Wen Shi

Clinical characteristics and prognosis of IgA nephropathy and comorbid diabetic kidney disease

AIMS: This study characterized clinical features, pathology, treatment, and prognosis of biopsy-confirmed coexisting IgA nephropathy (IgAN) and diabetic kidney disease (DKD). METHODS: = 80), matched on age, sex and baseline serum creatinine (sCr). Baseline clinical and pathologic...

Causal Effects of Lipoproteins and Lipids on Atrial Fibrillation: A Mendelian Randomization Study

ABSTRACT Background and AimsThe relationship between blood lipids and atrial fibrillation (AF) remains unclear. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy enables the profiling of size‐defined lipoproteins and their contained lipid components. This study aimed to analyze the g...

The spatial distribution of alternative financial service providers in Alabama: a multi-scale analysis

Alabama is a high-poverty state with permissive small-dollar credit regulation and one of the largest licenced alternative financial service provider (AFSP) markets in the United States. Using Alabama State Banking Department licencing data for 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2020, w...