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Ki Joong Han  (Han KJ) 3 Articles
Obesity and Metabolism
Comparison of Serum Adipocytokine Levels according to Metabolic Health and Obesity Status
Tae Hoon Lee, Won Seon Jeon, Ki Joong Han, Shin Yeoung Lee, Nam Hee Kim, Hyun Beom Chae, Choel Min Jang, Kyung Mo Yoo, Hae Jung Park, Min Kyung Lee, Se Eun Park, Hyung Geun Oh, Cheol-Young Park, Won-Young Lee, Ki-Won Oh, Sung-Woo Park, Eun-Jung Rhee
Endocrinol Metab. 2015;30(2):185-194.   Published online June 30, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2015.30.2.185
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Background

Metabolic health is an emerging concept that is highly correlated with various metabolic complications, and adipocytokines have been causally linked to a wide range of metabolic diseases. Thus, this study compared serum adipocytokine levels according to metabolic health and obesity status.

Methods

Four hundred and fifty-six nondiabetic subjects (mean age, 40.5 years) were categorized into four groups according to metabolic health and obesity status: metabolically healthy nonobese (MHNO), metabolically healthy obese (MHO), metabolically unhealthy nonobese (MUHNO), and metabolically unhealthy obese (MUHO). Being metabolically healthy was defined as the presence of fewer than two of the following five metabolic abnormalities: high blood pressure, high fasting blood glucose, high triglyceride, low high density lipoprotein cholesterol, and being in the highest decile of the homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance index. Obesity status was assessed using body mass index (BMI), with obesity defined as a BMI higher than 25 kg/m2. Levels of serum interleukin-6 (IL-6), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), and adipocyte fatty acid binding protein (A-FABP) were also evaluated.

Results

Of the 456 subjects, 247 (54.2%) were in the MHNO group, 66 (14.5%) were in the MHO group, 66 (14.5%) were in the MUHNO group, and 77 (16.9%) were in the MUHO group. There were no significant differences in IL-6 or MCP-1 levels among the groups, but levels of TNF-α and A-FABP were significantly higher in the MUHNO group compared to the MHNO group.

Conclusion

High TNF-α and A-FABP levels are significantly associated with metabolically unhealthiness in nonobese Korean individuals.

