Epidemiology and Health

Article	Citations
Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 20th anniversary: accomplishments and future directions	115
The role of vitamin D deficiency on COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies	52
The effect of peer support in diabetes self-management education on glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis	31
Prevalence of high-risk HPV genotypes in sub-Saharan Africa according to HIV status: a 20-year systematic review	30
Obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and hypercholesterolemia in Korean adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a special report of the 2020 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examinatio	24
Association between gallstones and the risk of biliary tract cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	23
Trends in health behaviors over 20 years: findings from the 1998-2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	23
Comorbidity network analysis related to obesity in middle-aged and older adults: findings from Korean population-based survey data	22
Depression, anxiety, and stress in Korean general population during the COVID-19 pandemic	22
The Korea National Disability Registration System	22
Dengue and COVID-19 infections in the ASEAN region: a concurrent outbreak of viral diseases	20
Model-based cost-effectiveness analysis of oral antivirals against SARS-CoV-2 in Korea	20
Mental health of Korean adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a special report of the 2020 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	19
The prevalence of functional disability and its impact on older adults in the ASEAN region: a systematic review and meta-analysis	19
Trends in the prevalence and management of major metabolic risk factors for chronic disease over 20 years: findings from the 1998-2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	19
The impact of COVID-19 on screening for colorectal, gastric, breast, and cervical cancer in Korea	18
Predictors of COVID-19 booster vaccine hesitancy among fully vaccinated adults in Korea: a nationwide cross-sectional survey	17
Epidemiology of myocardial infarction in Korea: hospitalization incidence, prevalence, and mortality	17
Dynamics of hospitalizations and in-hospital deaths from COVID-19 in northeast Brazil: a retrospective analysis based on the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 variants and vaccination coverage	16
An analysis of the disparity in smoking prevalence between urban and non-urban areas in Japan (2004–2019)	15
Socioeconomic disparities in Korea by health insurance type during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide study	14
Patterns and predictors of smoking relapse among inpatient smoking intervention participants: a 1-year follow-up study in Korea	14
A comparison of breast cancer survival across different age groups: a multicentric database study in Penang, Malaysia	14
The age-standardized incidence, mortality, and case fatality rates of COVID-19 in 79 countries: a cross-sectional comparison and their correlations with associated factors	14
Trends in food and nutrient intake over 20 years: findings from the 1998-2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	13

Socioeconomic inequality in compliance with precautions and health behavior changes during the COVID-19 outbreak: an analysis of the Korean Community Health Survey 2020	12
Epidemiological characteristics of a COVID-19 outbreak caused by religious activities in Daegu, Korea	11
Dairy product consumption and type 2 diabetes among Korean adults: a prospective cohort study based on the Health Examinees (HEXA) study	11
COVID-19 herd immunity in the absence of a vaccine: an irresponsible approach	11
The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data linked Cause of Death data	11
Smoking, drinking, and physical activity among Korean adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a special report of the 2020 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	11
The clinical meaning of the area under a receiver operating characteristic curve for the evaluation of the performance of disease markers	10
Obesity parameters in relation to lung function levels in a large Chinese rural adult population	10
Trends and disparities in avoidable, treatable, and preventable mortalities in South Korea, 2001-2020: comparison of capital and non-capital areas	10
Stressful life events and serum triglyceride levels: the Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Etiology Research Center cohort in Korea	9
Effectiveness of the movement control measures during the third wave of COVID-19 in Malaysia	9
Dynamics of the COVID-19 epidemic in the post-vaccination period in Korea: a rapid assessment	9
The effects of information-seeking behaviours on prevention behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic: the mediating effects of anxiety and fear in Korea	9
Risk of COVID-19 transmission in heterogeneous age groups and effective vaccination strategy in Korea: a mathematical modeling study	9
Cohort profile: the Ewha Birth and Growth Study	9
Letter to the Editor: Financial incentives for COVID-19 vaccination	9
Real-world incidence of endopthalmitis after intravitreal anti-VEGF injections in Korea: findings from the Common Data Model in ophthalmology	9
Association between levels of physical activity and low handgrip strength: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014-2019	9
Establishment of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey air pollution study dataset for the researchers on the health impact of ambient air pollution	8
