1.Analysis on correlation between platelet parameters and distant metastasis of non-small cell lung cancer
Ming LEI ; Li YANG ; Taihua HU ; Xiyan ZHANG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2015;(6):729-730,733
Objective To investigate the predictive value of platelet parameters on distant metastasis of different clinical stages of non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) .Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on the inpatients with lung cancer in our hospital from April 2013 to January 2014 .The parameters of platelet count (PLT ) ,mean platelet volume (MPV) ,platelet distribu‐tion width (PDW) ,platelet ‐large cell ratio(P‐LCR) ,platelet hematocrit (PCT ) ,etc .were detected respectively .Results The re‐sults showed that PLT ,MPV ,P‐LCR and PCT in the lung cancer group were higher than those in the benign lung tumor group and the healthy control group ,the differences were statistically significant (P< 0 .01) ,while PDW had no statistically significant differ‐ence among these groups(P> 0 .05) .With the TNM stage increase ,the increased platelet proportion in the stage Ⅲ and Ⅳ was sig‐nificantly higher than that in the stage Ⅰ and Ⅱ (32 .35% ,42 .85% vs .19 .35% ,22 .85% ,P< 0 .01) .The platelet five parameters in the stage Ⅳ had statistical difference compared with those in the stage Ⅰ and Ⅱ (P< 0 .05) ;but PDW and P‐LCR in the stage Ⅲhad no statistical difference compared with those in the stage Ⅰ and Ⅱ (P> 0 .05) ;PLT ,MPV and PCT in the stage Ⅳ had statisti‐cal difference compared with those in the stage Ⅲ (P< 0 .05) .Conclusion The patients with lung cancer often stimulate the bone marrow megakaryocytes to produce platelets by a particular mechanism .As the staging increase ,the proportion of increased platelet is more obvious .Continuously and dynamically observing platelet parameters is conducive to judge the development and prognosis of the disease .
2.Analyzing the characteristics and influencing factors of high frequency hearing loss among noise-exposed workers in an urban rail transit enterprise
Taihua LONG ; Bin XIAO ; Aichu YANG ; Jianyu GUO ; Minghui XIAO ; Guoyong XU ; Lichun ZHAN ; Shijie HU
China Occupational Medicine 2023;50(6):671-676
{L-End}Objective To analyze the characteristics of hearing loss and the influencing factors of high-frequency hearing loss (HFHL) among noise-exposed workers in an urban rail transit enterprise over five consecutive years. {L-End}Methods A total of 1 268 noise-exposed workers, who exposed to the average noise intensity of <85.0 dB(A), in an urban rail transit enterprise was selected as the research subjects using a judgment sampling method. The pure-tone audiometry results from 2019 to 2023 were collected to analyze the result of hearing loss. The influencing factors of HFHL (average hearing threshold ≥40.0 dB at high frequencies in both ears) were analyzed using the generalized estimating equations (GEE). {L-End}Results The detection rates of threshold elevations at frequencies of 0.5-6.0 kHz increased with increasing frequency from 2019 to 2023 (all P<0.01), with the highest detection rate at 6.0 kHz. The detection rate of speech frequency hearing loss (hearing threshold weighted value≥26.0 dB in the better ear) was 0.1%, 0.0%, 0.4%, 0.2%, and 0.2%, respectively. The detection rate of HFHL from 2019 to 2023 was 2.4%, 2.8%, 2.8%, 2.1%, and 2.8%, respectively. The GEE analysis results showed that the risk of HFHL of the workers in 2022 and 2023 was lower than that in 2019 (all P<0.01), with the odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals [OR (95%CI)] of 0.57 (0.41-0.81) and 0.65 (0.48-0.87), respectively. The risk of HFHL was higher among vehicle maintenance worker than train drivers (P<0.05), with OR (95%CI) of 2.37 (1.18-4.77). The risk of HFHL increased with age and length of service among the workers (all P<0.05), with the OR (95%CI) of 2.05 (1.22-3.46) and 1.69 (1.12-2.54), respectively. No interaction was found between type of job and age, type of job and length of service, or age and length of service in the risk of HFHL among the research subjects(all P<0.05). {L-End}Conclusion Noise exposure below the national occupational exposure limits can lead to hearing loss in noise-exposed workers of urban rail transit enterprises, possibly affecting the hearing threshold at 6.0 kHz first. The influencing factors for HFHL in workers of rail transit are age, length of service, and type of job. There is a dose-effect relationship with age and length of service.