1.Probability of premature death for four non-communicable diseases among residents at ages of 30 to 69 years in Xiacheng District from 2005 to 2020
Baohua HE ; Xiaohong ZHOU ; Shengjun XI ; Qing YANG
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2022;34(11):1172-1177
Objective:
To investigate the mortality and probability of premature death due to cardio-cerebrovascular diseases, malignant tumors, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases and their trends among residents at ages of 30 to 69 years in Xiacheng District, Hangzhou City from 2005 to 2020, so as to provide insights into the development of the chronic disease control strategy.
Methods:
The data regarding the mortality of cardio-cerebrovascular diseases, malignant tumors, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases among residents at ages of 30 to 69 years in Xiacheng District, Hangzhou City from 2005 to 2020 were captured from the Zhejiang Provincial Chronic Diseases Surveillance Information Management System, and the crude mortality, standardized mortality by the sixth population census data in Zhejiang Province in 2010 and probability of premature death for these four chronic diseases were estimated. The trends in mortality and probability of premature death were analyzed in Hangzhou City from 2005 to 2020 using average annual percent change (AAPC).
Results:
A total of 6 436 deaths occurred due to cardio-cerebrovascular diseases, malignant tumors, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases among residents at ages of 30 to 69 years in Xiacheng District, Hangzhou City from 2005 to 2020. The crude and standardized mortality rates were 183.33/105 and 152.88/105, which both appeared a tendency towards a decline from 2005 to 2020 (AAPC=-1.099% and -2.926%, both P<0.05), and the probability of premature death reduced from 10.40% in 2005 to 6.78% in 2020, which appeared a tendency towards a decline (AAPC=-2.827%, P<0.05). The probability of premature death due to malignant tumors, diabetes and cardio-cerebrovascular diseases all appeared a tendency towards a decline from 2005 to 2020 (AAPC=-2.681%, -6.571% and -2.286%, all P<0.05), while no significant changing trend was seen in the probability of premature death due to chronic respiratory diseases (AAPC=-4.263%, P>0.05). The probability of premature death for these four chronic diseases reduced from 13.55% in 2005 to 9.36% in 2020 among male residents (AAPC=-2.150%, P<0.05), and reduced from 7.18% in 2005 to 4.22% in 2020 among female residents (AAPC=-4.149%, P<0.05).
Conclusions
The mortality and probability of premature death due to chronic diseases appeared a tendency towards a decline in Xiacheng District, Hangzhou City from 2005 to 2020, and there was a significant decline in the probability of premature death for malignant tumors, cardio-cerebrovascular diseases and diabetes.
2.Awareness of monkeypox prevention knowledge among inbound personnel
XI Shengjun ; ZHOU Xiaohong ; ZHOU Weijie ; FENG Zhewei
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;35(7):570-573
Objective:
To investigate the awareness of monkeypox prevention knowledge and its influencing factors among inbound personnel, so as to provide insights into intensified health education for monkeypox prevention and control.
Methods:
Inbound personnel at ages of 16 years and older were sampled using a convenient sampling method from centralized medical isolation observation points in Gongshu District, Hangzhou City in November and December 2022. Participants' demographic features, history of travel in countries where monkeypox cases were reported and awareness of monkeypox prevention knowledge were collected through questionnaire surveys, and factors affecting the awareness of monkeypox prevention knowledge were identified using a multivariable logistic regression model.
Results:
A total of 306 questionnaires were allocated, and 293 valid questionnaires were recovered, with an effective response rate of 95.75%. The respondents included 192 men (65.53%) and 101 women (34.47%), and hand a median (interquartile range) age of 36 (16) years. The overall awareness of monkeypox prevention knowledge was 44.71%, and the awareness rates of preventive measures, source of infection, transmission route, susceptible populations and clinical manifestations were 82.94%, 79.18%, 75.09%, 60.75% and 60.07%, respectively. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that workers (OR=0.179, 95%CI: 0.040-0.800), self-employed individuals (OR=0.090, 95%CI: 0.018-0.451), and those with other occupations (OR=0.157, 95%CI: 0.034-0.728) had lower awareness of monkeypox prevention knowledge than students, and individuals who had never heard of monkeypox (OR=0.056, 95%CI: 0.007-0.447) had lower awareness of monkeypox prevention knowledge than those who had heard of it. In addition, individuals who were not concerned about monkeypox epidemics (OR=0.048, 95%CI: 0.004-0.563) had lower awareness than those who were very concerned.
Conclusions
Inbound personnel have low awareness of monkeypox prevention knowledge, and occupation, having heard of monkeypox and concern about monkeypox epidemics may affect the awareness of monkeypox prevention knowledge. Intensified health education about monkeypox is required to improve the preventive awareness among inbound personnel.
3.Pedestrian traffic safety behaviors among primary and secondary school students in Xiacheng District
HE Baohua ; ZHOU Xiaohong ; XI Shengjun ; WANG Zheng ; ZHONG Jieming ; GUO Lihua ; ZHAO Ming
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2020;32(4):338-341
Objective:
To investigate the pedestrian traffic safety behaviors of primary and secondary school students in Xiacheng District of Hangzhou,and to provide reference for formulating traffic safety strategy.
Methods:
In October 2015,nine campuses of six schools in Xiacheng District were selected to observe the pedestrian traffic safety behaviors of the primary and secondary school students walking to and from school,such as taking the zebra crossing,observing the traffic condition,running and playing with cellphones when walking across the road.
