OBJECTIVE: Evidence that long-term exposure to ambient air pollution increases mortality among older adults, particularly those residing in low-level air pollution locations, remains scarce. This study investigated the potential links between long-term low-level air pollution exposure and mortality among Chinese older adults. METHODS: A population-based study with 317,464 individuals aged ≥ 65 years was conducted in Shenzhen, China during 2018 and 2020. Logistic regression models were used to analyze the associations between long-term exposure to air pollution and all-cause mortality, as the primary outcome, as well as non-accidental, cancer and cardiovascular mortality. RESULTS: Significant associations of PM ₁, PM _2.5, PM ₁₀, SO ₂, CO, and O ₃ exposures with a higher risk of all-cause mortality were found. Adjusted odds ratio ( OR) for each 1 µg/m ³ increment was 1.49 [95% confidence interval ( CI): 1.46, 1.53] for PM ₁, 1.30 (1.27, 1.32) for PM _2.5, 1.05 (1.04, 1.06) for PM ₁₀, 5.84 (5.39, 6.32) for SO ₂, 1.04 (1.04, 1.05) for CO, and 1.02 (1.00, 1.03) for O ₃, respectively. Long-term PM ₁, PM _2.5, PM ₁₀, SO ₂, and CO exposures also elevated the risks of non-accidental, cancer and cardiovascular mortality. CONCLUSION Long-term low-level air pollution exposure was associated with an increased mortality risk among Chinese older adults.
Humans ; Aged ; China/epidemiology* ; Male ; Female ; Air Pollution/adverse effects* ; Environmental Exposure/adverse effects* ; Air Pollutants/analysis* ; Aged, 80 and over ; Particulate Matter/adverse effects* ; Cardiovascular Diseases/mortality* ; Mortality ; Neoplasms/mortality* ; East Asian People

Objective To investigate the clinical value of MR diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in evaluating diffuse axonal injury (DAI).Methods The DTI imaging data of DAI patients and healthy volunteers were analyzed retrospectively.Fractional anisotropy (FA) values were measured in corpus callosum,etc.The serum myelin basic protein (MBP) was detected.Results Compared to the control group,the FA values were lower in genu of corpus callosum,splenium of corpus callosum,anterior limb of the internal capsule,posterior limb of the internal capsule and thalamus in DAI group (P ＜ 0.01,P ＜ 0.05).The mean FA values of two groups were negatively correlated with serum MBP levels (r =-0.755,P =0.001).Conclusions DTI can noninvasively reflect the damages of white matter fibers in DAI patients,and it has importantly clinical significance in evaluating prognosis and therapeutic effect of DAI patients.

Objective To explore the correlations between quantitative parameters of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI ( DCE-MRI) and nasopharyngeal carcinoma ( NPC) clinical stage.Methods 69 patients with NPC were selected from Oct 2013 to Oct 2015 in Shaoxing People's Hospital,39 men and 30 women,aged 39-76 years old,average 50.6 ±10.5 years old.All patients underwent clinical staging,DCE-MRI and histopathological examina-tion before treatment.Clinical stages were determined based on Chinese 2008 staging system.Value of the volume transfer constant ( Ktrans) and the extravascular extracellular space volume per unit volume of tissue ( Ve) was detec-ted by bi-compartmental pharmacokinetic model.The correlations between quantitative parameters and clinical stage were analyzed by Pearson correlation analysis.Results Mean Ktrans and Ve for NPC were (0.532 ±0.156) mL/min/100cm3 and (0.982 ±0.356),respectively.Ktrans of NPC showed negative correlation with clinical stage (r=-0.506,P=0.001),T stage (r=-0.326,P=0.014),N stage (r=-0.296,P=0.017) and M stage (r=-0.312,P=0.015),while Ve showed positive correlation with clinical stage (r=0.415,P=0.002),T stage (r=0.478,P=0.001),N stage (r=0.318,P=0.015) and M stage (r=0.346,P=0.011).Conclusion DCE-MRI quantitative parameters are significantly related to clinical stage of NPC,which has important values for clinical treat-ment and prognostic assessment.

Purpose To explore the CT features of mediastinal cystic mature teratoma. Materials and Methods CT images of 11 patients with pathologically confirmed mediastinal cystic mature teratoma were retrospectively analyzed, distribution within mediastinum, shape of cysts, capsule contents density, walls of cysts and mass cardiovascular interface (MCI) were analyzed. Results All the 11 cases were located in the anterior mediastinum, including three cases confined to the anterior mediastinum, seven cases located mainly within or involving the anterior and middle mediastinum, and one case confined to the anterior inferior mediastinum. Nine cases were round, one case was oval, one case was half round. Seven cases with fat ingredients displayed within the lesions, four cases with fat nodules within the cystic walls;ten cases showed as cysts with significant walls;MCI protrude type in six cases and smooth type in five cases. Fat, hair, keratosis, mucus and other ingredients were found in each cavity in surgery and pathology examination. Conclusion CT features of mediastinal cystic mature teratoma are complex and diverse, but with certain characteristics, thus CT is of great significance in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of mediastinal cystic mature teratoma.