1.Study on meal preferences of school aged children based on discrete choice experiment
Chinese Journal of School Health 2025;46(1):45-49
Objective:
To explore the relative importance of different food attributes and levels in food decision making of school aged children, and to understand their meal preferences, so as to provide the evidence for formulating precise intervention strategies for dietary behaviours of school aged children.
Methods:
From May to June 2024, a total of 854 children aged 11 to 15 years old were selected from 2 middle schools (each school in urban and rural areas) in both Hubei Province and Anhui Province by stratified cluster random sampling method to conduct a D-optimal discrete choice experiment. The mixed Logit model was used to analyze children s preference for meal attributes and different levels, and to calculate the relative importance (RI) of attributes and willingness to pay (WTP) in meal choices.
Results:
The included five food attributes had statistical significance on meal choice of school aged children ( P <0.05). The relative importance of food attributes affecting the meal choices of school aged children in descending order were dining mode ( RI =31.26%), food varieties ( RI =30.56%), cooking method( RI =23.84%), taste( RI =8.06%) and price ( RI =6.27%). Among them, school aged children preferred home cooked meals ( β =0.74) (WTP=86.3 yuan),varied foods(grain/tubers+vegetables+fish, meat, eggs and beans) ( β =0.61) (WTP=71.9 yuan), fried/roasted cooking ( β =0.51) and spicy taste ( β =0.33).Price was negatively correlated with meal choices( β =-0.01) ( P <0.05). Based on residential area and body mass index (BMI), the stratified analysis showed that dining mode was highest in the relative importance for rural children with overweight and obese children ( RI =31.28%,34.17%), both of whom preferred home cooked meals ( β =0.76, 0.91), and meals containing fish, meat, eggs and beans with grain/tubers or grain/tubers and vegetables in terms of food choice (area: β =0.53, 0.53 ; BMI: β =0.55, 0.56) ( P <0.05).
Conclusions
School aged children have different preferences for different attributes of meals. The quality of school meals should be improved,the cost of buying healthy meals should be reduced,targeted family health education should be carried out,and healthy cooking methods should be advocated.
2.Mendel randomized analysis of the relationship between sleep disorders and coronary heart disease risk
Yangyang CUI ; Linqin DU ; Lijuan XIONG ; Qinglu JIANG ; Lang ZENG ; Shikang LI ; Xuefeng DING ; Zheng ZHOU ; Yonghong ZHANG ; Rongchuan YUE
China Modern Doctor 2025;63(23):6-9,18
Objective To investigate the relationship between sleep disorders and coronary heart disease through big data combined with Mendelian randomization analysis.Methods Data from 2005 to 2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in the United States were utilized.Logistic regression analysis was employed to evaluate the association between sleep disorders and coronary heart disease,while analyzing relevant influencing factors.A two-sample Mendelian randomization approach was implemented using Genome-Wide Association Studies to establish causal relationships.Results Logistic regression analysis demonstrated a significant association between sleep disorders and coronary heart disease(P<0.001),with the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio serving as a mediating factor in this relationship(P<0.001).Mendelian randomization analysis revealed a positive correlation between sleep disorders and coronary heart disease(OR=1.030,95%CI:1.01-1.04).Conclusion Sleep disorders can increase the risk of coronary heart disease by activating inflammatory factors.
3.Progress in clinical diagnosis and treatment of Haglund syndrome
Xin LI ; Xuefeng SHI ; Jun LIU ; Xiaohu LIU ; Hua REN ; Huibo NIU ; Huyu DU
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 2025;27(10):915-920
Haglund syndrome (HS) is a common cause for posterior heel pain in ankle surgery, but the etiology of heel pain is so complicated that its pathogenic factors are currently unclear. For such diseases as posterior heel pain, conservative treatment should be carried out first. However, as their cause is not eliminated their symptoms are likely to recur. With the rapid development of biotechnology, imaging technology, and arthroscopy technology, biological therapy and minimally invasive surgery have gradually become the main treatments for HS. This review expounds on the factors, mechanisms, imaging diagnostic methods, options of conservative and surgical treatments concerning HS, hoping to help the clinical treatment of HS.
4.Mendel randomized analysis of the relationship between sleep disorders and coronary heart disease risk
Yangyang CUI ; Linqin DU ; Lijuan XIONG ; Qinglu JIANG ; Lang ZENG ; Shikang LI ; Xuefeng DING ; Zheng ZHOU ; Yonghong ZHANG ; Rongchuan YUE
China Modern Doctor 2025;63(23):6-9,18
Objective To investigate the relationship between sleep disorders and coronary heart disease through big data combined with Mendelian randomization analysis.Methods Data from 2005 to 2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in the United States were utilized.Logistic regression analysis was employed to evaluate the association between sleep disorders and coronary heart disease,while analyzing relevant influencing factors.A two-sample Mendelian randomization approach was implemented using Genome-Wide Association Studies to establish causal relationships.Results Logistic regression analysis demonstrated a significant association between sleep disorders and coronary heart disease(P<0.001),with the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio serving as a mediating factor in this relationship(P<0.001).Mendelian randomization analysis revealed a positive correlation between sleep disorders and coronary heart disease(OR=1.030,95%CI:1.01-1.04).Conclusion Sleep disorders can increase the risk of coronary heart disease by activating inflammatory factors.
