1.Development of policies for prevention and treatment of common diseases among school-age children and adolescents in China
YAN Xiaojin, MA Ning, LIU Yunfei, ZHONG Panliang, DANG Jiajia, MA Jun, SONG Yi
Chinese Journal of School Health 2021;42(5):645-651
Abstract
The health of children and adolescents is not only related to the growth and wellbeing of individuals, but also to the construction and development of countries. This study reviewed policies that were issued by the central government since the founding of New China which focused on the prevention and treatment of common diseases among school-age children and adolescents. The results revealed that, since the founding of New China, policies for the prevention and control of common diseases among school-age children and adolescents increased in number, and they began to focus on specific rather than general health problems. A gradual emphasis was placed on the specific implementation of prevention and control measures, rather than on guiding principles. Increasingly more attention has been paid to the prevention and treatment of common diseases among school-age children and adolescents.
2.Analysis of risk factors for non-curative resection after endoscopic submucosal dissection in early esophageal cancer and high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia
Jiajia YANG ; Yini DANG ; Lei PENG ; Duochen JIN ; Huaiming SANG ; Meihong CHEN ; Guoxin ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Digestion 2019;39(6):379-383
Objective To investigate the risk factors for non-curative resection after endoscopic submucosal dissection ( ESD ) for early esophageal cancer and high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia .Methods The clinicopathological data of 427 cases of early esophageal cancer and high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia who underwent ESD was performed from January 2013 to December 2016 in the Department of Gastroenterology , First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University were retrospectively analyzed .According to the results of postoperative pathology and immunohistochemistry ,339 patients were defined as curative resection group and 88 patients were defined as non-curative resection group .Chi-square test , univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used for statistical analysis .Results A total of 427 patients were enrolled in this study, with an average age of (63.2 ±7.7) years, including 96 cases of early esophageal cancer and 331 cases of high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia .The enbloc resection rate of ESD was 94.8%(405/427), 88 of them were non-curative resected, and the non-curative resection rate was 20.6%.Univariate analysis showed that early esophageal cancer (odds ratio (OR)=3.682, 95%confidence interval (CI) 2.216 to 6.118, P<0.01), submucosal infiltration (OR=10.220, 95%CI 4.861 to 21.481, P<0.01), ESD indications (OR=6.005, 95%CI 3.545 to 10.172, P<0.01) and lifting sign after injecting at the base of lesions (OR=2.508, 95%CI 1.005 to 6.255, P=0.042) were statistically significant between non-curative resection group and curative resection group . Multivariate unconditional logistic regression analysis revealed that submucosal infiltration (OR =4.329, 95%CI 1.758 to 10.661,P =0.001), not absolute indications of ESD (OR =6.484, 95%CI 2.205 to 19.068, P=0.001) and negative lifting sign (OR=3.182, 95%CI 1.171 to 8.651, P=0.023) were independent risk factors for non-curative resection.Conclusions Patients with early esophageal cancer , submucosal infiltration , not absolute indications for ESD and negative lifting signs are prone to non-curative resection .Moreover , submucosal infiltration , not absolute indications for ESD , and negative lifting signs are the independent risk factors for non-curative resection .
3.Association between exposure to artificial light at night and the occurrence of menarche in Han girls
SHI Di, DANG Jiajia, LI Xi, MA Ning, LIU Yunfei, ZHONG Panliang, LI Xue, SONG Yi, MA Jun
Chinese Journal of School Health 2022;43(4):590-593
Objective:
To analyze the association between the occurrence of menarche and the exposure to artificial light at night (ALAN) in female Han nationality girls aged 9-18 in China, so as to provide a reference for the research on the disturbance mechanism of ALAN on puberty, as well as provide a scientific evidence for controlling ALAN and making public sanitary policy.
Methods:
A total of 74 483 Han girls aged 9-18 with complete records of menarche, height, and weight were included in the 2014 Chinese National Surveys on Students Constitution and Health. Pearson correlation was used to explore the correlation between the incidence of menarche and the exposure to artificial light at night in 11-year-old Han girls, and the third quantiles of the area covered by outdoor night lights (0.16, 0.60) and the third quantiles of the average night light intensity [0.97, 5.91 nw/(sr ·cm) 2] were used respectively to divide the study subjects into 3 groups, and the multifactor Logistic regression model was used to analyze the effect of artificial light at night exposure on menarche.
