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Overview

Hak Chul Jang is affiliated with Seoul National University in South Korea. Their research focuses extensively on the field of medicine, with a specialization in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism, as well as related areas such as physiology, obstetrics and gynecology, surgery, and molecular biology.

The scientist has a robust publication record with significant contributions to topics including:

  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hak Chul Jang include:

  • Tae Jung Oh
  • Sung Hee Choi
  • Chang Won Won
  • Joon Ho Moon
  • Soo Heon Kwak

Key publication venues where this researcher has regularly contributed are:

  • Diabetes
  • Diabetes & Metabolism Journal
  • Endocrinology and Metabolism
  • Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research
  • Journal of Diabetes Investigation

Notable recent papers by Hak Chul Jang include:

  • Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia: 2019 Consensus Update on Sarcopenia Diagnosis and Treatment, 2020, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  • Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Diagnostic Approaches and Maternal-Offspring Complications, 2022, Diabetes & Metabolism Journal
  • Korean frailty and aging cohort study (KFACS): cohort profile, 2020, BMJ Open
  • COVID-19 and older people in Asia: Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia calls to action, 2020, Geriatrics and gerontology international/Geriatrics & gerontology international
  • Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of gestational diabetes mellitus highlights genetic links with type 2 diabetes, 2022, Human Molecular Genetics

Best Publications

  • Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia: 2019 Consensus Update on Sarcopenia Diagnosis and Treatment

    Liang Kung Chen;Jean Woo;Prasert Assantachai;Tung Wai Auyeung

  • Albiglutide and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (Harmony Outcomes): a double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial

    Adrian F Hernandez;Jennifer B Green;Salim Janmohamed;Ralph B D'Agostino

  • Increasing Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Korea: The Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey for 1998–2007

    Soo A Lim;Hayley Shin;Jung Han Song;Soo Heon Kwak

  • Sarcopenic Obesity: Prevalence and Association with Metabolic Syndrome in the Korean Longitudinal Study on Health and Aging (KLoSHA)

    Soo Lim;Jung Hee Kim;Ji Won Yoon;Seon Mee Kang

  • Differences among skeletal muscle mass indices derived from height-, weight-, and body mass index-adjusted models in assessing sarcopenia.

    Kyoung Min Kim;Hak Chul Jang;Soo Lim

  • The beneficial effects of empagliflozin, an SGLT2 inhibitor, on atherosclerosis in ApoE−/− mice fed a western diet

    Ji Hye Han;Tae Jung Oh;Ghayoung Lee;Hyo Jin Maeng

  • Chronic Exposure to the Herbicide, Atrazine, Causes Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Insulin Resistance

    Soo Lim;Sun Young Ahn;In Chan Song;Myung Hee Chung

  • Ubiquitous healthcare service using Zigbee and mobile phone for elderly patients

    Hak Jong Lee;Sun Hee Lee;Kyoo Seob Ha;Hak Chul Jang

  • Type 2 diabetes-associated genetic variants discovered in the recent genome-wide association studies are related to gestational diabetes mellitus in the Korean population

    Y. M. Cho;T. H. Kim;S. Lim;S. Lim;S. H. Choi;S. H. Choi

  • A Genome-Wide Association Study of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Korean Women

    Soo Heon Kwak;Sung Hoon Kim;Young Min Cho;Min Jin Go

  • Bisphenol A Impairs Mitochondrial Function in the Liver at Doses below the No Observed Adverse Effect Level

    Min Kyong Moon;Min Joo Kim;Min Joo Kim;In Kyung Jung;In Kyung Jung;Young Do Koo

  • Elevated risk of papillary thyroid cancer in Korean patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis

    Kyung Won Kim;Young Joo Park;Young Joo Park;Eun Hye Kim;So Yeon Park;So Yeon Park

  • Improved Glycemic Control Without Hypoglycemia in Elderly Diabetic Patients Using the Ubiquitous Healthcare Service, a New Medical Information System

    Sung Soo Lim;Seon Mee Kang;Hayley Shin;Hak Jong Lee

  • Android Fat Depot Is More Closely Associated with Metabolic Syndrome than Abdominal Visceral Fat in Elderly People

    Seon Mee Kang;Ji Won Yoon;Hwa Young Ahn;So Yeon Kim

  • Effects of Alpha-Lipoic Acid on Body Weight in Obese Subjects

    Eun Hee Koh;Woo Je Lee;Sang Ah Lee;Eun Hee Kim

  • Association of vitamin D deficiency with incidence of type 2 diabetes in high-risk Asian subjects

    Soo Lim;Min Joo Kim;Sung Hee Choi;Chan Soo Shin

  • Insulin-sensitizing effects of exercise on adiponectin and retinol-binding protein-4 concentrations in young and middle-aged women

    Soo Lim;Sung Hee Choi;In-Kyong Jeong;Jae Hyeon Kim

  • 10-year trajectory of β-cell function and insulin sensitivity in the development of type 2 diabetes: a community-based prospective cohort study

    Jung Hun Ohn;Jung Hun Ohn;Soo Heon Kwak;Young Min Cho;Soo Lim;Soo Lim

  • Sarcopenia: An Independent Predictor of Mortality in Community-Dwelling Older Korean Men

    Jung Hee Kim;Soo Lim;Sung Hee Choi;Kyoung Min Kim

  • Multifactorial intervention in diabetes care using real-time monitoring and tailored feedback in type 2 diabetes

    S. Lim;S. M. Kang;K. M. Kim;J. H. Moon

Frequent Co-Authors

Kyong Soo Park
Kyong Soo Park Seoul National University Hospital
Ki Woong Kim
Ki Woong Kim Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Yoon-Seok Chang
Yoon-Seok Chang Seoul National University
Boyd E. Metzger
Boyd E. Metzger Northwestern University
Hyun Min Kang
Hyun Min Kang University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Hyoung Doo Shin
Hyoung Doo Shin Sogang University

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