1.Quality of life among 244 patients with occupational pneumoconiosis in Jinhua City
LUO Jinbin ; HE Xiaoqing ; CHEN Qiang ; GUO Zhen ; LUO Ziyi
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;35(6):517-521
Objective:
To investigate the quality of life among patients with occupational pneumoconiosis in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, so as to provide insights into improving the quality of life among patients with occupational pneumoconiosis.
Methods:
Patients with occupational pneumoconiosis in Jinhua City from 2009 to 2021 were retrieved from the National Occupational Disease and Health Risk Factors Monitoring Information System. Participants' demographics, diagnosis of pneumoconiosis, stage of pneumoconiosis, pulmonary function and medical expense were collected through questionnaire surveys, and the quality of life was measured using a Chinese version of the Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36). The quality of life was descriptively analyzed among patients with occupational pneumoconiosis by disease stage, pulmonary function, expense for disease diagnosis and treatment and educational level.
Results:
A total of 244 patients with occupational pneumoconiosis were enrolled, including 225 men (92.21%). The participants had a mean age of (75.20±9.42) years, and mean duration from dust contact to pneumoconiosis onset of (13.11±9.89) years. The scores for physical functioning, role-physical, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, role-emotional, and mental health were (64.03±31.22), (45.14±44.22), (56.34±26.60), (40.80±19.80), (59.14±17.35), (68.41±19.67), (47.03±44.08) and (61.15±17.06) points among patients with occupational pneumoconiosis, which were all lower than the national constant (P<0.05). Lower scores were measured for physical functioning [(31.17±23.40) points], bodily pain [(45.21±19.50) points] and vitality [(47.00±20.70) points] among patients with stage Ⅲ occupational pneumoconiosis, for physical functioning [(32.27±24.24) points], role-physical [(12.88±30.70) points], bodily pain [(37.44±20.43) points], general health [(14.76±17.17) points], vitality [(38.79±19.33) points], social functioning [(53.33±17.08) points], role-emotional [(9.09±26.71) points], and mental health [(53.21±17.25) points] among occupational pneumoconiosis patients with severe pulmonary function damages, and for physical functioning [(30.97±27.40) points], bodily pain [(37.77±24.34) points], general health [(19.10±18.62) points], vitality [(38.39±23.78) points], social functioning [(55.89±21.00) points] and mental health [(55.35±20.35) points] among occupational pneumoconiosis patients that had personal payments for pneumoconiosis diagnosis and treatment expenses exceeding 30% of annual household incomes, while higher scores were measured for physical functioning [(66.36±17.33) points] and role-physical [(59.09±45.10) points] among occupational pneumoconiosis patients with an educational level of high school and above (all P<0.05).
Conclusions
The quality of life was low among occupational pneumoconiosis patients in Jinhua City from 2009 to 2021. Stage of pneumoconiosis, pulmonary function, medical expenses and educational level were identified as factors affecting the quality of life among occupational pneumoconiosis patients in Jinhua City.
2.Establishment of Item Pool of Quality of Life Questionnaire of Chinese Medicine for Postoperative Patients with Colorectal Cancer and Preliminary Item Screening
Hao WANG ; Jingen LUO ; Xiaohua FAN ; Kanglian TAN ; Jinbin YAO
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2015;(4):13-17
Objective To establish the item pool of quality of life questionnaire of Chinese medicine for postoperative patients with colorectal cancer;To conduct preliminary item screening. Methods With the guidance of Chinese culture background and TCM theory, systematic retrospective studies on medical records, interviews, TCM syndrome entries, and entries from EORTC QLQ-CR38 were used, and theoretical structure was extracted to form the primary item pool. Item selection and entry were optimized through the investigation, and the item pool was established through expert consultation. Results Item pool was composed of 70 entries, and the pre-questionnaire scale was formed. Conclusion Extraction of item pool ensures the reliability and scientificity of soft index, also has the characteristics of Chinese medicine.