Results:
In 2014, the median age of menarche of Chinese Han girls was 12.18 years old, and the incidence of menarche in the 11-year-old group was 26.31%. After controlling for body mass index, local population and the logarithmic values of per capita GDP, the incidence of menarche of 11-year-old Han girls was positively correlated with the local outdoor average night light coverage area ratio and the night average light intensity logarithmic adjustment value( r =0.29, 0.30, P <0.05).The higher the local outdoor night light coverage area ratio ( OR =1.28, 1.52) and the average night light intensity ( OR =1.47, 1.58), the higher the incidence of menarche in 11-year-old Han girls( P <0.05).
Conclusion
There is a positive correlation between artificial light at night exposure and the menarche rate of 11-year-old Han girls. Research on artificial light at night exposure may provide scientific evidence on puberty onset and its effects on population health.
4.Development of core recommendations on physical activity for Chinese students aged 7-18 years based on Delphi method and analytic hierarchy process
Chinese Journal of School Health 2021;42(7):1014-1019
Objective:
To construct core information about physical activities of Chinese students aged 7-18 years, so as to provide a reference for impoving the level of adolescents physical activities.
Methods:
Canadian 24 Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth was used as a framework, the preliminary core recommendations on physical activity for Chinese students aged 7-18 years were developed based on qualitative research. Recommendations covered three scales, including physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep. Physical activity included four subscales of frequency, intensity, duration and type, while sedentary behaviour and sleep only included one subscale. Three rounds of consultation were conducted using Delphi method. In the second round of consultation, the results of 2014 Chinese National Surveys on Students Constitution and Health were presented to experts for reference. In the third round of consultation, experts need to rank the importance of seven items of physical fitness under the physical activity type subscale by age group through analytic hierarchy process.
Results:
Totally 25, 25, and 18 experts were consulted in three rounds respectively. The questionnaire response rates in 3 rounds were 100.0%, 100.0%, and 94.4%, respectively. The authority coefficients were 0.92, 0.93, and 0.91. The harmony coefficients were 0.63( χ 2=237.10, P <0.01), 0.63( χ 2= 242.60 , P <0.01), and 0.76( χ 2=97.05, P <0.01). It was recommended that students aged 7 to 18 years in China should do moderate to vigorous physical activity for a cumulative total of at least 60 minutes per day, and most of the 60 minutes or more per day should be either moderate or vigorous intensity aerobic physical activity. Of the daily physical activity, students should conduct vigorous intensity aerobic physical activity, muscle strengthening and bone strengthening physical activity on at least 3 days a week. At least 2 hours of daytime outdoor activity was recommended for primary school students and 1 hour for secondary school students. 7-12 year old students should do more physical activities that enhance flexibility, coordination and agility, while 13-18 year old students should do more physical activities that enhance strength, endurance and speed. Sedentary behaviour included one subscale, where students should reduce sedentary behaviour, break up long periods of sitting as often as possible, and limit recreational screen time and online study time. Sleep included one subscale of duration.Students should get sufficient and uninterrupted sleep per night.
Conclusion
The development of core recommendations on physical activity for Chinese students aged 7 to 18 might help improve physical activity levels and promote health of children and adolescents.
5.Research hotspots and trend analysis of puberty development among children and adolescents from 2013 to 2022
Chinese Journal of School Health 2023;44(6):900-905
Objective:
To analyze the hotspots, frontiers, and future research trends related to puberty development among children and adolescents from 2013 to 2022, and to provide a reference for subsequent research related to puberty development.
Methods:
Data related to puberty development from 2013 to 2022 were retrieved from the Web of Science core collection with the search formula "puberty timing (title) OR puberty development (title) OR pubertal timing (title) OR pubertal development (title) OR puberty timing (abstract) OR puberty development (abstract) OR pubertal timing (abstract) OR pubertal development (abstract)". The CiteSpace was used for visual analysis.
Results:
A total of 6 684 publications were obtained and an upward trend could be seen in the number of publications in the field of puberty development in the last 10 years. Researchers with a high number of publications were Juul Anders, Brix Nis, and Ernst Andreas, in addition, the United States had the highest number of publications ( 2 125 ) and the highest betweenness centrality (0.23) in this field. In the last decade, research hotspots had focused on the timing of pubertal initiation, biological mechanisms of pubertal development, and sex differences in pubertal development. Research on environmental endocrine disruptors and the mechanisms of pubertal development were at the forefront of research and future research trends.