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    Zhouli Su, Ljupcho Efremov, Rafael Mikolajczyk
    Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases.2024; 34(2): 251.     CrossRef
  • Relationship between the thrombospondin-1/Toll-like receptor 4 (TSP1/TLR4) pathway and vitamin D levels in obese and normal weight subjects with different metabolic phenotypes
    Eman Y. Khairy, Azza Saad
    The Journal of Physiological Sciences.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
  • Pattern of Adiponectin, Osteocalcin, Irisin, FGF-21, and MCP-1 According to the Body Size Phenotype: Could They Be Markers of Metabolic Health in Mexican-Mestizo Middle-Aged Women?
    Lourdes Balcázar-Hernandez, Lourdes Basurto, Leticia Manuel-Apolinar, Sara Vega-García, Norma Basurto-Acevedo, Carlos Martínez-Murillo, Rosalinda Sánchez-Arenas
    Metabolites.2021; 11(11): 771.     CrossRef
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    Tenzin D. Dagpo, Christopher J. Nolan, Viviane Delghingaro-Augusto
    Cells.2020; 9(7): 1596.     CrossRef
  • Poor Vitamin D Status in Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients and Its Correlation with Leptin and TNF-α
    Qiuzhen WANG, Aiguo MA, Tianlin GAO, Yufeng LIU, Lisheng REN, Lei HAN, Boyang WEI, Qian LIU, Chunjiang DONG, Yuze MU, Duo LI, Frans J KOK, Evert G SCHOUTEN
    Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology.2019; 65(5): 390.     CrossRef
  • Metabolic Health—The Role of Adipo-Myokines
    Christine Graf, Nina Ferrari
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences.2019; 20(24): 6159.     CrossRef
  • Does the Metabolically Healthy Obese Phenotype Protect Adults with Class III Obesity from Biochemical Alterations Related to Bone Metabolism?
    Ligiane Marques Loureiro, Suzane Lessa, Rodrigo Mendes, Sílvia Pereira, Carlos José Saboya, Andrea Ramalho
    Nutrients.2019; 11(9): 2125.     CrossRef
  • Being Metabolically Healthy, the Most Responsible Factor for Vascular Health
    Eun-Jung Rhee
    Diabetes & Metabolism Journal.2018; 42(1): 19.     CrossRef
  • Association between Serum Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Concentration and Obesity-related Factors in Health Screen Examinees
    Ji Yeon Lee, Byoung Kuk Jang, Min Kyung Song, Hye Soon Kim, Mi-Kyung Kim
    Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome.2017; 26(3): 188.     CrossRef
  • Kofaktoren und Komorbiditäten bei Necrobiosis lipoidica – Analyse der deutschen DRG‐Daten von 2012
    Finja Jockenhöfer, Knut Kröger, Joachim Klode, Regina Renner, Cornelia Erfurt‐Berge, Joachim Dissemond
    JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft.2016; 14(3): 277.     CrossRef
  • The relationship between serum fatty-acid binding protein 4 level and lung function in Korean subjects with normal ventilatory function
    Hye-Jeong Park, Se Eun Park, Cheol-Young Park, Seong Yong Lim, Won-Young Lee, Ki-Won Oh, Sung-Woo Park, Eun-Jung Rhee
    BMC Pulmonary Medicine.2016;[Epub]     CrossRef
  • Cofactors and comorbidities of necrobiosis lipoidica: analysis of the German DRG data from 2012
    Finja Jockenhöfer, Knut Kröger, Joachim Klode, Regina Renner, Cornelia Erfurt‐Berge, Joachim Dissemond
    JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft.2016; 14(3): 277.     CrossRef
  • Response: Comparison of Serum Adipocytokine Levels according to Metabolic Health and Obesity Status (Endocrinol Metab2015;30:185-94, Tae Hoon Lee et al.)
    Eun-Jung Rhee
    Endocrinology and Metabolism.2015; 30(3): 416.     CrossRef
  • Letter: Comparison of Serum Adipocytokine Levels according to Metabolic Health and Obesity Status (Endocrinol Metab2015;30:185-94, Tae Hoon Lee et al.)
    Mikyung Kim
    Endocrinology and Metabolism.2015; 30(3): 414.     CrossRef
  • Adipokine Profiles and Metabolic Health
    Seung-Hwan Lee
    Endocrinology and Metabolism.2015; 30(2): 175.     CrossRef
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Obesity and Metabolism
Increased Risk of Diabetes Development in Subjects with the Hypertriglyceridemic Waist Phenotype: A 4-Year Longitudinal Study
Ki Joong Han, Shin Yeoung Lee, Nam Hee Kim, Hyun Beom Chae, Tae Hoon Lee, Choel Min Jang, Kyung Mo Yoo, Hae Jung Park, Min Kyung Lee, Won Seon Jeon, Se Eun Park, Cheol-Young Park, Won-Young Lee, Ki-Won Oh, Sung-Woo Park, Eun-Jung Rhee
Endocrinol Metab. 2014;29(4):514-521.   Published online December 29, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2014.29.4.514
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Background

The hypertriglyceridemic waist (HTGW) phenotype is a simple and inexpensive screening parameter to identify people at increased risk of cardiovascular disease. We evaluated whether the HTGW phenotype predicts diabetes in urban Korean adults.

Methods

A total of 2,900 nondiabetic subjects (mean age 44.3 years), comprising 2,078 males (71.7%) and 822 females (28.3%) who underwent annual medical check-ups at our center between January 2005 and December 2009, were recruited. The subjects were divided into four groups according to baseline serum triglyceride (TG) level and waist circumference (WC): normal WC-normal TG (NWNT) level, normal WC-high TG level, enlarged WC-normal TG level, and enlarged WC-high TG (EWHT) level. High serum TG level was defined as ≥150 mg/dL and enlarged WC was defined as ≥90 cm for men and ≥85 cm for women. New cases of diabetes were determined according to questionnaires filled in by participants and the diagnostic criteria of the American Diabetes Association. Cox proportional hazards model analysis was used to assess the association of HTGW phenotype with the incidence of diabetes.

