Objective To study the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease(PAD).Methods Totally 2668 fishermen and their families above 35 years old were recruited in a cross sectional study of randomly cluster sampling in 10 villages of Zhoushan fishery area,one of the biggest four fishery in the world,in Summer.All the cases underwent the ankle arm index(AAI) measurement using portable doppler ultrasound device.An AAI less than or equal to 0.9 was considered to be indicative of significant PAD.Fasting plasma glocose and oral glucose tolerance test(OGTT)were also examined to distinguish normal glucose tolerance(NGT),imparied glucose tolerance(IGT)and diabetes melitus(DM). Results The prevalence of PAD of 2668 cases was 2.1%.PAD prevalence was found to be 2.1%,2.9%,and 6.3% in patients with NGT,IGT,and DM respectively.It was seldom seen in people under 50 years old and the PAD was more popular in older people.Conclusions The prevalence of peripheral arterial discase of the general people in Zhoushan fishery area is lower.

Objective To study the effect of Tongxinluo on Cerebral hemodynamics in Carotid attery alerosclerotio and Cerebral blood Shorty Suppeied patients.Methods eighty-three of Carotid artery in atheroseterotie and cerebral blood shorty supplied patients were lrealed with Tongxinluo Capsule four tablet,potid,The course of treatment was 8weeks. Changes of hemodynamics in patients with brain ischemic were examined before and after treatment,and compared with fifty old health paplpe.Results Average blood flow velocity increased significanily(P

Objective To examine the relationship between alcohol consumption and the incidence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in Chinese adults.Methods A total of 27020 Chinese adults aged 35 to 74years were enrolled in this prospective cohort study.Frequency or type of alcohol consunption was assessed in 1998 and 2000.Follow-up study on MS was conducted during 2007 and 2008.Results Over an average 8years' follow-up,2362 MS patients were identified among 14 572 individuals who did not have MS at baseline.After adjustment for age,location,education level,physical activity,cigarette smoking,body mass index and the number of MS components,compared with non-drinkers,relative risk ( RR ( 95％ confidence interval (CI))) and the Population Attributable Risk Percent (PARP) of MS of male drinkers was 1.24( 1.06 to 1.45 ) and 10.13％,respectively.RR (95 ％ CI) of MS was 1.36 ( 1.02 to 1.82 ),1.34 ( 1.03 to 1.74) and 1.41 (1.13 to 1.77) for male drinkers consuming alcohol 10.1 -20 g/d,20.1 -40 g/d,and ＞40 g/d.RR(95％ CI) of MS was 1.25 ( 1.01 to 1.55) for males drinking 2 -5 times/week and 1.26(1.04 to 1.52) for males drinking ≥6 times/week.RR (95％ CI) of MS was 1.60 ( 1.05 to 2.45),1.30(1.02 to 1.65) and 1.27 (1.06 to 1.52) for beer,liquor and the beer + liquor male consumers.The corresponding RR(95％ CI) was 2.67(1.26 to 5.65) and 3.38 (1.35 to 4.22) for female drinkers consuming alcohol 10.1 -20 g/d and ＞20 g/d.Conclusions Drinking alcohol more than 10 g/d may be associated with an increasing risk of MS,especially for women.Drinking more than twice per week,beer and/or liquor consumption can significantly increase the risk of MS in men.

OBJECTIVETo examine the incidence of obesity and its modifiable risk factors in Chinese adults aged 35-74 years.

METHODSA total of 27 020 participants aged 35 to 74 years from two prospective cohort studies in China were followed up in the years of 2007 and 2008. Obesity and overweight were defined as body mass index ≥ 28.0, and 24.0-27.9 kg/m(2), respectively. Relative risks of obesity for risk factors were computed by using logistic regression.

RESULTSThe annual incidence rates of obesity and overweight were 6.97 ‰ and 24.83 ‰ in Chinese adults aged 35-74 years, respectively. Women had a higher incidence of obesity than men (7.74 ‰ vs. 6.10 ‰). Participants in northern China had a higher incidence than those in southern (9.29 ‰ vs. 5.10 ‰) part of the country. Adults in rural had a higher incidence than those in urban (7.28 ‰ vs. 6.52 ‰). After adjusting for the baseline variables, such as gender, age, geographic region, degree of urbanization, the relative risk for obesity was 0.82 (95% CI:0.68-0.99) for participants with ≥ 12 years' education, compared with those <12 years. Participants with middle income, less physical activity at work/housework or being retirees, consuming more red meat and scented tea etc, had higher risk of incidence of obesity. Participants who consumed milk and moderate amount of fruits, would show a lower risk of obesity.

CONCLUSIONThe incidence of obesity was 6.97 ‰ in Chinese middle and older adults. Our results underscored that the promotion of healthy lifestyle which include issues as increasing physical activity, consuming moderate amount of fruits and milk but less red meat, drinking less scented tea etc, could play key roles in obesity prevention and control among the Chinese adults, especially among people with low education level or with middle income.

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