3.The clinical value of detection of fluorescence quantitative PCR in detection of HBV DNA and HBV markers
Haiyan CHEN ; Guihua ZHANG ; Jinbin LUO ; Shuting HUANG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2014;(16):2216-2217
Objective To investigate the clinical value of detection of fluorescence quantitative PCR in detection of HBV DNA and HBV markers.Methods 653 hepatitis B patients in our hospital from 2013 April to 2013 December were selected.First ELISA method using HBV-M model for qualitative detection of the blood samples,the detection order:Hepatitis b virus surface antigen (HBsAg),Hepatitis B surface Antibody(HbsAb),Hepatitis B e Antigen(HbeAg),hepatitis Be antibody(HbeAb),hepatitis B core antibody(HbcAb);Then the FQ-PCR method for the quantitative detection of HBV-DNA,different HBV-m model test results were compared..Results Big 3 this world[1(+)、3 (+)、5 (+)model]and[1 (+)、3 (+)model ]of the HBV-DNA positive rate was 97.97%,94.74% was significantly higher than that in other mode(P<0.05).Big 3 this world[1(+)、3(+)、5(+)model]HBV-DNA expression level is the highest(5.59 ×106 ±2.42 ×105 )copies/mL was significantly higher than that in other mode(P<0.05).Conclusion Combined with qualitative and quantitative detection of HBV-DNA HBV-M,which is of great value to clinical early diagnosis and therapy.
4.Disease burden of occupational pneumoconiosis in Jinhua City from 2009 to 2021
HE Xiaoqing ; LUO Jinbin ; CHEN Qiang ; WEI Fang
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;35(7):620-624
Objective:
To investigate the disease burden of occupational pneumoconiosis from 2009 to 2021 in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, so as to provide insights into formulating occupational pneumoconiosis prevention and control measures.
Methods:
Data on occupational pneumoconiosis in Jinhua City from 2009 to 2021 were collected through Occupational Disease and Health Hazard Monitoring Information System including demographic characteristics, disability level, age, pneumoconiosis type and stage, and analyzed years live dwith disability (YLD), years of life lost (YLL) and disability adjusted life years (DALY) by different genders, pneumoconiosis stages, pneumoconiosis types, ages and disability levels.
Results:
A total of 244 occupational pneumoconiosis cases were diagnosed in Jinhua City from 2009 to 2021, of which 225 cases were male, accounting for 92.21%. The median age of onset was 44.50 (interquartile range, 23.00) years. There were 229 deaths, with a median age of 78.00 (interquartile range, 13.00) years. The DALY was 3 791.88 person-years, YLD was 2 428.21 person-years (64.04%) and YLL was 1 363.67 person-years (35.96%). The YLD was 3 647.8 person-years in men, which was higher than 144.08 person-years in women (P<0.05). The YLD of asbestosis cases was lower than that of silicosis, coal workers' pneumoconiosis and other pneumoconiosis (P<0.05). The YLL was not statistically significant in the stage and type of occupational pneumoconiosis (P>0.05). The YLD was higher among cases at ages of less than 40 years, and lower among cases at ages of 60 to 69 years and 70 years and over (P<0.05); the YLL was lower among cases at ages of 70 years and over (P<0.05). The cases with second/third level of disability had the highest YLD, followed by the cases with fourth/fifth level of disability, and the cases with sixth/seventh level of disability had the lowest YLD (P<0.05).
Conclusions
The disease burden of occupational pneumoconiosis in Jinhua City from 2009 to 2021 is mainly induced by disability, and the disease burden caused by silicosis is the highest. With the progress of pneumoconiosis stages and disability levels, the life loss continues to increase.
5.Effects of short-term exposure to air pollutants on death and years of life lost in Jinhua City
HE Xiaoqing ; LUO Jinbin ; WANG Xiaohong ; XU Dandan
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2024;36(5):383-387
Objective:
To explore the effects of short-term exposure to four air pollutants, namely fine particulate matter (PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2) and ozone (O3), on death and years of life lost (YLL).
Methods:
Air pollutants and meteorological data in Jindong District and Wucheng District of Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province from 2014 to 2021 were collected through Jinhua Environmental Monitoring Center and Jinhua Meteorological Bureau. Death data of residents during the same period was collected through Zhejiang Province Chronic Disease Monitoring Information Management System. The effects of short-term exposure to four air pollutants on death and YLL were analyzed using a generalized additive model.