5.Progress in clinical diagnosis and treatment of Haglund syndrome
Xin LI ; Xuefeng SHI ; Jun LIU ; Xiaohu LIU ; Hua REN ; Huibo NIU ; Huyu DU
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 2025;27(10):915-920
Haglund syndrome (HS) is a common cause for posterior heel pain in ankle surgery, but the etiology of heel pain is so complicated that its pathogenic factors are currently unclear. For such diseases as posterior heel pain, conservative treatment should be carried out first. However, as their cause is not eliminated their symptoms are likely to recur. With the rapid development of biotechnology, imaging technology, and arthroscopy technology, biological therapy and minimally invasive surgery have gradually become the main treatments for HS. This review expounds on the factors, mechanisms, imaging diagnostic methods, options of conservative and surgical treatments concerning HS, hoping to help the clinical treatment of HS.
6.Incidence of venous thromboembolism in esophageal cancer: a real-world study of 8 458 cases
Kunyi DU ; Xin NIE ; Kexun LI ; Changding LI ; Kun LIU ; Zhiyu LI ; Kunzhi LI ; Simiao LU ; Kunhan NI ; Wenwu HE ; Chenghao WANG ; Jialong LI ; Haojun LI ; Qiang ZHOU ; Kangning WANG ; Guangyuan LIU ; Wenguang XIAO ; Qiang FANG ; Qiuling SHI ; Yongtao HAN ; Lin PENG ; Xuefeng LENG
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2024;23(1):109-113
Objective:To investigate the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with esophageal cancer (EC).Methods:The retrospective cohort study was conducted. The clinicopathological data of 8 458 EC patients who were admitted to Sichuan Cancer Hospital from January 2017 to December 2021 were collected. There were 6 923 males and 1 535 females, aged (64±9)years. There were 3 187 patients undergoing surgical treatment, and 5 271 cases undergoing non-surgical treatment. Observation indicators: (1) incidence of VTE in EC patients; (2) treatment and outcomes of patients with VTE. Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as Mean± SD, and comparison between groups was analyzed using the t test. Measurement data with skewed distribution were represented as M(range), and comparison between groups was analyzed using the nonparameter rank sum test. Count data were expressed as absolute numbers or percentages, and comparison between groups was analyzed using the chi-square test or Fisher exact probability. Comparison of ordinal data was analyzed using the nonparameter rank sum test. Results:(1) Incidence of VTE in EC patients. Of 8 458 EC patients, 175 cases developed VTE, with an incidence rate of 2.069%(175/8 458). Among 175 VTE patients, there were 164 cases of deep venous thrombosis (DVT), 4 cases of pulmonary embolism (PE), 7 cases of DVT and PE. There were 59 surgical patients and 116 non-surgical patients. There was no significant difference in thrombus type between surgical and non-surgical EC patients with VTE ( χ2=1.95, P>0.05). Of 3 187 surgical patients, the incidence of VTE was 1.851%(59/3 187), including an incidence of 0.157%(5/3 187) of PE. PE accounted for 8.475%(5/59) of surgical patients with VTE. Of 5 271 non-surgical patients, the incidence of VTE was 2.201%(116/5 271), including an incidence of 0.114%(6/5 271) of PE. PE accounted for 5.172%(6/116) of non-surgical patients with VTE. There was no significant difference in the incidence of VTE or PE between surgical patients and non-surgical patients ( χ2=1.20, 0.05, P>0.05). (2) Treatment and outcomes of patients with VTE. Among 175 EC patients with VTE, 163 cases underwent drug treatment, and 12 cases did not receive treatment. Among 163 cases with drug therapy, 158 cases underwent anticoagulant therapy, 5 cases were treated with thrombolysis. All the 163 patients were improved and discharged from hospital. Conclusions:The incidence of VTE in patients with EC is relatively low, as 2.069%. There is no significant difference in the incidence of VTE or thrombus type between surgical EC patients and non-surgical EC patients.
7.Mechanism of Youguiwan Monomer in Osteoarthritis: A Review
Yifeng DU ; Yuanlu LIU ; Hao ZHENG ; Diandong HOU ; Xuefeng GUAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(2):212-221
As a prescription for tonifying kidney yang, Youguiwan accords with the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis. Professor LIU Yuan-lu from the Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine found that modified Youguiwan had a significant effect on the clinical conservative treatment of osteoarthritis pain with Chinese medicine. There are teams studying the mechanism of Youguiwan in the treatment of osteoarthritis in China, but the profound study of the compound needs the mechanism of each component as support. Youguiwan contains 10 kinds of Chinese medicine, including Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, Cinnamomi Cortex, Dioscoreae Rhizoma, Corni Fructus, Cuscutae Semen, Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Eucommiae Cortex, Cervi Cornus Colla, and Lycii Fructus. With more and more attention to the study of Chinese medicine monomer, the amount of related research in this field is increasing. Therefore, it is of great significance to summarize the mechanism of Youguiwan in the treatment of osteoarthritis. Based on the sovereign, minister, assistant, and guide of Chinese medicine in Youguiwan, this paper used China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China (2020 edition Vol. 1), and ChemicalBook platform to understand the active components of each kind of Chinese medicine, and used PubMed to search. The latest research progress of effective monomers that had an intersection with the mechanism of osteoarthritis was summarized, and there were five pharmacological effects including anti-inflammation, pain inhibition, chondrocyte apoptosis, oxidative stress, and extracellular matrix degradation, involving several signaling pathways. The theory of sovereign, minister, assistant, and guide and the molecular mechanism were integrated and discussed, respectively, and finally, they were combined with traditional Chinese medicine theory, providing theoretical references for further study in this direction.
