Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations between Egg Consumption and Metabolic Syndrome in Adults ≥ 40 Years Old: The Yangpyeong Cohort of the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES_Yangpyeong)

Hye Won Woo; Bo Youl Choi; Mi Kyung Kim

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0147729

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Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations between Egg Consumption and Metabolic Syndrome in Adults ≥ 40 Years Old: The Yangpyeong Cohort of the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES_Yangpyeong)

Hye Won Woo,

Affiliations Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea, Institute for Health and Society, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
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Bo Youl Choi,

Affiliations Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea, Institute for Health and Society, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
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Mi Kyung Kim

* E-mail: kmkkim@hanyang.ac.kr

Affiliations Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea, Institute for Health and Society, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
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Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations between Egg Consumption and Metabolic Syndrome in Adults ≥ 40 Years Old: The Yangpyeong Cohort of the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES_Yangpyeong)

Hye Won Woo,
Bo Youl Choi,
Mi Kyung Kim

Published: January 25, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0147729

About the Authors

Hye Won Woo

Affiliations Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea, Institute for Health and Society, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea

Bo Youl Choi

Affiliations Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea, Institute for Health and Society, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea

Mi Kyung Kim

* E-mail: kmkkim@hanyang.ac.kr

Affiliations Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea, Institute for Health and Society, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MKK BYC. Performed the experiments: MKK. Analyzed the data: HWW. Wrote the paper: HWW MKK.

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