Decline in lung function rather than baseline lung function is associated with the development of metabolic syndrome: A six-year longitudinal study

• Soo Kyoung Kim ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Soo Kyoung Kim, Ji Cheol Bae

  Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea

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• Ji Cheol Bae ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Soo Kyoung Kim, Ji Cheol Bae

  Affiliation Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea

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• Jong-Ha Baek,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea

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• Jae Hwan Jee,

  Affiliation Department of Health Promotion Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

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• Kyu Yeon Hur,

  Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

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• Moon-Kyu Lee,

  Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

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• Jae Hyeon Kim

  * E-mail: jaehyeon@skku.edu

  Affiliation Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3465-8620

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