The Dehgolan Prospective Cohort Study (DehPCS) on non-communicable diseases in a Kurdish community in the west of Iran	8
Clinical outcomes of COVID-19 following the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin-receptor blockers among patients with hypertension in Korea: a nationwide study	8
Recent trends in opioid prescriptions in Korea from 2002 to 2015 based on the Korean NHIS-NSC cohort	8
Recent increase in pertussis incidence in Korea: an age-period-cohort analysis	8
Data resource profile: the Korea National Hospital Discharge In-depth Injury Survey	8
The relationship between poor sleep quality measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and smoking status according to sex and age: an analysis of the 2018 Korean Community Health Survey	8
Misconceptions and stigma against people living with HIV/AIDS: a cross-sectional study from the 2017 Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey	8
A closer look at the high burden of psychiatric disorders among healthcare workers in Egypt during the COVID-19 pandemic	8
Incidence and mortality of cervical cancer in Vietnam and South Korea (1999-2017)	8
A comprehensive study of deaths due to exposure to humidifier disinfectant in Korea: focusing on medical records, assessment of exposure to humidifier disinfectants, and causes of death	7
The classification capability of the Asia Pacific Colorectal Screening score in Korea: an analysis of the Cancer Screenee Cohort	7
Enhancing COVID-19 vaccination coverage using financial incentives: arguments to help health providers counterbalance erroneous claims	7
Effect of chemotherapy and radiotherapy on cognitive impairment in colorectal cancer: evidence from Korean National Health Insurance Database Cohort	7
Differences in accuracy of height, weight, and body mass index between self-reported and measured using the 2018 Korea Community Health Survey data	7
Association between weekly fruit and vegetable consumption and depressive symptoms: results from the Korean Elderly Environmental Panel study	7
Trends in gastrointestinal infections before and during non-pharmaceutical interventions in Korea in comparison with the United States	7
Neglecting the neglected during the COVID-19 pandemic: the case of leptospirosis in Sri Lanka	6
Unemployment and COVID-19-related mortality: a historical cohort study of 50,000 COVID-19 patients in Fars, Iran	6
Modeling the relationship between malaria prevalence and insecticide-treated bed net coverage in Nigeria using a Bayesian spatial generalized linear mixed model with a Leroux prior	6
Association between early antenatal care and antenatal care contacts across low-and middle-income countries: effect modification by place of residence	6
Joint association of aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening activities with metabolic syndrome : the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014-2015	6
Controlling the drug-resistant tuberculosis epidemic in India: challenges and implications	6
Estimation and change of edentulism among the Korean population: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2018	6
The association between metabolic syndrome and heart failure in middle-aged male and female: Korean population-based study of 2 million individuals	6
The National Hospice and Palliative Care registry in Korea	6
The BRAIN-Q, a tool for assessing self-reported sport-related concussions for epidemiological studies	6
The epidemiology of amoebiasis in Thi-Qar Province, Iraq (2015-2020): differentiation of Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar using nested and real-time polymerase chain reaction	6
Pain and mortality among older adults in Korea	6
Reconstructing a COVID-19 outbreak within a religious group using social network analysis simulation in Korea	6
The prevalence of Q fever in the Eastern Mediterranean region: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, thromboembolism, and mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving Janus kinase inhibitors: a real-world retrospective observational study using Kor	6

Parental concerns about COVID-19 vaccine safety and hesitancy in Korea: implications for vaccine communication	6
Associations of depression and anxiety with cardiovascular risk among people living with HIV/AIDS in Korea	6
The impact of COVID-19 on cancer care in a tertiary hospital in Korea: possible collateral damage to emergency care	5
Integrated dataset of the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study cohort with estimated air pollution data	5
Elder abuse/mistreatment and associated covariates in India: results from the Longitudinal Aging Study in India wave 1, 2017-2018	5
Increasing trends in mortality and costs of infectious diseases in Korea: trends in mortality and costs of infectious diseases	5
Cohort profile: Singapore’s nationally representative Retirement and Health Study with 5 waves over 10 years	5
Epidemiological distribution of primary central nervous system tumors in the Western Province of Saudi Arabia: a local registry from neuroscience-affiliated centers	5
Evidence of the importance of contact tracing in fighting COVID-19	5
Association between a family history of diabetes and carotid artery atherosclerosis in Korean adults	5
Maternal mental health in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic: a neglected global health issue	5
Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in obesity among Korean adolescents: the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (KYRBS) 2006 to 2020	5
COVID-19 outbreak in a military unit in Korea	5
