During the last 50 years, the geographic range of the mosquito Aedes aegypti has increased dramatically, in parallel with a sharp increase in the disease burden from the viruses it transmits, includin
All continuous variables are expressed in means±standard deviation (SD) and categorical variables are expressed in number with percentage in parentheses. Abbreviations: LDL, low-density lipoprotein, H
BackgroundFew studies have examined the role of iodine in extrathyroidal function. Recent research has shown an association between iodine and metabolic syndromes (MetS) in Chinese and Korean populati