Objective To assess the correctness of statistical methods applied in the research papers of Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (CJNMMI) and to provide suggestions for further improving.Methods Papers were obtained from CJNMMI by multi-stage sampling method between 2007 and 2011 according to the number of journals and articles each year.The statistical methods were reviewed in the aspects of statistical design,description,inference and expression.Results A total of 116 papers were collected.For the statistical design,99.1％ (115/116) used the control group and all were applied properly.The methods of randomization and blinding were used in 16.4％ (19/116) and 8.6％ (10/116) of papers,respectively,with 6 and 3 papers applied incorrectly.Statistical description was used in all papers with an accurate rate over 90.0％.The index for statistical description mainly included relative number,mean and standard deviation.The frequency for the usage of statistical tables was 45.7％ (53/116) and all were applied correctly.In 71.6％ (83/116) of papers,statistical inference methods were used,including t test,x2 test and analysis of variance.The overall incorrect rate was 29.7％ (27/91),with 27.8％ (5/18),25.5％ (12/47) and 24.0％ (6/25) for analysis of variance,t test and x2 test,respectively.The frequency for the usage of advanced statistical inference methods was 20.5％ (17/83) and all were applied correctly.For the statistical expression,98.0％ of papers provided the sample size and statistics.The incorrect rate of statistical expression was 60.3％ (70/116) and majority of the mistakes was the lack of basis for determining the sample size.Conclusions The overall correctness of statistical methods applied in the papers of CJNMMI was good,especially in statistical design,statistical description and advanced statistical inference methods.However,quality application skills need to be improved in areas such as methods of randomization,blinding,basic statistical inference and statistical expression.

Objective To evaluate the safety and efficacy of Holmium laser resection for primary non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (HoLRBt) compared with transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBt). Methods Data of 212 patients with primary non-muscle invasive bladder cancer were collected retrospectively. The patients were divided into HoLRBt group(n= 101) and TURBt group (n= 111). The patients in each group were stratified into 3 risk groups (low, intermediate and high risk) according to prognostic factors for recurrence based on EAU guideline. Then, the safety of HoLRBt and TURBt groups were compared, concerning the intraoperative complications and postoperative recovery. Efficacy indicated by recurrence-free survival of the 2 groups was analyzed and compared by Kaplan-Meier technique. Results Patients' demographics including age, gender, tumor characteristics, and recurrence risk of tumor between the 2 groups were comparable(P＞0.05). No obturator nerve reflex occurred in the HoLRBt group. Meanwhile, 7 out of 111 patients in the TURBt group experienced this complication resulted bladder perforation in 3 patients. The proportion of patients needing postoperative bladder irrigation in the HoLRBt group was lower compared to the TURBt group (P＜0.05). HoLRBt was associated with shorter postoperative catheter drainage period (P＜0.05). The mean postoperative follow-up was 34 months (range 18 to 43). Recurrence-free survival after HoLRBt was similar with that of TURBt (P = 0. 283). Conclusions Compared with TURBt, HoLRBt is a feasible, safe and effective alternative for the management of primary non-muscle invasive bladder cancer with similar therapeutic efficacy and fewer perioperative complications.HoLRBt can be widely used in clinical practice in the treatment of primary non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

ObjectiveTo explore the value of CT virtual endoscopy in the treatment strategies in low rectal cancer surgery.MethodsFifty- seven cases of rectal cancer in Jining First Hospital were collected,preoperative rectum CT virtual endoscopy,detailed records of patients with rectal invasion and the circumstances surrounding lymph nodes were investigated.Differences were compared in patients after routine pathological examination.And the distance of the tumor from the anal margin was compared with the preoperative rectum on rectal examination and rectal CT virtual endoscopy.ResultsPreoperative rectum CT virtual endoscopy had no significant difference in evaluation of metastases of the surrounding lymph nodes.Compared with postoperative pathological examination( x2 =2.5,P ＞ 0.05 ),while had significant difference in evaluation in perirectal infiltration( x2 =4.44,P ＜ 0.05 ).Rectal examination and rectum CT virtual endoscopy had no significant difference judgement of the tumor from the anal margin ( P ＞ 0.05 ).ConclusionsCT virtual endoscopy has a great significance in the preoperative evaluation of rectal cancer surgical treatment strategies,which should be further studied.

Objective To examine the prevalence,disease spectrum of non-communicable chronic diseases and its risk factors among the elderly residents in Xiamen.Methods The elderly residents aged 60 or over in Xiamen were selected by stratified randomly sampling to analyze the spectrum of chronic disease.The data were analyzed by x2 test,trend x2 test and unconditional logistic regression.Results A total of 14292 elderly were investigated.The prevalence of chronic diseases was 63.3 ％.With the age increasing,the prevalence was also increased,the female residents had a higher prevalence compared with male,and the city was higher than the rural area(P ＜0.001).While suffering from two or more chronic diseases accounted for 31.9 ％.The top 5 of the most prevalent chronic diseases were osteoarthritis (30.5 ％),hypertension (30.1％),diabetes mellitus (9.7 ％),heart disease (7.9 ％),and gastrointestinal disease (7.6％).Sex,age,residence,marital status,loneliness,self-rated health are the influencing factors of the elderly in Xiamen.Conclusion More attention should be paid to the impact of osteoarthritis,hypertension,diabetes,heart disease and gastrointestinal gallbladder disease on the health of the elderly,especially osteoarthritis,and targeted to multiple chronic diseases comprehensive prevention and control and management.