Awareness of and practice toward cancer prevention recommendations: results of the Korean National Cancer Prevention Awareness and Practice Survey in 2021	5
The effect of demographic characteristics on the relationship between smoking and dry mouth in Iran: a cross-sectional, case-control study	5
Distribution Pattern and Prevalence of West Nile Virus Infection in Nigeria; 1950 to 2020 Systematic Review	5
Trends in breast cancer screening rates among Korean women: results from the Korean National Cancer Screening Survey, 2005-2020	5
Impact of early-life weight status on urinary tract infections in children: a nationwide population-based study in Korea	5
Changes in health behaviors and obesity of Korean adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a special report using the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey	5
Cohort profile: the Environmental-Pollution-Induced Neurological EFfects (EPINEF) study: a multicenter cohort study of Korean adults	5
Detecting mpox infection in the early epidemic: an epidemiologic investigation of the third and fourth cases in Korea	5
Self-rated health as a predictor of mortality according to cognitive impairment: findings from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (2006-2016)	5
The relationship between metabolic syndrome and its components with bladder cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies	5
An outbreak of hepatitis A associated with salted clams in Busan, Korea	5
Gastric cancer risk is reduced by a predominance of antioxidant factors in the oxidative balance: a hospital-based case-control study in Korea	5
Clinical symptom profile of hospitalized COVID-19 Brazilian patients according to SARS-CoV-2 variants	4
Conceptual frameworks regarding waterborne diseases in sub-Saharan Africa and the need of for a new approach to urban exposomes	4
The vaccination coverage rate in under-5 children in Nasiriyah, Iraq before and during the COVID-19 pandemic	4
Meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies with multiple thresholds for data integration	4
Spatiotemporal trends in diabetes-related mortality by school district in the state of Michigan, United States	4
Associations of regional-level perceived stress and depression with health-related quality of life in Korean adults: a multilevel analysis of 2017 Korea Community Health Survey data	4
Changes in eating behaviors according to household income in adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	4
Late eating, blood pressure control, and cardiometabolic risk factors among adults with hypertension: results from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010-2018	4
Effectiveness of hydrogen peroxide as auxiliary treatment for hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Brazil: preliminary results of a randomized double-blind clinical trial	4
Changes in mental health service utilization before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide database analysis in Korea	4
The medium-term consequences of a COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle among Spanish older people with hypertension, pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal disease, depression, and cance	4
Risk of dementia according to the severity of chronic periodontitis in Korea: a nationwide retrospective cohort study	4
Health inequalities of 57,541 prisoners in Korea: a comparison with the general population	4
Strongyloides stercoralis and other intestinal parasites in patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs in northern Iran: a closer look at risk factors	4
Quantifying the duration of the preclinical detectable phase in cancer screening: a systematic review	4
Renal hyperfiltration, fatty liver index, and the hazards of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in Finnish men	4
Regional differences in the associations of diet quality, obesity, and possible sarcopenia using the seventh Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2016-2018)	4
Hydrogen peroxide as an auxiliary treatment for COVID-19 in Brazil: a randomized double-blind clinical trial	4
Changes in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Korean adults after the COVID-19 outbreak	4
Hand-to-face contact behaviors during indoor activities in daily life among Korean adults: an observational pilot study using videotaping	4
Associations between grip strength and glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus: an analysis of data from the 2014-2019 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	4
Does antiretroviral therapy cause congenital malformations? A systematic review and meta-analysis	4
The associations of job strain and leisure-time physical activity with the risk of hypertension: the population-based Midlife in the United States cohort study	4
The association of pancreatic cancer incidence with smoking status and smoking amount in Korean men	4
Mediation analysis of leisure activities on the association between cognitive function and mortality: a longitudinal study of 42,942 Chinese adults 65 years and older	4
Associations of physical activity at work and household income with obesity: a cross-sectional study among rural adults in Korea	4
Nationwide trends in the incidence of tuberculosis among people with disabilities in Korea: a nationwide serial cross-sectional study	4
Non-linear association between serum folate concentrations and dyslipidemia: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2016-2018	4
Maternal pre-pregnancy anemia and childhood anemia in Indonesia: a risk assessment using a population-based prospective longitudinal study	4
Herd immunity: challenges and the way forward in Korea	4
