Sex-specific Associations Between Serum Hemoglobin Levels and the Risk of Cause-specific Death in Korea Using the National Health Insurance Service-National Health Screening Cohort (NHIS HEALS)

Objectives The purpose of this study was to determine the associations between blood hemoglobin (Hgb) levels and the risk of death by specific causes. Methods Using the National Health Insurance Services-National Health Screening Cohort (n=487 643), we classified serum Hgb levels into 6 sex-specific...

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Main Authors: Yoonsuk An, Jieun Jang, Sangjun Lee, Sungji Moon, Sue K. Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Preventive Medicine
Series:Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Subjects:
sex
Online Access:http://www.jpmph.org/upload/pdf/jpmph-52-6-393.pdf