Conclusion
Scholars can refer to the research hotspots and research trends in this field and focus on the issues related to environmental endocrine disruptors and pubertal development mechanisms.
6.Physical fitness and health status and gender differences of middle school students among five Chinese minorities during 2010 to 2019
LIU Yunfei, SHI Di, ZHONG Panliang, DANG Jiajia, MA Ning, CAI Shan, HU Peijin, MA Jun, SONG Yi
Chinese Journal of School Health 2023;44(1):104-109
Objective:
To analyze physical fitness and health status and gender differences of middle school students among 5 minorities (Mongolian, Hui, Uyghur, Zhuang and Korean), and to provide the theoretical basis for the strategy formulation.
Methods:
The present data came from 3 waves of Chinese National Survey on Students Constitution and Health (2010, 2014, and 2019). According to National Standards for Students Physical Health (2014 Revision), excellent, and excellent good physical fitness and health status were defined. Cochran Armitage test was used to examine the trends of physical fitness and health status. Chi square test and Logistic regression were used to analyze the difference of physical fitness and health status by sex and survey year.
Results:
From 2010 to 2019, the excellent physical fitness and health status rate of Mongolian, Hui, Uyghur, Zhuang and Korean students increased from 1.8%, 0.7%, 0.3%, 0.5% and 1.3% to 4.3%, 2.8%, 1.2%, 1.3% and 3.5%, respectively. The excellent good physical fitness and health status rate of Mongolian, Hui, Uyghur and Zhuang students increased from 12.9%, 8.0%, 7.2 % and 8.4% to 24.7%, 20.1%, 12.6% and 19.8%( Z =6.15,6.71,4.12,3.06,5.26;11.88,13.42,6.70,11.08, P <0.05), respectively. In 2019, students aged 13 to 15 years showed higher proportion of excellent/excellent good physical fitness and health status than that of students aged 16 to 18. Boys were more likely to be in excellent/excellent good physical fitness and health status than girls from 2010 to 2019. The sex difference in excellent/excellent good physical fitness and health status narrowed during 2010 and 2019.
Conclusion
Physical fitness and health status of minority students improved while sex difference narrowed during last decade, but there is still a long way to reach the goal proposed by China. Targeted intervention should be proposed to promote physical fitness and health status in accordance with the developmental characteristics, especially for girls and students aged 16 to 18 years.
7.Prevalence of comorbidity of spinal curvature abnormality and malnutrition among primary and middle school students in Tianjin in 2023
Chinese Journal of School Health 2024;45(8):1171-1175
Objective:
To analyze the prevalence of comorbidity of spinal curvature abnormality and malnutrition among primary and secondary school students aged 10-18 years in Tianjin in 2023, so as to provide scientific basis for the combined prevention of common diseases and multiple diseases among students and the construction of school health system.
Methods:
In September to October 2023, 31 884 primary and secondary school students aged 10 to 18 years in Tianjin were selected using stratified cluster random sampling. Abnormal spinal curvature in children and adolescents was assessed by Sereening of Spinal Curvature Abnormality of Children and Adolescents, while stunting, wasting, overweight, and obesity were determined according to the Screening for Malnutrition among Schoolage Children and Adolescents and Screening for Overweight and Obesity among Schoolage Children and Adolescents. The χ2 test was used to compare betweengroup differences in coprevalence, and multiple Logistic regression models were used to analyze the risk of different comorbidity types in different clusters.
Results:
The coprevalence of spinal curvature abnormality and malnutrition among primary and secondary school students in Tianjin was 1.6%, which was higher for girls than boys (1.8%, 1.4%), higher (2.5%) for senior high schools than for junior high schools and elementary schools (2.0%, 0.5%), and higher in rural than in urban areas (2.1%, 1.1%) (χ2=9.45, 141.92, 46.94, P<0.05). Multiple Logistic regression models showed that junior high school girls had a higher risk of incorrect posture comorbid with stunting and wasting (OR=4.52, 95%CI=1.84-11.06) and incorrect posture comorbid with overweight and obesity (OR=2.67, 95%CI=1.74-4.10) than boys, and that scoliosis/sagittal spinal abnormality comorbid with stunting and wasting (OR=0.10, 95%CI=0.02-0.44) risk was lower than that of boys, senior high school girls had a lower risk of scoliosis/sagittal spinal abnormality comorbid with overweight and obesity (OR=0.27, 95%CI=0.11-0.66) (P<0.05).