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the community based on participants in the 2020 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	4
Impaired pulmonary function mediates the impact of preterm birth on later-life stroke: a 2-step, multivariable Mendelian randomization study	4
Association of the inflammatory balance of diet and lifestyle with colorectal cancer among Korean adults: a case-control study	3
Effect of socioeconomic disparities on the risk of COVID-19 in 8 metropolitan cities in the Korea: a community-based study	3
Independent predictors of depressive symptoms and social isolation on 2-year all-cause mortality among the Korean elderly in a population-based cohort study: gender differences	3
The copro-molecular diagnosis of Sub-family Toxoplasmatinae in dog and cat population in northern Iran	3
Changes in the management of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and hypercholesterolemia in Korean adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: data from the 2010-2020 Korea National Health and Nutri	3
Self-reported adverse events after 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in Korea	3
Changes in metabolic syndrome and the risk of breast and endometrial cancer according to menopause in Korean women	3
Quality of biosafety guidelines for dental clinical practice throughout the world in the early COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review	3
Income-based disparities in the risk of distant-stage cervical cancer and 5-year mortality after the introduction of a National Cancer Screening Program in Korea	3
No evidence of delay in colorectal cancer diagnosis during the COVID-19 pandemic in Gwangju and Jeonnam, Korea	3
Prediction of cancer survivors’ mortality risk in Korea: a 25-year nationwide prospective cohort study	3
Association between dietary and behavioral-based oxidative balance score and phenotypic age acceleration: a cross-sectional study	3
The risk of stroke according to statin medication compliance in older people with chronic periodontitis: an analysis using the Korea National Health Insurance Service-Senior Cohort Database	3
Changes in food and nutrient intakes in Korean adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: data from the 2011-2020 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	3
Monkeypox: the resurgence of forgotten things	3
Data resource profile: the allergic disease database of the Korean National Health Insurance Service	3
Words are not just words: how the use of media language in the COVID-19 era affects public health	3
Does having various types of fear related to COVID-19 disrupt individuals’ daily life?: Findings from a nationwide survey in Korea	3
Positive association of unhealthy plant-based diets with the incidence of abdominal obesity in Korea: a comparison of baseline, most recent, and cumulative average diets	3
Bacillus of Calmette and Guérin (BCG) and the risk of leprosy in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, 2016-2017	3
Risk of chronic periodontitis in patients with obstructive sleep apnea in Korea: a nationwide retrospective cohort study	3
Impact of statin treatment on cardiovascular events in patients with retinal vein occlusion: a nested case-control study in Korea	3
Cause-specific mortality in Korea during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic	3

Effects of early medication treatment and metformin use for cancer prevention in diabetes patients: a nationwide sample cohort study in Korea using extended landmark time analysis	3
Quantifying the effects of anomalies of temperature, precipitation, and surface water storage on diarrhea risk in Taiwan	3
The general public’s perspectives on telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea: analysis of a nationwide survey	3
Effects of exposure to ambient air pollution on pulmonary function impairment in Korea: the 2007-2017 Korea National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey	3
The anatomy of COVID-19 comorbidity networks among hospitalized Korean patients	3
Clinical severity according to the primary infection variant in patients with suspected SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in Korea	3
National trends and projection of chronic kidney disease incidence according to etiology from 1990 to 2030 in Iran: a Bayesian age-period-cohort modeling study	3
Prevalence and factors associated with non-use of health services in the Peruvian population with COVID-19 symptomatology: a secondary analysis of the 2020 National Household Survey	3
Perceived usefulness of COVID-19 tools for contact tracing among contact tracers in Korea	3
Overall and cause-specific mortality in patients with dementia: a population-based cohort study in Taiwan	2
Association between dietary and suicidal behaviors in adolescents in Korea based on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2015-2020)	2
Investigation of a human brucellosis outbreak in Douz, Tunisia, 2018	2
Human papillomavirus: footprints in the population of western India	2
Association of the dietary inflammatory index with phenotypic age in the United States adults	2
The influence of the dietary intake of vitamin C and vitamin E on the risk of gastric intestinal metaplasia in a cohort of Koreans	2
Associations of cumulative average dietary total antioxidant capacity and intake of antioxidants with metabolic syndrome risk in Korean adults aged 40 years and older: a prospective cohort study (KoGE	2
Clinical outcomes of COVID-19 amongst HIV patients: a systematic literature review	2
Predictors of anticipated coping behavior at myocardial infarction symptom onset among a nationwide sample of Korean adults	2