Results

A total of 101 (3.5%) new diabetes cases were diagnosed during the study period. The EWHT group had a higher incidence of diabetes (8.3%) compared with the NWNT group (2.2%). The adjusted hazard ratio for diabetes for subjects with the EWHT phenotype at baseline was 4.113 (95% confidence interval [CI], 2.397 to 7.059) after adjustment for age, and 2.429 (95% CI, 1.370 to 4.307) after adjustment for age, sex, total cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, and alcohol drinking history. It was attenuated by inclusion of baseline fasting glucose level in the model.

Conclusion

Subjects with the HTGW phenotype showed the highest risk of incident diabetes. This tool could be useful for identifying individuals at high risk of diabetes.

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    Fiorella E. Zuzunaga-Montoya, Víctor Juan Vera-Ponce
    International Journal of Statistics in Medical Research.2024; 13: 19.     CrossRef
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    Li-Kun Hu, Yu-Hong Liu, Kun Yang, Ning Chen, Lin-Lin Ma, Yu-Xiang Yan
    Hormones.2023; 22(3): 457.     CrossRef
  • Caracterización del fenotipo de cintura hipertrigliceridémica en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 en España: un estudio epidemiológico
    I. Miñambres, J. Sánchez-Hernández, G. Cuixart, A. Sánchez-Pinto, J. Sarroca, A. Pérez
    Revista Clínica Española.2021; 221(10): 576.     CrossRef
  • Association of “hypertriglyceridemic waist” with increased 5-year risk of subclinical atherosclerosis in a multi-ethnic population: a prospective cohort study
    Peyman Namdarimoghaddam, Adeleke Fowokan, Karin H. Humphries, G. B. John Mancini, Scott Lear
    BMC Cardiovascular Disorders.2021;[Epub]     CrossRef
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    I. Miñambres, J. Sánchez-Hernandez, G. Cuixart, A. Sánchez-Pinto, J. Sarroca, A. Pérez
    Revista Clínica Española (English Edition).2021; 221(10): 576.     CrossRef
  • Association between Hypertriglyceridemic-Waist Phenotype and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Population: A Longitudinal Cohort Study
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    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.2021; 18(18): 9618.     CrossRef
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    Won-Young Lee
    Endocrinology and Metabolism.2015; 30(1): 47.     CrossRef
  • Changes in Metabolic Health Status Over Time and Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes
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Age Is the Strongest Effector for the Relationship between Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate and Coronary Artery Calcification in Apparently Healthy Korean Adults
Hyun Beom Chae, Shin Yeoung Lee, Nam Hee Kim, Ki Joong Han, Tae Hoon Lee, Choel Min Jang, Kyung Mo Yoo, Hae Jung Park, Min Kyung Lee, Won Seon Jeon, Se Eun Park, Heui-Soo Moon, Cheol-Young Park, Won-Young Lee, Ki-Won Oh, Sung-Woo Park, Eun-Jung Rhee
Endocrinol Metab. 2014;29(3):312-319.   Published online September 25, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2014.29.3.312
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Background

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is considered one of the most common risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is a potential mechanism that explains the association between renal function and cardiovascular mortality. We aimed to evaluate the association between renal function and CAC in apparently healthy Korean subjects.

Methods

A total of 23,617 participants in a health-screening program at Kangbuk Samsung Hospital were included in the study. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was assessed using the Cockcroft-Gault equation. Coronary artery calcium score (CACS) was measured via multidetector computed tomography. Subjects were divided into three groups according to the CKD Staging system with eGFR grade: stage 1, eGFR ≥90 mL/min/1.73 m2; stage 2, eGFR 60 to 89 mL/min/1.73 m2; and stage 3, eGFR 30 to 59 mL/min/1.73 m2.

Results

The mean age of the participants was 41.4 years and the mean eGFR was 103.6±21.7 mL/min/1.73 m2. Hypertension and diabetes were noted in 43.7% and 5.5% of the participants, respectively. eGFR showed a weakly negative but significant association with CACS in bivariate correlation analysis (r=-0.076, P<0.01). Mean CACS significantly increased from CKD stage 1 to 3. The proportion of subjects who had CAC significantly increased from CKD stage 1 to 3. Although the odds ratio for CAC significantly increased from stage 1 to 3 after adjustment for confounding factors, this significance was reversed when age was included in the model.

Conclusion

In early CKD, renal function negatively correlated with the degree of CAC in Korean subjects. Age was the strongest effector for this association.

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