1.Peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness distribution in myopia patient measured by 3D-OCT
Wenjuan, ZHUANG ; Jingjing, ZHAO ; Shanshan, LI ; Xueqiu, YANG ; Wei, XIANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2014;32(12):1117-1121
Background As assessment of the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) has been an important approach for detecting structural damage in patients with glaucoma and myopia is a vital risk factor of primary open glaucoma,it is urgent to establish the correlation between RNFL thickness and myopia,not only for understanding the characteristics of RNFL with the change of the degree of myopia,but also for identifying those myopic patients with the early stage of glaucoma.Objective This study was to assess the influence of myopia for the thickness of RNFL measured by 3D optical coherence tomography (3D-OCT).Methods Two hundred and fifty-eight eyes of 258 myopic subjects from General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University were recruited.The myopic eyes were divided into low myopia group (42 eyes,-0.5 D ≤ SE ≤-3.0 D),middle myopia group (120 eyes,-3.0 D<SE≤-6.0 D),high myopia group (58 eyes,-6.0 D<SE≤-8.0 D) and extreme high myopia group (38 eyes,SE >-8.0 D).The peripapillary RNFL thickness profile including temporal,superior,nasal and inferior quadrants and each of the 12 clocks was measured by 3D-OCT.The measured values were compared among different degrees of myopia,and the correlations between spherical equivalent (SE) and axial length with RNFL thickness were analyzed using linear regression equation.Results The RNFL thickness was gradually declined with the increase of SE and elongation of axis,showing significant differences among the 4 groups in the superior,nasal and inferior quadrants and mean RNFL thickness (F=10.48,15.60,3.31,8.98,all at P<0.05),but temporal RNFL thickness was increased with the SE rise,with markedly difference among the 4 groups (F =2.92,P =0.03) ; and RNFL thicknesses in the superior,nasal,inferior quadrants and mean RNFL thickness were evidently declined in the high and extreme high myopia group in comparison with low myopia group (all at P<0.05).The overall RNFL parameters at 1:00,2:00,3:00,4:00,5:00,6:00,8:00,12:00 o'clock sectors were thinning as the increase of SE (all at P<0.05) and unchanged at the 7:00,9:00,10:00,11:00 sectors in different SE groups (all at P> 0.05).Negative correlations were found between axial length or SE with the RNFL thicknesses at superior,nasal and inferior quadrants,average thickness as well as 1:00,2:00,3:00,4:00,5:00,6:00,11:00,12:00 o 'clock,and positive correlation was seen between the axial length or SE with the RNFL thicknesses at temporal quadrant.Conclusions The thickness of RNFL varys with the different degree of myopia and axial length.
2.Evaluation of cerebrovascular function and related factors in 439 perimenopausal women aged 40-60 years old
Yuan YANG ; Limei RAN ; Xing YANG ; Xueqiu YAN ; Yu CAO
Chinese Journal of Health Management 2017;11(5):421-426
Objective To investigate the assessment and influencing factors of the cerebrovascular function in 40-60 years old women in Guiyang city,and to provide information for the prevention of stroke in menopausal women.Methods Self-designed questionnaire was used among randomly selected healthy women aged 40-60 years who received health checkup from April 2016 to April 2017 in the Medical Examination Center of Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University.Levels of height,weight,blood pressure,blood lipid,blood glucose,blood uric acid and the cerebral hemodynamics were checked,comparing the influence of different factors for cerebrovascular function integral value differences,and assess the risk of stroke.Results A total of 439 cases were included in the study,the number of cases with abnormal cerebro vascular function (the score of cerebro vascular function score <75) accounted for 13.2% (58/439).Increased age,being ethnic minorities,menopause,obesity,high blood pressure,high blood sugar,high blood uric acid,increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C),total cholesterol and triglycerides were related to the abnormal scores of brain function,and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).Logistic regression analysis indicated that minority,High HDL-C [OR(95%CI):0.38 (0.25-0.58),P=0.036],obesity [OR(95%CI):11.62 (5.17-26.14),P=0.001] and hypertension [OR(95%CI):14.87(2.46-89.75),P=0.001] are the factors influencing the cerebro vascular function.Conclusion The proportion of abnormal cerebrovascular function was 13.2%.Increased HDL-C is the protective factor for perimenopausal cerebro vascular function.Minority,obesity and high blood pressure are risk factors for cerebro vascular function,of which,the association between hypertension and cerebro vascular function worsens with elevated blood pressure.
3.Analysis of factors related to sleep disorders in patients with chronic kidney disease
Yinxiang Cai ; Xueqiu Yang ; Jun Jiang ; Wei Ren
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2024;59(3):521-526
Objective :
To evaluate the sleep quality of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and to explore the related factors of sleep disorder in patients with CKD .
Methods :
The basic data of hospitalization patients with CKD without renal replacement therapy were prospectively collected , and the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) scale was used to evaluate the sleep quality of patients . Patients with a PSQI score of ≤5 were divided into the nor mal sleep group , and patients with a PSQI score of > 5 were divided into the sleep disorder group . Logistic regres sion analysis was used to explore the related factors of sleep disorder in patients with CKD .
Results:
A total of 189 patients with CKD who did not receive renal replacement therapy were included , including 114 males (60.3% ) and 75 females (39.7% ) , aged 56.5 ±15.23 years . The PSQI score was 7.00 (5.00 , 8.00) , there were 58 ca ses in the normal sleep group and 131 cases in the sleep disorder group , and the prevalence of sleep disorder was as high as 69 3% . As the CKD stage progresses , the prevalence of sleep disorders gradually increases . There were differences between the sleep disorder group and the normal sleep group in subjective sleep quality , sleep latency , sleep duration , habitual sleep efficiency , sleep disorder superposition problems , and daytime dysfunction ( P < 0.05) , while there was no statistically significant difference in the scores of sleep medication use . Retirement or unemployed (OR = 6.509 , 95% CI:1.844 - 22.976) and women (OR = 4.561 , 95% CI: 1.241 - 16.767) were independent risk factors for sleep disorders , while e GFR (OR = 0.960 , 95% CI: 0.931 - 0.991) was a protective factor for sleep disorders , P < 0.05 .
Conclusion
The prevalence of sleep disorders in patients with chronic kidney disease without renal replacement therapy gradually increases with the decrease of e GFR and the increase of CKD stage , but they do not receive timely intervention with sleep improvement drugs . Clinicians need to focus on assess ing sleep quality in women versus unemployed or retired patients with CKD .