Associations between digital media use and lack of physical exercise among middle-school adolescents in Korea	2
Epidemiology and treatment status of hepatitis C virus infection among people who have ever injected drugs in Korea: a prospective multicenter cohort study from 2007 to 2019 in comparison with non-PWI	2
The associations of tobacco use, sexually transmitted infections, HPV vaccination, and screening with the global incidence of cervical cancer: an ecological time series modeling study	2
Employment status and mortality among Korean men over a 13-year period	2
Secular trends and related factors in leisure-time sedentary behavior among Koreans: an analysis of data from the 2011-2017 Korea Community Health Survey	2
The risk of gastric cancer according to changes in smoking status among Korean men	2
Estimated incidence of juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis in Korea	2
Lack of compensation for COVID-19-related overtime work and its association with burnout among EMS providers in Korea	2
Body mass index and prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Korean adults before and after the COVID-19 outbreak: a retrospective longitudinal study	2
Occupational inequalities in mortality in Korea: an analysis using nationally representative mortality follow-up data from the late 2000s and after	2
Cancer risk based on alcohol consumption levels: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Predictive ability of the Chinese visceral adiposity index for incident hypertension in working-aged Koreans	2
Neglected paths of transmission for milkborne Brucellosis and Tuberculosis in developing countries: Novel control opportunities	2
Genetically determined alcohol consumption and cancer risk in Korea	2
High frequency of colonization by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Gram-negative bacilli in hemodialysis patients and their household contacts in Colombia: dissemination between the communit	2
Higher energy consumption in the evening is associated with increased odds of obesity and metabolic syndrome: findings from the 2016-2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (7th KN	2
Regional disparities in major cancer incidence in South Korea, 1999–2018	2
Evaluation of an air quality warning system for vulnerable and susceptible individuals in Korea: an interrupted time series analysis	2
Experience of a COVID-19 outbreak response in a general hospital in Gyeonggi Province, Korea	2
The predictive value of resting heart rate in identifying undiagnosed diabetes in Korean adults: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	2
Unequal burdens of COVID-19 infection: a nationwide cohort study of COVID-19-related health inequalities in Korea	2
Prevalence and methodological quality of systematic reviews in Korean medical journals	2
Association of participation in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 with mental disorders and suicidal behaviour	2
Age-specific effects of ozone on pneumonia in Korean children and adolescents: a nationwide time-series study	2
The Asenze Cohort Study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: protocol and cohort profile	2
Exploring cognitive trajectories and their association with physical performance: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study	2
Gender differences in the association between multimorbidity and depression in older Korean adults: an analysis of data from the National Survey of Older Koreans (2011-2017)	2
A comparison of meta-analysis results with and without adjustment for the healthy worker effect: cancer mortality among workers in the semiconductor industry	2
Changes in mental health of Korean adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a special report using the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey	2
Multimorbidity patterns by health-related quality of life status in older adults: an association rules and network analysis utilizing the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	2
Non-cancer health risks in firefighters: a systematic review	2
Cancer incidence in the Tobruk area, eastern Libya: first results from Tobruk Medical Centre	2
Food literacy and its relationship with food intake: a comparison between adults and older adults using 2021 Seoul Food Survey data	2
Inequitable distribution of excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea, 2020	2
Age-specific findings on lifestyle and trajectories of cognitive function from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging	2
Erratum: Trends in gastrointestinal infections before and during non-pharmaceutical interventions in Korea in comparison with the United States	2
Effect of tobacco outlet density on quit attempts in Korea: a multi-level analysis of the 2015 Korean Community Health Survey	2
Korea Seroprevalence Study of Monitoring of SARS-COV-2 Antibody Retention and Transmission (K-Sero SMART): findings from national representative sample	2
Aspergillus sensitization associated with current asthma in children in the United States: an analysis of data from the 2005-2006 NHANES	2
Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and cardiovascular disease risk in Korea: a trajectory analysis	2
Inherently high uncertainty in predicting the time evolution of epidemics	2
Viral shedding patterns of symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections by periods of variant predominance and vaccination status in Gyeonggi Province, Korea	2
Trends in the effects of socioeconomic position on physical activity levels and sedentary behavior among Korean adolescents	2