1.A nomogram prediction of postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery
Hong LI ; Xingfang CUI ; Jiao LIU ; Fengling LI
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2018;34(16):1241-1246
Objective To analyze the risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications(PPC)in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery to establish a nomogram model to predict the risk of PPC.Methods From January 2014 to October 2017,316 patients undergoing lung cancer surgery at Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University were enrolled in this study.Their clinical data were analyzed and univariate analysis was used to determine the risk factors related to PPC.The significant variables were included in the multivariate logistic regression analysis to analyze the independent risk factors for PPC.Then the R software was used to establish a predictive nomogram model.Bootstrap method was used to validate the nomogram model and ROC curve was used to explore the predictive efficacy of the model in predicting the PPC.Results A total of 55 cases out of 316 patients undergoing lung cancer surgery had PPC.The prevalence rate was 17.4%.Age(OR=1.151,95%CI 1.041-1.274),chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)(OR=3.659,95%CI 1.498-8.939),smoking index(OR=1.171,95%CI 1.055-1.300),pN stage(N1:OR=6.686,95%CI 1.959-22.814;N2:OR=7.714,95%CI 2.390-24.900;N3:OR=15.943,95%CI 4.318-58.869)and the poor compliance of breathing exercise(OR=1.298,95%CI 1.031-1.635)were all independent risk factors for PPC.The nomogram model showed a conformance-index of 0.841,while ROC curve showed that the area under the curve for the nomogram model predicting pressure sores was 0.820(95%CI:0.760-0.881).Conclusions The nomogram built based on age,COPD,smoking index,pN stage,and the poor compliance of breathing exercises has good discrimination and accuracy which could be used for predicting individual PPC risk and screening the patients with high risk,with potentially high clinical application value.
2.Progress in irisin and its upstream and downstream antidepressants
Jiala SANG ; Shanshan LI ; Xin CUI ; Qingqing REN ; Ruiling HOU ; Xingfang PAN ; Shenjun WANG ; Meidan ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Comparative Medicine 2024;34(1):130-138
Depression is a major cause of disability and has adverse effects.Despite the many types of anti-depressants,clinical treatments of depression remain poor.Therefore,novel anti-depressant mechanisms need to be explored.The beneficial effects of irisin on the nervous system are gradually being elucidated,and studies have found that irisin has an anti-depressant effect,which may become a new treatment for depression.This study explored the mechanism of irisin and its upstream and downstream anti-depressants by reviewing the existing studies explaining the link between irisin and depression,and proposes that SIRT1/PGC-1α may mediate FNDC5/irisin to regulate BDNF to promote neurogenesis and improve depression,which provides a new idea to study irisin and its upstream and downstream anti-depressants.
3.Analysis on willingness to pay for HIV antibody saliva rapid test and related factors.
Junjie LI ; Junli HUO ; Wenqing CUI ; Xiujie ZHANG ; Yi HU ; Xingfang SU ; Wanyue ZHANG ; Youfang LI ; Yuhua SHI ; Manhong JIA
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2015;36(2):132-135
OBJECTIVETo understand the willingness to pay for HIV antibody saliva rapid test and its influential factors among people seeking counsel and HIV test, STD clinic patients, university students, migrant people, female sex workers (FSWs), men who have sex with men (MSM) and injecting drug users (IDUs).
METHODSAn anonymous questionnaire survey was conducted among 511 subjects in the 7 groups selected by different sampling methods, and 509 valid questionnaires were collected.
RESULTSThe majority of subjects were males (54.8%) and aged 20-29 years (41.5%). Among the subjects, 60.3% had education level of high school or above, 55.4% were unmarried, 37.3% were unemployed, 73.3% had monthly expenditure <2 000 Yuan RMB, 44.2% had received HIV test, 28.3% knew HIV saliva test, 21.0% were willing to receive HIV saliva test, 2.0% had received HIV saliva test, only 1.0% had bought HIV test kit for self-test, and 84.1% were willing to pay for HIV antibody saliva rapid test. Univariate logistic regression analysis indicated that subject group, age, education level, employment status, monthly expenditure level, HIV test experience and willingness to receive HIV saliva test were correlated statistically with willingness to pay for HIV antibody saliva rapid test. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that subject group and monthly expenditure level were statistically correlated with willingness to pay for HIV antibody saliva rapid test.
CONCLUSIONThe willingness to pay for HIV antibody saliva rapid test and acceptable price of HIV antibody saliva rapid test varied in different areas and populations. Different populations may have different willingness to pay for HIV antibody saliva rapid test;the affordability of the test could influence the willingness to pay for the test.
Adult ; Diagnostic Tests, Routine ; economics ; Female ; HIV Infections ; diagnosis ; Humans ; Male ; Mass Screening ; Saliva ; virology ; Sex Workers ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Young Adult