1.Factors affecting the health-related quality of life among urban adults in Hangzhou City
REN Yanjun ; XU Hong ; ZHOU Xiaohong ; SHENG Xuefei ; ZHAO Yuanyuan ; ZHANG Huami ; LÜ ; Jun
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;35(6):465-469
Objective:
To investigate the health-related quality of life and its influencing factors among urban adults in Hangzhou City, so as to provide the evidence for formulation and assessment of health policy.
Methods:
A total of 1 800 permanent residents at ages of 18 to 64 years were sampled from Gongshu and Xihu districts, Hangzhou City using a stratified cluster random sampling method from May to August 2022. The health-related quality of life was measured with the EuroQol five-dimensional questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L), and factors affecting health-related quality of life were identified with a Tobit regression model.
Results:
A total of 1 624 valid questionnaires were recovered, with a response rate of 90.22%, and the respondents included 693 men (42.67%) and 931 women (57.33%). The proportions of difficulty in mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression were 1.23%, 0.43%, 0.74%, 11.15% and 8.56%, and the median (interquartile range) of health state utility value and EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS) score were 1 (0) and 90 (15) points, respectively. Female (β=-0.050), age of 45 to 64 years (β=-0.067) and development of chronic disease (one chronic disease: β=-0.036; two and more chronic diseases: β=-0.090) were factor affecting of health state utility values, and age of 35 to 44 years (β=-1.945) and 45 to 64 years (β=-3.459), unemployment (β=-1.913), development of chronic disease (one chronic disease: β=-3.444; two and more chronic diseases: β=-8.529), high-level physical activity (β=2.355) and overweight/obesity (β=-1.456) were factors affecting the EQ-VAS score.
Conclusions
The overall health related quality of life is relatively good among urban adults in Hangzhou City. Gender, age, employment, physical activity, presence of chronic diseases and overweight/obesity may be associated with health-related quality of life among urban adults in Hangzhou City.
2.Association between internet use and healthy lifestyles in urban adults in Hangzhou, China
Yanjun REN ; Hong XU ; Xiaohong ZHOU ; Xuefei SHENG ; Yuanyuan ZHAO ; Huami ZHANG ; Baohua HE ; Xing SU ; Jun LYU
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2023;44(9):1426-1433
Objective:To explore the association between internet use and healthy lifestyles in urban adults.Methods:From May to August, 2022, a face-to-face questionnaire survey was conducted in residents aged 18-64 years selected in the urban area of Hangzhou by integrated cluster stratified random sampling and Kish grid method. The information about internet use included the internet use time in the past 7 days and 12 kinds of internet use contents. Using factor analysis and K-means clustering, three types of internet use were summarized, i.e. general type, video game type and working/learning type. Healthy lifestyles were defined as active physical activity, healthy diet habit, non-smoking, non-drinking, healthy weight, and healthy waist circumference. The correlations between internet use and healthy lifestyles were evaluated by using binary logistic regression and multinomial logistic regression analyses.Results:A total of 1 624 participants were included. After adjusting for potential confounding factors, the longer internet use time group (≥8.5 h/d) was less likely to have healthy weight ( OR=0.59, 95% CI:0.41-0.85) and 5-6 healthy lifestyles ( OR=0.55, 95% CI: 0.32-0.96) compared with those with shorter internet use time group (<2.5 h/d). For different types of internet use, it was found that compared with working/learning type group, the general type group was less likely to have healthy diet habits ( OR=0.63, 95% CI: 0.46-0.86), non-drinking ( OR=0.68, 95% CI: 0.47-0.99), healthy waist circumference ( OR=0.59, 95% CI: 0.42-0.84) and 5-6 healthy lifestyles ( OR=0.40, 95% CI: 0.23-0.69), the video game type group was less likely to have active physical activity ( OR=0.73, 95% CI: 0.55-0.97) and healthy diet habits ( OR=0.79, 95% CI: 0.62-0.99). Conclusion:Too long internet use (≥8.5 h/d), general type and video game type of internet use were associated with unhealthy lifestyles.
3.First overseas imported case of schistosomiasis haematobia in Xihu District, Hangzhou City
Huami ZHANG ; Xing SU ; Jianfeng ZHANG ; Yingyi ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control 2024;36(5):548-550
This paper reports the diagnosis and treatment of the first imported case of schistosomiasis haematobia in Xihu District of Hangzhou. The patient was an international student from Zimbabwe, and experienced repeated gross hematuria without obvious motivation. Cystoscopy displayed bladder masses, and a large number of fresh or calcified parasite eggs were found in pathological sections. In addition, urine microscopy identified Schistosoma haematobium eggs. The case was therefore definitively diagnosed as overseas imported case of imported schistosomiasis haematobia. Another case of schistosomiasis mansoni was identified among international students in the same school with the patient above by indirect haemagglutination test and urine and stool etiology examination. It is recommended to intensify health education and monitoring among overseas floating populations and improve the diagnostic skills of overseas imported schistosomiasis among professionals working in medical and disease control and prevention institutions, in order to prevent misdiagnosis and mistreatment.