Results:
The results of single-pollutant model analysis showed that the lagged effect of short-term exposure to PM2.5 on death and YLL was the largest at cumulative lags of 2 days, with effect size of 1.064% (95%CI: 0.450%-1.682%) and 2.084 (95%CI: 1.003-3.165) person-years, respectively; the effect of short-term exposure to SO2 on YLL was the largest on the same day, with an effect size of 2.432 (95%CI: 0.610-4.254) person-years; short-term exposure to NO2 and O3 had no statistically significant effects on death and YLL (both P>0.05). The results of gender- and age-stratified analysis showed that short-term exposure to PM2.5 had significant lagged effects on death and YLL among females and residents aged 65 years and above at cumulative lags of 2 days; short-term exposure to SO2 had significant effects on YLL among females and residents aged 65 years and above on the same day (both P<0.05). The results of dual-pollutant model analysis showed that after the inclusion of NO2 in PM2.5 and SO2, the effects on death and YLL were statistically significant, with the effect size being higher compared to the single-pollutant model; after the inclusion of SO2 or O3 in PM2.5, the effects on death and YLL were statistically significant, with the effect size being lower compared to the single-pollutant model (all P<0.05).
Conclusion
Short-term exposure to PM2.5 may increase the risk of death and YLL, and short-term exposure to SO2 may increase the risk of YLL among residents, with more significant impacts on female and residents aged 65 years and above.
6.Impact of ambient PM10 on respiratory disease mortality
Xiaoqing HE ; Xiaohong WANG ; Jinbin LUO
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2019;31(10):987-991
Objective:
To study the impact of inhalable particles(PM10)on the daily respiratory disease mortality in Jinhua,and to provide basis for health evaluation and protection for susceptible population.
Methods:
The data of air pollutants and meteorological factors in Jinhua from 2014 to 2018 were collected. The concentrations of the air pollutants were compared with the secondary standard of GB 3095-2012 Environmental Air Quality Standard,and the seasonal distribution characteristics of PM10 were analyzed. The generalized linear models(GLM)of single pollutant and multi-pollutants were built to analyze the impact of atmospheric PM10 on the number of death from respiratory diseases.
Results:
A total of 4 891 cases died of respiratory diseases from 2014 to 2018 in Jinhua. The median of PM10 concentration was 58 μg/m3,showing high in winter and spring but low in summer and autumn. In single pollutant models,the mortality risks of respiratory diseases of two-day lag among whole population and people aged 65 years or over increased by 1.23%(95%CI:0.27%-2.20%)and 1.24%(95%CI:0.26%-2.23%)with every increase of 10 μg/m3 in PM10. In multi-pollutants models,when introduced SO2,NO2,or SO2+NO2 with PM10,the mortality risks of respiratory diseases of two-day lag among whole population and people aged 65 years or over were higher than that in single pollutant models(P<0.05). When introduced SO2 or SO2+NO2 with PM10,the mortality risks of respiratory diseases in males were higher than that in single pollutant models(P<0.05).
Conclusion
Ambient PM10 can increase the mortality risk of respiratory diseases,especially for the elderly people aged 65 years or over.
7.Health risk assessment of chemical pollution in rural drinking water in Jinhua
Zuoyi WANG ; Qiang CHEN ; Xiaoqing HE ; Wei SHENG ; Jinbin LUO
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2019;31(10):1012-1016
Objective:
To understand the health risk of drinking water in rural areas of Jinhua and to provide evidence for water sanitary management in rural areas.
Methods:
Totally 2 032 samples of drinking water in rural areas of Jinhua were collected from 2016 to 2018. According to GB/T 5750-2006 Standard Examination Methods for Drinking Water,five chemical carcinogens(As,Cd,Cr6+,CHCl3 and CCl4)and twelve non-carcinogenic chemicals(Pb,Hg,Se、CN-、F-、NO3-、Al、Fe、Mn、Cu、Zn and NH3-N)were detected. The health risk assessment in rural drinking water was conducted by United States Environmental Protection Agency(USEPA)model.
Results:
The total health risk,total carcinogenic risk and total non-carcinogenic risk of rural drinking water caused by the seventeen chemicals were 34.8×10-6/a,34.80×10-6/a and 6.65×10-9/a,respectively. The carcinogenic risk of five chemical carcinogens accounted for 99.98% of the total health risk,and the carcinogenic risk of Cr6+ accounted for 89.95% of the total health risk. The total health risk of the fully processed,partially processed and unprocessed water samples were 31.68×10-6/a,34.78×10-6/a and 34.77×10-6/a,respectively. The total health risk of finished water and peripheral water were 34.79×10-6/a and 34.82×10-6/a.
