Background: This study aimed to examine the associations of plasma superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, an indicator of oxidative stress, with disabil......
Objectives: Hysterectomy is one of the most common gynecological surgical procedures, and most hysterectomies are performed for benign indications. De......
Objectives: We investigated whether the use of adjuvant traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) therapy, a form of complementary and alternative medicine, ......
Objective: To describe the menopause-specific quality of life of Chinese urban women at midlife. Study design: Prospective cohort study. Main outcome ......
Background: Marital relationship plays an important role in health and wellbeing. However, how marriage is associated with multimorbidity (the co-occu......
Objectives: . We used longitudinal cohort data to examine the effect of leisure activities and psychological wellbeing on the risk of cognitive impair......
Objective: . To compare the metabolic profile of women with spontaneous premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) with that of age-matched healthy control......
Objectives: The independent role of muscular strength in the prevention of chronic disease is increasingly being recognized. However, no cohort study ......
Objective: To investigate the association between hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and the risk of bone fracture in menopausal women in Taiwan. Study......
Background: Little is known about the longitudinal association between social participation and incident frailty in community-dwelling older adults in......
Background: This study aims to evaluate the association between the risk of hip fracture and score on the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) an......
Objectives: To assess the validity and acceptability of the online FRAIL scale in identifying frailty in community settings. Methods: Frailty was asse......
Objective: To identify the associations between sleep quality, sleep duration and nutritional status in older adults. Methods: Data from a total of 67......
Objectives: Observational studies suggest that the risk of cardiovascular disease increases during menopause; however, the menopause-related risk of s......
