1.A cross-sectional study on the prevalence and distribution of lumbar degenerational disease among adults in Beijing
Yanwei Lü ; Wei TIAN ; Yajun LIU ; Bin XIAO ; Xiao HAN
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2013;33(10):1042-1047
Objective To investigate the prevalence and distribution of lumbar degeneration disease among adults in Beijing.Methods The study design was cross-sectional study.The multi-stage sampling was used.The study objects were residents who were lived in Beijing over six months and older than 18 years.The related information was obtained by self-designed questionnaire.Single and multivariable Logistic regression models were applied to analyze the high risk populations.Results A total of 3186 people were studied.There were 292 people who suffered lumbar degenerational disease.The prevalence was 9.17%.The prevalence at downtown,suburb county and rural area was 7.88%,10.20%,and 9.59%,respectively,and there was not significant difference (x2=3.545,P=0.170).The prevalence of female (10.05%) was higher than male (8.13%) (x2=4.081,P=0.043; OR=1.337,95%CI:1.044,1.713).The prevalence of the population who was not less than 45 years older was significant higher than that of the population less than 45 years older (x2=102.982,P< 0.001).The physical labor group (12.16%) had higher risk for lumbar degeneration disease compared with mixed group (6.65%)(OR=1.510,95%CI:1.102,2.071).There were no significant differences in different education,social insurance,and income populations.Conclusion The prevalence of lumbar degeneration disease among adults is much higher and vastly distributed.It's necessary to reinforce the prevention,diagnosis and treatment study.People of female,more than 45 years older and physical labor group are high risk populations.
2.The designing and clinical application of score table and focus nursing sheet in brain trauma diseases
Jiehui WENG ; Yanwei FANG ; Zhongmei WEI ; Chaohui LIANG ; Baohua JIAO
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2013;(7):5-7
Objective By the designing and clinical application of score table and focus nursing sheet to brain trauma patients,paramedics can observe state of illness individually,optimize the nursing care in a further performance,and ensure the security of brain trauma patients more profitably.Methods To design the score table and focus nursing sheet according to the disease species and symptoms,contrast to the previous nurse observing table in noting time,error rate,exam results and surgeon satisfaction degree.Results By evaluating 130 cases in this test,the score table and focus nursing sheet were superior to the previous nurse observing table.Conclusions With the score table and focus nursing sheet,nurses can observe the illness and note the progress more scientifically and conveniently,the concept of individuation and specialization are worthy of recommending.
3.A cross-sectional study on low back pain among adults in Beijing
Yanwei Lü ; Wei TIAN ; Yajun LIU ; Bin XIAO ; Xiao HAN
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2013;(1):60-64
Objective To investigate the prevalence of low back pain among adults in Beijing.Methods The study design was a cross-sectional study,and the multi-stage sampling was used.A questionnaire survey was conducted in December 2010 to investigate prevalence of low back pain in adults who had lived in Beijing for over 6 months.Total prevalence and prevalence by region,gender and age were calculated.The chi-square test was used to compare results.Results A total of 3860 people were enrolled in this study.The one-year prevalence of low back pain was 26.09% (1007/3860),and the point prevalence was 6.11% (236/3860).The prevalence of different duration of low back pain (3 months,3-6 months,≥6 months) was 16.76% (647/3860),4.12% (159/3860) and 5.21% (201/3860),respectively.The prevalence of females (28.83%) was higher than that of males (23.03%).The prevalence among different regions was significantly different.Prevalence in suburb and rural area (29.88% and 27.54%,respectively) was higher than that in urban area (20.88%).No matter males or females,the prevalence in urban area was the lowest (17.48% and 24.00%,respectively).With the increasing of age,the prevalence of low back pain became higher.In males,the prevalence of 55 to 59 years group was highest,while 60 to 64 years group was highest in females.In urban area and rural area,the prevalence of 60 to 64 years group was highest (34.43% and 48.68%,respectively),while 55 to 59 years group was highest in suburb (47.26%).Conclusion The oneyear and point prevalence of low back pain among adults in Beijing are higher,with wide distribution.The chronic low back pain is more common.The prevalence of low back pain is higher in suburb and rural area.Females have a higher prevalence than males.Moreover,the prevalence of low back pain increases with age.
4.Regulation of aromatase P450 expression by puerarin in endometrial cell line RL95-2.