Objective: To survey the mothers' acceptance of the HPV vaccination for their adolescent girls in Xiamen and to explore the influencing factors. Methods: Mothers of adolescent girls were selected by multistage cluster random sampling. Data of demography of the mothers and girls, the knowledge and attitude of cervical cancer and HPV vaccine of the mothers were collected. The influencing factors of mothers' attitudes were analyzed with univariate and multivariate logistic regression. Results: A total of 2 307 mothers were selected. The average age of mothers was (38.0±4.7) years. 13.1% (300) of the mothers had a family history of malignant tumor. The mothers' acceptance for vaccinating girls was 61.9% (1 428). The awareness rates of HPV and HPV vaccine were 42.5% (980) and 21.4% (493), respectively. Mothers who had family history of cancer (OR=1.36, 95%CI:1.02-1.82) showed a greater willingness to vaccinate their girls than the mothers who had not. Mothers who had knowledge of HPV (OR=1.32, 95%CI:1.08-1.62) and HPV (OR=2.03, 95%CI:1.56-2.66) vaccines showed a greater willingness to vaccinate their girls than the mothers who had not. Conclusion The mothers' acceptance to vaccinate adolescent girls against cervical cancer needs to be raised, especially for the mothers who had not family history of cancer, no-knowledge of HPV and HPV vaccines.

Objective To explore the risk factors of lung cancer in non-smoking Chinese women and to provide evidence for lung cancer prevention and control.Methods Information was collected on case-control studies published in the journals,both nationally and internationally from January,1995 to November,2014 that reported correlations between lung cancer and risk factors.Pooled odds ratio (OR) and 95％ confidence interval (CI) of risk factors on lung cancer in non-smoking Chinese women were calculated,using the Meta-analysis method,with sensitivity and publication bias tested.Results Information on 24 case-control studies was selected including 11 946 cumulative cases and 12 596 controls.Pooled ORs (95％CI) were shown as:history of lung diseases 1.89 (1.57,2.27),history of tuberculosis 1.86 (1.53,2.27),history of chronic bronchitis 1.51 (1.04,2.19),family history of cancers 2.02 (1.67,2.44),family history of lung cancers 2.45 (1.80,3.34),passive smoking (at workplace in adult period 1.47 (1.28,1.69),at home in adulthood 1.22 (1.09,1.36),in all life's time 1.52 (1.29,1.79),kitchen smog while cooking 2.21 (1.27,2.96),position of kitchen 1.76 (1.48,2.09),and frequency of deep frying per week 2.24 (1.61,3.12) etc.respectively.Conclusion Major risk factors related to lung cancer in non-smoking Chinese women would include lung diseases,family history of cancers,and passive smoking (tobacco smog and cooking smog).Particularly,the combination of family history and the degree of cooking presented stronger correlation effects,indicating that genetic and environmental factors jointly played an important role in the development of lung cancer.

ObjectiveTo explore the mechanism of Astragali Radix-Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata in the treatment of heart failure and substance basis based on ultra-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time of flight-mass spectrometer （UPLC-Q-TOF-MS） and network pharmacology. MethodThe chemical components of Astragali Radix-Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata solution was analyzed by UPLC-Q-TOF-MS， and the active components and targets were screened out by the PubChem database. The targets related to heart failure disease were retrieved from Comparative Toxicogenomics Database（CTD）， Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man （OMIM）， and GeneCard databases， and the common targets were obtained by Venn analysis. The target protein-protein interactions （PPI） were analyzed using the STRING database. Gene ontology （GO） functional enrichment analysis and Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes （KEGG） pathway enrichment analysis were performed using the Metascape database， and molecular docking verification of key targets and active components was performed using SYBYL-X 2.1.1. Experimental validation of key targets was carried out using the rat model of heart failure. ResultThere were 202 chemical components identified in Astragali Radix-Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata solution， of which 64 active components were predicted to act on 183 targets for the treatment of heart failure. The important active components were caffeic acid， L-arginine， biochanin A， adenine， nicotinic acid， trans-ferulic acid， p-coumaric acid， riboflavin， calycosin， etc. The main targets were interleukin （IL）-6， cysteine aspartic acid specific protease （Caspase）-3， vascular endothelial growth factor A （VEGFA）， protein kinase B1 （Akt1）， tumor necrosis factor （TNF）， IL-1B， matrix metallopeptidase （MMP）-9， etc. The main signaling pathways involved hypoxia-inducible factor （HIF）-1 signaling pathway， TNF signaling pathway， phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase （PI3K）/Akt signaling pathway， Toll-like receptor signaling pathway， mitogen-activated protein kinase （MAPK） signaling pathway， forkhead box O （FoxO） signaling pathway， etc. The molecular docking results showed that the active components in Astragali Radix-Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata solution had a good binding ability with HIF-1α， VEGFA， Akt1， Caspase-3， and IL-6， which were the key proteins in the HIF-1 signaling pathway. Animal experiments showed that Astragali Radix-Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata solution significantly improved the hemodynamic indexes， reduced the serum atrial natriuretic peptide （ANP）， brain natriuretic peptide （BNP）， and IL-6 levels， improved the myocardial histopathological changes， protected the mitochondrial morphology of cardiomyocytes， down-regulated the expression of HIF-1α， VEGFA and phosphorylation（p）-Akt， and reduced the activation of Caspase-3 in the myocardial tissue of rats with heart failure. ConclusionAstragali Radix-Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata treats heart failure in a multi-component， multi-target， and multi-pathway manner. The experimental validation indicates that it treats heart failure by improving myocardial histopathological changes and regulating HIF-1 signaling pathway， which provides references for the subsequent pharmacodynamic substance research.