Results:
Totally 2 585 students were investigated,and 2 580 students were valid(99.81%). When walking across the road,1 887 people took the zebra crossing,accounting for 73.14%;71.89% of boys and 74.51% of girls took the zebra crossing,and there was no significant difference(P>0.05);64.76% and 81.32% of the students took the zebra crossing on the way to school and home,with a significant difference(P<0.05). When walking across the road,1 683 students people observed the traffic conditions,accounting for 65.23%;63.61% of boys and 67.02% of girls observed the traffic conditions,and there was no significant difference(P>0.05);64.05% and 66.39% of the students observed the traffic conditions on the way to school and home,with a significant difference(P<0.05).There were 362 students running across the road, accounting for 14.03%;15.31% of boys and 12.62% of girls ran across the road,and there was no significant difference(P>0.05);9.26% and 18.68% of the students ran across the road on the way to school and home,with a significant difference(P<0.05). There were 53 students playing with cellphones when crossing the road,accounting for 2.05%;2.29% of boys and 1.79% of girls played with cellphones,and there was no significant difference(P>0.05);1.41% and 2.68% of the students played with cellphones on the way to school and home,with a significant difference(P<0.05).
Conclusions
Primary and secondary school students have dangerous behaviors when walking across the road. We should focus on the intervention of not taking the zebra crossing and not observing traffic conditions when crossing the road on the way to school,and playing with cellphones on the way home.
4.Knowledge,attitude and behaviors of road traffic safety in primary and secondary school students in Xiacheng District
Baohua HE ; Xiaohong ZHOU ; Shengjun XI ; Zheng WANG ; Jieming ZHONG ; Lihua GUO ; Ming ZHAO
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2019;31(9):877-881
Objective:
To learn the status of knowledge,attitude and behaviors of road traffic safety in primary and secondary school students in Xiacheng District of Hangzhou.
Methods:
The students of fourth to seventh grade from seven schools in Xiacheng District were selected and surveyed for their knowledge,attitude and behaviors of road traffic safety by self-designed questionnaires.
Results:
Totally 4 006(99.98%)students completed the survey,who mostly had awareness rates of over 90% in knowledge about safe behaviors when walking,walking across the road and riding a bicycle or an electric bicycle. The awareness rates of"should not run across the road","should not ride side by side"and"should not ride on the motorway"were relatively low,which were 81.65%,85.72% and 82.78%,respectively. About 68.47% of students thought it necessary to wear a helmet when riding a bicycle or an electric bicycle,72.22% of students thought it necessary to wear seatbelt or use child safety seat when taking a car. The two rates were significantly higher in girls than boys and in primary school students than secondary school students(P<0.05). The top three unsafe behaviors the students did in the past six months were"not wear a helmet when riding a bicycle or an electric bicycle","run across the road"and"ride on the motorway",the rates of which were 86.84%,10.06% and 7.91%,respectively.
Conclusion
The knowledge of road traffic safety among primary and middle school students in Xiacheng District is mastered well. Interventions should be focused on unsafe behaviors including not wearing a helmet when cycling,riding on the motorway and running cross the road.
5.Si-Ho Tchou: life of a legend from physiology to psychology.
Wei CHEN ; Xi CHEN ; Shengjun WEN
Protein & Cell 2019;10(3):157-160
6.HBx promotes ubiquitination and degradation of ZO1 and increases the migration and invasion of liver cancer cells
Shengjun YANG ; Linshan JIANG ; Qin HU ; Cong XIE ; Xi ZHAN ; Weixian CHEN
Chinese Journal of Hepatology 2021;29(12):1164-1169
Objective:To study the effect of hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) expression level on migration and invasion of zonula occludens protein-1 (ZO-1) in HepG2 liver cancer cells.Methods:Liver cancer cells were transfected with HBV full gene plasmid (pcDNA3.1-HBV1. 1 or pcDNA3.1-HBV1.3), empty plasmid (pcDNA3.1) and HBV-encoded protein plasmids (pHBc, pHBs, pHBp and pHBx), respectively. Western blot and RT-PCR were used to detect ZO1 protein and mRNA levels. Immunoprecipitation was used to detect transfected pHBx. Western blot was used to detect ZO1 ubiquitination levels. Transwell chambers were used to assess cell migration and invasion. Cell proliferation and lactate dehydrogenase assay was used to detect siRNA transfecting targeting ZO1. Flow cytometry was used to detect cell apoptosis and cycle. The data was compared between two and multiple groups by using an independent sample t-test and one-way analysis of variance.Results:Compared with the empty plasmid, ZO1 protein level in HepG2 cells after transiently transfected with pHBV1.1 and pHBV1.3 was decreased by 42.99% ± 6.8% and 55.0% 5 ± 4.56%, respectively, and their mRNA levels did not change significantly. ZO1 protein level in Huh7 cells was decreased by 17.46% ± 4.94% and 47.53% ± 3.38%, respectively. ZO1 protein level after transfection with pHBx was decreased by 47.02% ± 3.4%, while the ZO1 protein level after transfection with pHBc, pHBs and pHBp did not change significantly. ZO1 mRNA level was unaffected with pHBx transfection. ZO1 ubiquitin level and cell migration and invasion ability in HepG2 cells was significantly increased with transfected pHBx. HepG2 cells proliferation, apoptosis and cycle after transfection with ZO1-targeted siRNA did not change significantly, but the migration and invasion ability were significantly increased.Conclusion:HBx can increase the migration and invasion of liver cancer cells by promoting the ubiquitination and degradation of ZO1 protein level.