Yanwei LI ; Zailong CAI ; Wei SHEN ; Shengsheng YANG ; Chaoqin YU
Journal of Integrative Medicine 2008;6(10):1017-23
To study the effects of puerarin on the aromatase P450 (P450(arom)) mRNA expression and the effects of low-dose puerarin on transcription factors of the P450(arom) gene (P II) 5'-flanking region.
5.A cross-sectional study on cervical spondylosis among adults in Beijing
Wei TIAN ; Yanwei LV ; Yajun LIU ; Bin XIAO ; Xiao HAN
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2012;32(8):707-713
Objective To investigate the prevalence of cervical spondylosis among adults in Beijing.Methods The prevalence of cervical spondyiosis among people older than 18 years who had lived in Beijing for more than six months was investigated in December 2010.The multi-stage sampling was used in this cross-sectional study.The related information was obtained by a self-designed questionnaire.Single and muhivariable Logistic regression models were applied to analyze high risk districts and populations.Results A total of 3859 people were enrolled in this study.Among them there were 531 people with cervical spondylosis,and the prevalence was 13.76%.The prevalence of cervical spondylosis in suburb (15.97%) was the highest compared with city center and countrysides (x2=8.257,P=0.016).The prevalence in females (10.49%) was higher than that (16.51%) in males (x2=29.432,P<0.001).The distribution of prevalence among different age populations was inverted U shape,and the prevalence was higher in 45 years group (20.43%) and 60 years group (18.91%) compared with other two groups.The prevalence in employed group was 1.303 times higher than that in unemployed group (95%CI:1.008,1.684).According to the muhivariable logistic regression result,suburb (OR=1.306,P=0.026),females (OR=1.81 1,P<0.001),people who were 45years or 60 years (OR=2.171,P<0.001; OR=2.430,P<0.001,respectively) and employed and retired people (OR=1.664,P=0.001; OR=1.303,P=0.043,respectively) were high risk population of cervical spondylosis.Conclusion The prevalence of cervical spondylosis among adults in Beijing was much higher and vastly distributed.It's necessary to reinforce the prevention,diagnosis and treatment study.Young females,people aged 45 years or 60 years,and employed people were high risk populations.
6.Application of stochastic resonance to quantitative analysis of weak chromatographic signal of phenazopyridine in human plasma
Yanwei WU ; Bingren XIANG ; Erxin SHANG ; Wei ZHANG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2005;40(7):668-672
Aim To apply stochastic resonance algorithm (SRA) to quantitative analysis of weak chromatographic signal, which was embedded in the noise. Methods Based on the theory of stochastic resonance (SR), a simple and effective SRA has been established to improve analytical detection limits of chromatographic analysis, which apply to enhance the signal to noise ratio by the optimization of the parameters and Runge-Kutta method, was established. The method was used to quantitative analysis of phenazopyridine in human plasma by HPLC/UV. Meanwhile this method is compared with HPLC/MS.Results By experimental chromatographic data sets, an excellent quantitative relationship between concentrations of phenazopyridine and their responses had been obtained. The concentration of phenazopyridine in plasma determined by HPLC/UV with SRA and HPLC/MS showed that there was no significant difference (P > 0.05) between the two methods. Conclusion The new method was feasible.
7.Advance of Exercise Prescription in Aging Sarcopenia and Osteoporosis (review)
Fang LI ; Wei LI ; Li LI ; Yanwei WANG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2015;(1):58-61
Aging is associated with loss of muscle (sarcopneia) and bone (osteoporosis), resulting in an impaired capacity to perform daily activities, furthermore might progress to the extent that an older person loses his or her ability to live independently. Recent studies showed that exercise had remarkable beneficial effects on the musculoskeletal system, including prevention and treatment of these syndromes. Based on the recent research achievement, this paper reviewed exercise prescription in aging sarcopenia and osteoporosis, the result revealed resistance training is the most effective measure to prevent and treat sarcopenia and osteoporosis. In addition, long periods of walking or jogging for over half a year can increase leg muscle size in older adults.
