1.Association between neonatal birth weight and maternal type 2 diabetes mellitus: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study
SHEN Fangru ; YANG Ke ; LIU Houpu ; ZHU Jiahao ; LI Yingjun
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;35(5):384-387,409
Objective:
To examine the association between neonatal birth weight and maternal type 2 diabetes (T2DM), so as to provide insights into the formulation of the early T2DM prevention and improvements of maternal and children health.
Methods:
Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were collected from two genome-wide association studies (GWAS) that examined the association between neonatal birth weight and maternal T2DM. Inverse variance weighted method was employed for forward Mendelian randomization with 26 birth weight-associated SNPs as instrumental variables and maternal T2DM as the study outcome and for reverse Mendelian randomization with 18 maternal T2DM-associated SNPs as instrumental variables and maternal effects of neonatal birth weight as the study outcome. The heterogeneity was examined using Cochran's Q test, and the pleiotropy was evaluated using MR-Egger regression, while the robustness of the results was evaluated using leave-one-out test.
Results:
Cochran's Q test detected heterogeneity across two studies (P=0.019, 0.038), and random effect models were employed. Mendelian randomization showed that an increase in neonatal birth weight by per standard error (approximately 488 g) resulted a 29.9% reduction in the risk of maternal T2DM (OR=0.701, 95%CI: 0.547-0.899), and maternal T2DM increased the neonatal birth weight by 0.074 standard errors (OR=1.074, 95%CI: 1.043-1.106). No horizontal pleiotropy was seen for instrumental variables (P=0.241, 0.188). With each SNP excluded in turn, the results of Mendelian randomization study were robust.
Conclusion
There are bidirectional associations between neonatal birth weight and risk of maternal T2DM.
2.Mental Health Literacy in Three Cities of China:A Survey Study
Fei LI ; Shuiyuan XIAO ; Zhiping HUANG ; Jianguo SHI ; Zaohuo CHENG ; Wenfeng LUO ; Fangru YANG ; Liang ZHOU
Chinese Mental Health Journal 2009;23(12):883-887
Objective:To assess mental health literacy of urban porpulation and its related factors.Method:Subjects were sampled from 3 cities in the east(Wuxi),central(Changsha)and west(Xi'an)part of China.Subjects were asked to answer a questionnaire which included 5 vignettes of mental disorders and related questions.Results:54.1% of 7309 participants correctly recognized the cases of mania,but only 11.2% correctly recognized the cases of schizophrenia with negative symptoms.The average rate of correct recognition for all 5 vignettes was 41.7%.Participants with higher education level recognized the vignettes more correctly.Ill-character,stress and the pressure from work were reported to be the 3 main reasons of mental disorders.There were strong negative attitudes toward psychiatric patients,especially those with schizophrenia and mania.Conclusion:While the rate of correct recognition of mental disorders is acceptable when compared with similar studies in other parts of the world,negative attitude toward patients with mental disorder is still prevalent in China.
3.Simultaneous Determination of P-coumaric Acid and Ferulic Acid in Different Compatibility Proportions of the Couple of Sparganium stoloni and Curcuma aeruginosa by HPLC
Yang LI ; Fangru JI ; Hongxiu PAN ; Ximing ZONG ; Yueying MIAO ; Ming YANG ; Lixin DING
China Pharmacy 2017;28(27):3859-3861
OBJECTIVE:To establish a method for simultaneous determination of P-coumaric acid and ferulic acid in the couple of Sparganium stoloni and Curcuma aeruginosa,and to investigate rational proportion of the couple.METHODS:HPLC method was adopted.The determination was performed on Agilent 20RBAX XDB-C18 column with mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile-0.1% phosphoric acid (gradient elution) at the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min.The detection wavelength was set at 266 nm,and the column temperature was 30 ℃.The sample size was 10 μL RESULTS:The linear ranges of P-coumaric acid and ferulic acid were 4.218 6-21.093 μg/mL(r=0.999 8),1.836 0-9.180 μg/mL(r=0.999 9),respectively.RSDs of precision,stability and reproducibility tests were all lower than 2.0%.The recoveries were 98.72%-100.30% (RSD=0.18%,n=9),99.11%-100.45% (RSD=0.46 %,n =9).Among 4 compatibility proportions of the couple of S.stoloni and C.aeruginosa (1 ∶ 1,2 ∶ 1,1 ∶ 2,1 ∶ 0,m/m),the dis-solution rate of P-coumaric acid and ferulic acid were the highest when the ratio of S.stoloni-C.aeruginosa (m/m)was 2 ∶ 1.CON-CLUSIONS:The method is simple,accurate,stable and reproducible,and can be used for content determination of P-coumaric acid and ferulic acid in the couple of S.stoloni and C.aeruginosa.when the proportion of the couple of S.stoloni and C.aeruginosa is 2∶1 and the contents of P-coumaric and ferulic acid are the highest,the contents of main etfective components are the highest.
4.Analysis of antibodies of poliviruses in persistent populations in Beijing, 2012.
Zhu Jiazi ZHANG ; Herun ZHANG ; Renqing LI ; Yang ZENG ; Xiaomei LI ; Jingbin PAN ; Hao SUN ; Zhongzhan WANG ; Fangru GUO ; Yihua ZHANG ; Fengshuang WANG ; Tao WU ; Xinghui PENG ; Li LU ; Xinghuo PANG
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2014;48(9):762-765
OBJECTIVETo analyze the polio immunity level of persistent population in Beijing, 2012.
METHODSA total of 1 676 subjects residing more than 6 months in Beijing were selected by stratified random cluster sampling design in 2012. Demographic characteristics, history of oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) immunization were investigated by questionnaire. All 5 ml blood sample were collected for testing of polio neutralizing antibody using the method of microcell neutralization. The positive rate and the geometric mean titer (GMT) of polio neutralizing antibody type I, II and III were analyzed in different groups.
RESULTSThe positive rate of type I, II and III were 98.2% (1 645/1 676), 98.1% (1 644/1 676), 97.6% (1 635/1 676); The GMT were 1:130.2, 1: 113.4 and 1: 79.7. Three types of positive rates in<15 years group (99.7% (664/666), 99.8% (665/666), 99.5% (663/666)) were higher than those of ≥ 15 years group (97.1% (981/1 010), 96.9% (979/1 010), 96.2% (972/1 010)), the differences were significant (all the values of P < 0.01); The GMT in<15 years group (1:325.9, 1:250.5, 1:190.7) were higher than that of ≥ 15 years group (1: 71.1, 1: 67.2, 1: 44.8), the difference was significant (all the values of P < 0.01). The positive rate (99.0%-100%) and GMT (1: 128.8-1: 300.7) in vaccination information confirmed population were higher. The highest positive rate (all were 100%) and GMT(1: 409.7-1: 636.7) were observed in children who vaccinated three times.
CONCLUSIONThe polio antibody of healthy population was at a high level in Beijing in 2012; Especially the age groups of < 15 years which were covered by vaccines.Immunization barrier had been formed firmly to interrupt the transmission of wild poliovirus and vaccine-derived poliovirus.
Adaptive Immunity ; Adolescent ; Antibodies, Neutralizing ; Antibodies, Viral ; Child ; Humans ; Poliomyelitis ; Poliovirus ; Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral ; Vaccination ; statistics & numerical data