Conclusions
The coprevalence of spinal curvature abnormality and malnutrition is specific among primary and secondary school students in Tianjin, and the comorbidity type varies by gender and education stage. There is a need to increase prevention and control of spinal curvature abnormalities in school health working, intensive screening of key populations, and timely intervention.
8.Comorbidity of myopia and obesity and the moderating role of lifestyle among primary and secondary school students in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in 2021
Chinese Journal of School Health 2023;44(9):1299-1303
Objective:
To describe the current status of the prevalence of co-morbid myopia and obesity among 7-18 years students in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in 2021 and to analyze the moderating effect of lifestyle in this association ,so as to provide scientific basis for the establishment of the mechanism of Co-morbidity,Shared Etiology,and Shared Prevention of common diseases in children and adolescents.
Methods:
A total of 139 630 primary and secondary school students aged 7-18 years from Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region were selected by stratified random cluster sampling method in September,2021. Myopia was determined using distance visual acuity examination and refractive error examination, and obesity was determined according to the BMI classification criteria for overweight, obesity screening of Chinese school age children and adolescents. Used a questionnaire, healthy lifestyles were determined according to the American Heart Association s Healthy Lifestyle Score by totaling the six scores for smoking, alcohol consumption, diet, exercise, screen time, and sleep duration.The χ 2 test was used to compare the association between group differences in the co-morbidity rate of myopia and obesity. The multivariable Logistic regression model was used to explore the influencing factors of the co-morbidity of myopia and obesity, and the stratified analysis was used to analyze the moderating effect of lifestyles on the prevalence of the co-morbidity.
Results:
The prevalence of myopia and obesity co-morbidity among students aged 7-18 years old in the Inner Mongolia Autonmous Region in 2021 was 13.7%, higher among boys than girls ( 15.5 % vs. 11.8%), higher among those aged 10-12 years old than 7-9,13-15,and 16-18 years old (14.7%,13.7%, 13.3%, 12.0%), higher among other ethnic minorities than Han Chinese and Mongolians (15.3%, 14.0%, 12.5%), higher in urban areas than that in suburban areas(15.3%, 13.0%), and middle economic level tracts were higher than poor and good tracts (14.8%, 12.9 %, 12.6%) ( χ 2=392.37,115.73,62.80,119.02,121.60, P <0.05). Multivariable Logistic regression modeling showed that unhealthy lifestyles ( OR=1.24, 95%CI=1.19-1.29 ) and middle level of lifestyle score ( OR=1.15, 95%CI=1.10-1.19 ) students had higher prevalence of co-morbidity, and the results were statistically significant among both boys and girls, the age groups of 10- 12, 13-15, and 16-18 years old, as well as the Han and Mongolian ethnic groups (all P <0.05).
Conclusion
In 2021, the current situation of myopia and obesity co-morbidity and unhealthy lifestyles among primary and secondary school students in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region are not optimistic.
9.Regional inequality of height among Chinese Han students aged 7 to 18 years from 1985 to 2014
Xiaojin YAN ; Yunfei LIU ; Ning MA ; Jingshu ZHANG ; Jiajia DANG ; Peijin HU ; Jun MA ; Yi SONG
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2021;55(6):752-758
Objective:To analyze the regional inequality of height among Chinese Han students aged 7 to 18 years from 1985 to 2014.Methods:The Chinese Han students aged 7 to 18 years with complete basic information and height data from 30 mainland provinces (excluding Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Tibet in China) were extracted as participants from 6 successive cross-sectional surveys of the Chinese National Survey on Student′s Constitution and Health (CNSSCH). After excluding extreme and illogical cases, a total of 1 495 182 students were included in the analysis. The data of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of each province at each survey year were collected from the website of National Bureau of statistics of China. Mann-Kendall trend test was used to analyze the trend of mean height across years. Weighted linear regression model was used to analyze the association between mean height of students aged 7 to18 years and GDP per capita at provincial level. Height difference, height ratio, slope index of inequality (SII) and relative index of inequality (RII) were used to measure the height inequality by gender and age groups.Results:The mean height of Chinese Han students aged 7 to 18 years increased from 144.9 cm in 1985 to 151.8 cm in 2014 ( P<0.05). The height difference between urban and rural students in all age groups was reducing ( P<0.05). The height difference between urban and rural boys aged 13 to 15 years decreased from 5.3 cm in 1985 to 2.5 cm in 2014, and the difference between urban and rural girls aged 7 to 12 years decreased from 4.6 cm in 1985 to 2.4 cm in 2014. The mean height of students aged 7 to 18 years was positively associated with GDP per capita in all survey years for both genders ( P<0.001). Taking Shanghai and Guizhou as the representatives of economically developed and underdeveloped provinces, from 1985 to 2014, the height differences between two provinces were 6.8-9.2 cm, 8.0-12.4 cm and 6.3-8.8 cm for boys aged 7 to 12 years, 13 to 15 years and 16 to 18 years, respectively, and the height ratios were stable at 1.05-1.07, 1.05-1.08 and 1.04-1.05 respectively. From 1985 to 2014, the SII of mean height for boys in three age groups were 4.4-6.2, 4.9-6.7 and 2.5-4.7, respectively. The RII of mean height of boys in three age groups were 1.03-1.05, 1.03-1.04 and 1.01-1.03, respectively. In the same period, the SII of mean height for girls in three age groups were 4.2-6.2, 2.8-4.5 and 2.5-3.9, and the RII were 1.03-1.05, 1.02-1.03 and 1.02, respectively. Conclusion:From 1985 to 2014, the urban-rural inequality of height development among Chinese Han students aged 7 to 18 years was narrowing, but the socio-economic inequality of height persisted and remained at a relatively stable level.
10.Regional inequality of height among Chinese Han students aged 7 to 18 years from 1985 to 2014
Xiaojin YAN ; Yunfei LIU ; Ning MA ; Jingshu ZHANG ; Jiajia DANG ; Peijin HU ; Jun MA ; Yi SONG
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2021;55(6):752-758
Objective:To analyze the regional inequality of height among Chinese Han students aged 7 to 18 years from 1985 to 2014.Methods:The Chinese Han students aged 7 to 18 years with complete basic information and height data from 30 mainland provinces (excluding Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Tibet in China) were extracted as participants from 6 successive cross-sectional surveys of the Chinese National Survey on Student′s Constitution and Health (CNSSCH). After excluding extreme and illogical cases, a total of 1 495 182 students were included in the analysis. The data of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of each province at each survey year were collected from the website of National Bureau of statistics of China. Mann-Kendall trend test was used to analyze the trend of mean height across years. Weighted linear regression model was used to analyze the association between mean height of students aged 7 to18 years and GDP per capita at provincial level. Height difference, height ratio, slope index of inequality (SII) and relative index of inequality (RII) were used to measure the height inequality by gender and age groups.Results:The mean height of Chinese Han students aged 7 to 18 years increased from 144.9 cm in 1985 to 151.8 cm in 2014 ( P<0.05). The height difference between urban and rural students in all age groups was reducing ( P<0.05). The height difference between urban and rural boys aged 13 to 15 years decreased from 5.3 cm in 1985 to 2.5 cm in 2014, and the difference between urban and rural girls aged 7 to 12 years decreased from 4.6 cm in 1985 to 2.4 cm in 2014. The mean height of students aged 7 to 18 years was positively associated with GDP per capita in all survey years for both genders ( P<0.001). Taking Shanghai and Guizhou as the representatives of economically developed and underdeveloped provinces, from 1985 to 2014, the height differences between two provinces were 6.8-9.2 cm, 8.0-12.4 cm and 6.3-8.8 cm for boys aged 7 to 12 years, 13 to 15 years and 16 to 18 years, respectively, and the height ratios were stable at 1.05-1.07, 1.05-1.08 and 1.04-1.05 respectively. From 1985 to 2014, the SII of mean height for boys in three age groups were 4.4-6.2, 4.9-6.7 and 2.5-4.7, respectively. The RII of mean height of boys in three age groups were 1.03-1.05, 1.03-1.04 and 1.01-1.03, respectively. In the same period, the SII of mean height for girls in three age groups were 4.2-6.2, 2.8-4.5 and 2.5-3.9, and the RII were 1.03-1.05, 1.02-1.03 and 1.02, respectively. Conclusion:From 1985 to 2014, the urban-rural inequality of height development among Chinese Han students aged 7 to 18 years was narrowing, but the socio-economic inequality of height persisted and remained at a relatively stable level.