8.Thinking and countermeasure analysis of post education of military hygiene
Zaihua ZHAO ; Fang ZHAO ; Kejun DU ; Jianbin ZHANG ; Xiaoru DONG ; Jingyuan CHEN ; Wenjing LUO ; Xuefeng SHEN
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2023;22(4):486-489
To adapt to the general educational requirements for military academies to prepare for victory under the new situation, the present paper proposed the overall thought of strengthening the post education for military hygiene through analyzing the main problems and causes existing in the current education, combined with the experience and practice of foreign military post education. Moreover, we combined the current situation and reality of post education in military medical universities, and analyzed the corresponding countermeasures from the aspects of teaching staff, course construction, information construction, teaching method and assessment model, expecting to provide guidance and help for better carrying out the post education of military hygiene in the future.
9.The curative effect and mechanism of magnetic hyperthermia in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis
Fei GAO ; Longlong DU ; Tong WANG ; Xuefeng LI ; Yuke ZHONG ; Qimeng GAO ; Rui CHEN ; Puwei YUAN ; Lingyun ZHAO
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2023;44(5):784-793
【Objective】 We combined the concept of traditional medicine with magnetic induction technology, originally brought up the research concept of magnetic hyperthermia to cure KOA, explored the mechanism and constructed a new treatment of KOA with modern medical features. 【Methods】 Through establishing a primary KOA model in rats and constructing ferrimagnetic vortex domain iron oxide nanorings (FVIOs) as a platform for highly efficient magnetic hyperthermia agent, the lesions of KOA were heated accurately under the low-intensity magnetic field. We confirmed the curative effect through the results of pain perception, histopathology, knee joint morphology and microscopic bone structure and the content of serum inflammatory factor, to study the therapeutic mechanism of magnetic hyperthermia for KOA. 【Results】 Compared with the model group, the recovery of mechanical pain threshold after magnetic hyperthermia improved by approximately 48.9%; the degree of hyperemia and edema of joint capsule and synovial tissue and the wear degree of joint cartilage surface, were significantly reduced; the Mankin and OARSI scores decreased by about 33% and 20%, respectively; the MicroCT results indicated that the degree of hardening of the subchondral bone also improved; the expression of inflammatory factors in the serum was reduced. 【Conclusion】 In this study, we utilized the FVIOs as a high-efficiency magnetic hyperthermia platform for the treatment of KOA. The efficacy of magnetic hyperthermia on KOA is clarified, and the mechanism is related to the inhibition of inflammatory factors.
10.Research of the correlation between α1-antitrypsin and acute kidney injury after cardiopulmonary bypass
Xuefeng LIN ; Peng ZHU ; Songlin DU ; Pengyu ZHOU ; Shaoyi ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2021;37(6):363-366
Objective:To figure out variety of the plasma level of Alpha-1-Antitrypsin(α1-AT) in patients who undergo AKI following cardiopulmonary bypass(CPB), and whether this biomarker serve as a competent predictor.Methods:We recruited 75 patients undergoing cardiac surgery with CPB from January 2018 to January 2019. Patients were categorized into two groups according to the development of AKI. The relationship between plasma concentration of α1-AT and renal injury in two groups was analyzed.Results:27 patients in the AKI group were aged (54.3±12.2)years old, including 15 males and 12 females, the time of cardiopulmonary bypass was(133.5±34.7)min. In the non-AKI group, 48 cases were aged(47.7±11.3)years old, including 26 males and 22 females, and the time of cardiopulmonary bypass was(133.5±34.7)min. α1-AT was significantly decreased in AKI group at 1 h after operation[(0.53±0.53)g/L vs. (1.46±0.91)g/L, P<0.05]compared with the non-AKI group. The sensitivity and specificity of α1-antitrypsin level at 1h after operation was the highest when α1-AT was 0.675 g/L. CPB time ( OR=5.890, 95% CI: 1.078-32.173) and age ( OR=4.427, 95% CI: 1.113-17.614) were independent risk factors for AKI after surgery, and α1-AT at 1h after CPB ( OR=0.084, 95% CI: 0.021-0.333) were protective factors after operation. Conclusion:Increased concentration of α1-AT after cardiopulmonary bypass at early time is a protective factor for AKI and the concentration of α1-AT in plasma could be used as an early biomarker of AKI after CPB.


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