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Ruth Chan
Researcher at Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Publications - 103
Citations - 4390
Ruth Chan is an academic researcher from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Body mass index. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 102 publications receiving 3400 citations. Previous affiliations of Ruth Chan include The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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Prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and advanced fibrosis in Hong Kong Chinese: a population study using proton-magnetic resonance spectroscopy and transient elastography
Vincent Wai-Sun Wong,Winnie C.W. Chu,Grace Lai-Hung Wong,Ruth Chan,Angel Mei-Ling Chim,Arlinking Ong,David K.W. Yeung,Karen Kar-Lum Yiu,Shirley Ho-Ting Chu,Jean Woo,Francis K.L. Chan,Henry Lik-Yuen Chan +11 more
TL;DR: NAFLD is found in over a quarter of the general adult Chinese population, but the proportion of patients with advanced fibrosis is low and Modest alcohol consumption does not increase the risk of fatty liver or liver fibrosis.
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Prevention of Overweight and Obesity: How Effective is the Current Public Health Approach
Ruth Chan,Jean Woo +1 more
TL;DR: The definition of overweight and obesity and the variations with age and ethnicity are reviewed; health consequences and factors contributing to the development of obesity are considered; and the effectiveness of current public health strategies for risk factor reduction and obesity prevention is critically reviewed.
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Community-based lifestyle modification programme for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a randomized controlled trial.
Vincent Wai-Sun Wong,Ruth Chan,Grace Lai-Hung Wong,Bernice Ho-Ki Cheung,Winnie C.W. Chu,David K.W. Yeung,Angel Mei-Ling Chim,Jennifer Wing-Yan Lai,Liz Li,Mandy Man-Mei Sea,Francis K.L. Chan,Joseph J.Y. Sung,Jean Woo,Henry Lik-Yuen Chan +13 more
TL;DR: The community-based lifestyle modification programme is effective in reducing and normalizing liver fat in NAFLD patients.
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Prevalence and Severity of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Non-Obese Patients: A Population Study Using Proton-Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Jeremy Lok Wei,Jonathan Chung-Fai Leung,Thomson Chi-Wang Loong,Grace Lai-Hung Wong,David K.W. Yeung,Ruth Chan,Henry Lik-Yuen Chan,Angel Mei-Ling Chim,Jean Woo,Winnie C.W. Chu,Vincent Wai-Sun Wong +10 more
TL;DR: Non-obese patients with NAFLD do not have a higher risk of steatohepatitis or advanced fibrosis, and patients with risk factors ofadvanced fibrosis such as metabolic syndrome and PNPLA3 G allele carriage should be assessed for severeNAFLD.
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Fatty pancreas, insulin resistance, and β-cell function: a population study using fat-water magnetic resonance imaging.
Vincent Wai-Sun Wong,Grace Lai-Hung Wong,David K.W. Yeung,Jill Abrigo,Alice P.S. Kong,Ruth Chan,Angel Mei-Ling Chim,Jiayun Shen,Chung-Shun Ho,Jean Woo,Winnie C.W. Chu,Henry Lik-Yuen Chan +11 more
TL;DR: 16.1% of this community cohort of adult Hong Kong Chinese volunteers had a fatty pancreas by the definition of the normal range of pancreatic fat, and central obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, and hyperferritinemia are associated with fatty Pancreas.