8.Subbands analysis of amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: a resting-state functional MRI study
Daihong LIU ; Shanshan DUAN ; Jiuquan ZHANG ; Yanwei ZHANG ; Ping WEI ; Jian WANG
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2015;49(11):801-806
Objective To investigate changes of spontaneous brain activity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) by fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF) on subbands, and the possible relationship between these changes and cognitive impairment caused by T2DM.Methods Twenty-two T2DM patients and twenty-three healthy control subjects were involved in this study between December 2013 and June 2014 and the demographic and clinical data (fasting plasma glucose and HbA1c level) were obtained in all subjects.General cognition was assessed by MMSE in all subjects, and memory performance was assessed by Auditory Verbal Learning Test (AVLT) in T2DM group.3D-T1 structural and resting-state functional MRI data were collected by MR scanner.Then fALFF value on slow-5 (0.010-0.027 Hz) and slow-4 (0.027-0.073 Hz) were calculated respectively using DPARSF V2.3.Intra-group and inter-group t-tests were conducted by REST V1.8.Partial correlation among fALFF values extracted from significantly different brain regions, clinical data and AVLT score of T2DM patients were calculated , using age as covariate.Results Compared to the healthy controls, T2DM patients showed increased fALFF values in bilateral anterior cingulate gyrus (cluster=130, t=4.4487, P<0.05) and partial left cerebelum areas (cluster=89, t=3.8409, P<0.05) in frequency band slow-5.Moreover, the T2DM patients showed decreased fALFF values in bilateral middle occipital gyrus and precuneus (Left: cluster=102, t=-3.4806.Right: cluster=151, t=-5.1355.All P<0.05) in frequency band slow-5.While in frequency band slow-4, the T2DM patients showed increased fALFF values in left inferior temporal gyrus (cluster=104, t=4.8631, P<0.05), and decreased fALFF values in right lingual gyrus (cluster=91, t=-3.7146, P<0.05).There was positive correlation between fALFF values of middle occipital gyrus and precuneus and AVLT immediate memory score (r=0.456, P=0.038).Conclusions T2DM patients exhibit abnormal spontaneous activity among brain regions associated with cognition, including brain regions related to default mode network on slow-5, and brain regions related to semantic cognition and visual information processing on slow-4.The abnormal regions exhibit different spatial patterns depending on the subbands of low-frequency fluctuations.
9.Influence of neuregulin-1 on pacing threshold of low voltage area in rats after myocardial infarction
Shaojun WANG ; Xiufen QU ; Jingjie LI ; Yanwei YU ; Lin SUN ; Wei CAO
Chinese Journal of cardiovascular Rehabilitation Medicine 2014;23(4):388-391
Objective:To explore the influence of neuregulin- 1 (NRG-1)intervention on pacing threshold of low voltage area in rats after myocardial infarction.Methods:Myocardial infarction model of rat was established via an-terior descending coronary artery ligation.The 34 rats with myocardial infarction were randomly and averagely di-vided into two groups:NRG-1 group (received NRG-1peritoneal injection)and control group (received peritoneal injection of normal saline of the same volume).After two weeks,pacing thresholds were tested in low voltage area related with infarct in rats after myocardial infarction,and Cx43 (an integral membrane protein of the connexin family)expression was measured in low voltage area.Results:After drug intervention two weeks,compared with control group,there was significant reduction in pacing threshold [(1.466±0.503)V vs.(0.7167±0.194)V,P =0.002]in NRG-1 group;there was significant rise in Cx43 expression [(0.30±0.15)vs.(0.95±0.20),P <0.001] in low voltage area in NRG-1 group.Conclusion:Neuregulin-1 significantly reduces pacing threshold of low voltage area in rats after myocardial infarction,the mechanism may be related to increase Cx43 expression and improve e-lectrical conductivity of myocardial cells.
10.CT diagnosis of high altitude pulmonary edema
Xingli XIANG ; Zhimin DU ; Zhixi MA ; Yong HOU ; Wei DENG ; Yanwei GUO ; Xumei WANG
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2001;0(02):-
Objective To explore the value of CT diagnosis of high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). Methods The CT findings in 16 patients unfit to high altitude were analyzed. Results The findings on CT were as follows: (1) The early stage of HAPE showed ground glass opacity, most of which located at the superior segment and posterior basis segment of inferior lobes, with the right lung to occur earlier than that of the left lung. (2)The advanced stage showed shaggy opacity. (3) The late stage lesions developed to posterior and apical segment of the superior lobes, air bronchus sign could be seen on involved segments. (4)Right lung was more serious than left lung. Conclusion CT was an ideal method to find HAPE. The accuracy of CT diagnosis in HAPE was 100%.