Conclusion
The health risk of drinking water in rural areas of Jinhuacaused by chemicals is low. The hexavalent chromium has the highest health risk and need more attention to be paid on.
8.Chronic health risk assessment on metal elements in atmospheric PM2.5 in Wucheng District
Xiaoqing HE ; Jinbin LUO ; Zuoyi WANG ; Wei SHENG
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2019;31(1):23-27
Objective :
To investigate the characteristics and the chronic health risks of metals in fine particulate matter(PM2.5) of Wucheng District,Jinhua .
Methods:
The PM2.5 samples were collected in Wucheng District of Jinhua from the year 2015 to 2017.Chromium(Cr), manganese (Mn),nickel(Ni),arsenic(As),selenium(Se),cadmium(Cd),antimony(Sb),lead(Pb),beryllium(Be),aluminum(Al),thallium(Tl)and mercury(Hg) were measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry(ICP-MS). The health risks of the metals were assessed based on the standard method recommended by United States Environmental Protection Agency .
Results:
From 2015 to 2017,the average concentration of PM2.5 in Wucheng District was(53.42±26.95)μg/m3,and the average concentration of PM2.5 in each season and each year were significantly different(P<0.05). The median(interquartile range)concentration of metal elements in PM2.5 was 136.66(117.14)ng/m3,with higher concentration of Al,Pb,Mn,Cd and Se. From 2016 to 2017,the average concentration of Cd exceeded the reference limit(5.00 ng/m3). The median (interquartile range) concentration of metal elements in PM2.5 in winter was 175.12(132.45)ng/m3,the highest,and in summer was 92.55(52.81)ng/m3,the lowest. The total hazard quotient(HQ)of nine kinds of metal elements in PM2.5 was 2.90;the HQ of As,Be,Ni,Se,Hg,Al,Mn and Sb were all less than 1,except Cd. The total carcinogenic risk of five kinds of metal elements in PM2.5 was more than 10-6,among which the carcinogenic risk of As and Cd were more than 10-6,and the carcinogenic risk of Be,Pb and Ni were less than 10-6 .
Conclusion
The concentrations of Al,Pb,Mn,Cd and Se in PM2.5 of Wucheng District were higher and the concentration of Cd exceeded the reference limit. The non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risk of Cd were both higher,the carcinogenic risk of As was also higher.
9.Effects of microRNA-145 on CD44 expression and hepatocellular carcinoma cells
Linpei WANG ; Xiaoqiu MA ; Weifeng HUANG ; Wei WANG ; Waishi YU ; Jinbin LUO
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2019;25(3):179-183
Objective To study the relationship of microRNA-145(miR-145) and CD44 in the hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).Methods 13 clinical samples of HCC tissues and corresponding normal liver tissues were collected at department of General Surgery,Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University from October 2015 to June 2016.The patients with positive expression of CD44 were studied.The expression levels of miR-145 and CD44 in HCC tissues and corresponding normal tissues were detected by real-time quantitative PCR.Western blot was performed to detect the expression of CD44 in HCC cells Hep G2 and SNU423.Biological information methods predicted whether miR-145 and CD44 have a targeted relationship.CD44 expression levels were detected after high expression of miR-145 in HCC cell line with positive expression of CD44.The vector and luciferase reporter genes were constructed to verify the interaction between miR-145 and CD44.The effects of miR-145 on proliferation in HCC cell lines with positive and negative CD44 expression were examined by tetramethylazoazole salt (MTT) assay.Results 8 of the 13 patients showed positive CD44 expression in HCC tissues.Compared with normal liver tissues,the relative expression of miR-145 in HCC tissues was significantly lower (0.998±0.010 vs.0.503±0.046,P<0.05),and the relative expression of CD44 was higher (0.996±0.005 vs.1.878±0.108,P<0.05).Bioinformatics suggested that miR-145 had a targeted relationship with CD44.High expression of miR-145 can significantly reduce the expression level of CD44 mRNA in HCC cell SNU423 (0.941±0.010 vs.0.515±0.021,P<0.05) and down-regulate the expression of CD44 protein.Confirmed by luciferase reporter assay,CD44 is the target gene of miR-145.After transfection with miR-145 mimics,the proliferation of CD44 positive cell SNU423 was significantly inhibited (P<0.05).Conclusions miR-145 can affect the proliferation of CD44 positive HCC cells by regulating the expression of CD44,which may be one of the pathogenesis of HCC.