The association of bipolar disorder (BD) with the risk of cardiometabolic diseases and
premature death in Asians needs to be further determined. Relatively less attention has …

Diabetes is an ambulatory care sensitive condition that quality of care can prevent
complications development and hospitalization needs. However, diabetes patients with …

Aims The status of metabolic abnormalities including impaired fasting glucose (IFG) can
change over time, yet little is known about how exposure duration to IFG is related to …

People with disabilities have a higher mortality risk than non-disabled people. However,
mortality patterns and life expectancy according to disability types are under-researched …

OBJECTIVES Studies on the association between disabilities and tuberculosis (TB) are
scarce. We aimed to assess the risk of active TB disease among people with disabilities …

Background: Type 2 diabetes is a major public health burden in the South-East Asian
region. Persons with disabilities have a higher predilection for developing type 2 diabetes …

Introduction Health literacy is widely considered to be a determinant of self-care behavior in
people with diabetes. However, the mechanisms underlying how health literacy is linked to …

Background While intellectual disability is associated with higher mortality rates due to
circulatory diseases, it is unclear whether intellectual disability is associated with higher risk …

Background The effects of psychotic disorders on cardiometabolic diseases and premature
death need to be determined in Asian populations. Methods In this population-based …

A Japanese national representative survey—the comprehensive survey of living conditions
(CSLC)—included the Washington Group Short Set (WGSS) in 2022. This study aimed to …