Testosterone level in men with type 2 diabetes mellitus and related metabolic effects: A review of current evidence

KKT Cheung, AOY Luk, WY So… - Journal of diabetes …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
A significant proportion of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus have a low testosterone
level relative to reference ranges based on healthy young men. Only a small number of …

Screening diabetic patients for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with controlled attenuation parameter and liver stiffness measurements: a prospective cohort study

R Kwok, KC Choi, GLH Wong, Y Zhang, HLY Chan… - Gut, 2016 - gut.bmj.com
Objective Type 2 diabetes is an important risk factor for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
(NAFLD), but current guidelines provide conflicting recommendations on whether diabetic …

Glucose-lowering drugs and outcome from COVID-19 among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a population-wide analysis in Hong Kong

AOY Luk, TCF Yip, X Zhang, APS Kong, VWS Wong… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To investigate the association between baseline use of glucose-lowering drugs
and serious clinical outcome among patients with type 2 diabetes. Design Territory-wide …

[HTML][HTML] Progression of diabetic kidney disease and trajectory of kidney function decline in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes

G Jiang, AOY Luk, CHT Tam, F Xie, B Carstensen… - Kidney international, 2019 - Elsevier
Diabetes is a major cause of end stage renal disease (ESRD), yet the natural history of
diabetic kidney disease is not well understood. We aimed to identify patterns of estimated …

MicroRNA and diabetic complications: a clinical perspective

B Fan, AOY Luk, JCN Chan, RCW Ma - Antioxidants & Redox …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Significance: The rising global prevalence of diabetes and its debilitating complications give
rise to significant disability and premature mortality. Due to the silent nature of diabetes and …

Advanced liver fibrosis but not steatosis is independently associated with albuminuria in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes

MW Yeung, GLH Wong, KC Choi, AOY Luk, R Kwok… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Increasing evidence suggests that non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
(NAFLD) may be an independent risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD). Given the …

[HTML][HTML] Serial transient elastography examinations to monitor patients with type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study

HW Lee, GLH Wong, R Kwok, KC Choi, CKM Chan… - Hepatology, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Conclusions HDV RNA viremia is associated with a 3.8‐fold higher risk for liver‐related
outcomes. The prognosis was rather poor for patients with HDV viremia without cirrhosis at …

[HTML][HTML] Short-term association between ambient temperature and acute myocardial infarction hospitalizations for diabetes mellitus patients: A time series study

HCY Lam, JCN Chan, AOY Luk, EYY Chan… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is the leading cause of death among people
with diabetes mellitus (DM) and has been found to occur more frequently with extreme …

[HTML][HTML] Progression of glucose intolerance and cardiometabolic risk factors over a decade in Chinese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A case-control study

NYH Ng, G Jiang, LP Cheung, Y Zhang, CHT Tam… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with increased metabolic risk,
though data on long-term follow-up of cardiometabolic traits are limited. We postulated that …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of increased serum miR-122-5p and miR-455-3p levels before the clinical diagnosis of liver cancer in people with type 2 diabetes

HM Lee, WKK Wong, B Fan, ES Lau, Y Hou, CK O… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
People with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have increased cancer risk. Liver cancer (LC) has a high
prevalence in East Asia and is one of the leading causes of cancer death globally …