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication can reverse atrophic gastritis (AG) and intestinal metaplasia (IM). Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis to estimate the effect of H.