Winners of the 2022 honor awards for excellence at the annual meeting of the Chinese Medical Association-Taipei - Part III

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Editorial article in the Journal of the Chinese Medical Association presenting Part III of its 2022 Excellent Research Paper Awards coverage from the Chinese Medical Association-Taipei Annual Meeting held July 8–9, 2023, in Taipei. It highlights two award-winning studies: prolonged sitting time and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis, and nerve-sparing procedures affecting surgical margins after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. It summarizes key methods and findings while discussing limitations, potential confounders, and implications for lifestyle and surgical decision-making.

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Editorial

Awards coverage and winners

Study 1: Prolonged sitting time and coronary atherosclerosis

Commentary on study design and limitations

Study 2: Nerve-sparing procedures and surgical margins

J Chin MedAssoc Editorial Winners of the 2022 honor awards for excellence at the annual meeting of the Chinese Medical Association-Taipei: Part III Chia-Hao Liua,b,c, Szu-Ting Yanga,b,c, Peng-Hui Wanga,b,c,* aDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; bInstitute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC; cFemale Cancer Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC The Journal of the Chinese Medical Association (JCMA) proudly announced the winners of its 2022 Excellent Research Paper Awards at the Chinese Medical Association-Taipei Annual Meeting ( CMA-Taipei) . The event took place on July 8 and 9, 2023, in Taipei, Taiwan. All distinguished works were chosen from the 2022 issues of JCMA, a prominent and widely-read medical journal that achieved a new impact factor of 3.0 in 2022. This editorial represents the third part of our awards coverage, highlighting two exceptional studies.1,2 We’re honored to introduce the winners and provide a summary of their remarkable findings. Their contributions significantly impact global health advancement and provide invaluable references for healthcare professionals, aiding them in treating and managing patients in similar clinical scenarios. First, we are pleased to dedicate this editorial to the research,“Prolonged sitting time links to subclinical atherosclerosis,” by Lim et al,1 recognized with our Outstanding Research Award. This pivotal study presents convincing findings on the impact of extended sedentary behavior on coronary atherosclerosis.1 Lim et al1 analyzed the effects of extended sitting time on cardiovascular health. The study population comprised 203 subjects (age 57.6 ± 8.8 years, 149 male and 54 female) and divided into three groups based on their sitting time. The researchers discovered a notable trend toward the increased severity of coronary atherosclerosis and the presence of high-risk plaque with prolonged sitting.1 Interestingly, this relationship held even when controlling for physical activity levels and comorbidities, suggesting that “prolonged sitting”, regardless of other confounding factors, was still an important and critical factor, contributing to the occurrence and/or progression of coronary atherosclerosis. The study provides a notable contribution to the * Address correspondence. Dr. Peng-Hui Wang, Department of Obstetricsand Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shi-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, [ROC. E-mail address: phwang@vghtpe.gov.tw](ROC. E-mail address: phwang@vghtpe.gov.tw); [pongpongwang@gmail.com](pongpongwang@gmail.com) (P.-H. Wang). Conflicts of interest: Dr Peng-Hui Wang, an editorial board member at the Journal of the Chinese Medical Association, had no role in the peer review process of or decision to publish this article. The other authors declare no conflicts of interest related to the subject matter or materials discussed in this article. Journal of Chinese Medical Association. (2023) 86: 1039-1040. Received July 16, 2023; accepted July 18, 2023. doi: 10. 1097/JCMA.0000000000000972 Copyright © 2023, the Chinese Medical Association. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license ([http://creativecommons.org/licenses/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/)[ ](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/)[by-nc-nd/4.0/](by-nc-nd/4.0/)) ongoing conversation around the role of lifestyle in cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. It echoes the growing concerns about sedentary lifestyles, underscoring the need to shift focus from the mere promotion of physical activity to discouraging prolonged sitting. Regarding the study’s research approach, it is commendable that the authors controlled for physical activity levels and comorbidities to isolate the effect of sitting time. However, an even more rigorous design could consider additional potentially confounding variables such as dietary habits, mental health

FAQs

What is the purpose of this editorial Part III?

It introduces the winners of the 2022 Excellent Research Paper Awards presented at the Chinese Medical Association-Taipei Annual Meeting and summarizes the studies’ key findings.

How does the first highlighted study link sitting time to coronary atherosclerosis?

It reports that longer sitting time is associated with increased severity of coronary atherosclerosis and higher-risk plaque, even after accounting for physical activity and comorbidities.

What future research suggestions are mentioned regarding the first study?

The editorial suggests using more rigorous designs with additional confounders and applying objective measures of sedentary behavior (e.g., wearable monitors) rather than relying solely on self-reported sitting time.

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