1.Relationship between the polymorphism of the AT2R gene 1675A/G and the effect of indapamide sustained release tablets in female hypertension patients
Yuchuan DAI ; Chuanfang LI ; Lijun GAN ; Meng ZHANG ; Yuntao CHENG ; Junxia GUO
Clinical Medicine of China 2012;28(12):1273-1276
Objective To investigate the relationship of the1675A/G polymorphism of AT2 gene with the therapeutic effect of indapamide sustained release tablets in female patients with primary hypertension.Methods Two hundred and twenty female patients with primary hypertension were treated with Indapamide Sustained Release Tablets ( 1.5 mg · qd) for 8 weeks.The blood samples from the patients were collect to determine AT2 gene polymorphism by PCR combined with HRM and sequencing.Results Two hundred and five patients completed the test.In female patients,the therapeutic efficacy of indapamide sustained telease tablets among different AT2R genotypes( AA:70.6%,AG:71.6%,GG:71.4% ) showed no significant difference ( x2=2.53,P=0.49 ),neither do the decline of BP after therapy ( F=0.39 and 0.19 respecrively,P > 0.05).Conclusion The AT2 genotype was assumed to be not correlated to the blood pressure lowering response to Indapamide Sustained Release Tablets in female primary hypertension patients.
2.Clinical characteristics and outcome of novel coronavirus pneumonia patients with different body mass index
Min WANG ; Fang YANG ; Xinxin ZHU ; Chuanfang CHENG ; Qi LI ; Tao ZHAO ; Yi ZOU ; Yimin YAN
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2021;37(1):17-22
Objective:To investigate the clinical characteristics and outcome of novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19)patients with different body mass index (BMI), and to provide the basis for disease assessment and prognosis.Methods:The clinical data of 541 patients with COVID-19 diagnosed in Xiaogan Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology from January 16 to March 28, 2020 were collected. The patients were divided into normal weight group, overweight group, and obesity group according to BMI. The clinical characteristics and outcomes of the three groups were compared. The correlation between BMI and clinical classification was analyzed by ordinal logistic regression.Results:There were 288 cases (53.23%) in normal weight group, 193 cases (35.67%) in overweight group, and 60 cases (11.09%) in obesity group. Compared with normal weight group, overweight and obesity groups displayed higher proportion of hypertension, with increased levels of white blood cells, neutrophils, C reactive protein, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, and triglyceride in laboratory test results, and higher proportion of severe and critical illness ( P<0.05 or P<0.01). After adjusting for age, gender, and underlying diseases, regression analysis showed that higher BMI predicted more severe clinical classification ( OR=1.079, 95% CI 1.010-1.154). Conclusion:In COVID-19 patients, overweight and obese patients are more likely to develop into severe and critical illness, suggesting that obesity may be an important risk factor affecting the clinical outcome of COVID-19.