1.Correlation between body fat distribution measured by quantitative CT and body mass index in adults receiving physical examination
Yang ZHOU ; Yongbing SUN ; Qi QIAO ; Xin QI ; Yawei DU ; Zhonglin LI ; Zhi ZOU ; Xiaoling WU ; Jing ZHOU ; Min QU ; Xiaolin ZHANG ; Yong WANG ; Shewei DOU ; Hongming LIU ; Fengshan YAN ; Jiadong ZHU ; Yongli LI
Chinese Journal of Health Management 2024;18(5):354-360
Objective:To analyze the correlation between body fat distribution measured by quantitative CT (QCT) and body mass index in adults receiving physical examination.Methods:It was a cross-sectional study. From January to December 2021, 3 205 adults undergoing physical examination who met the inclusion criteria and underwent chest CT and QCT examination in the health management discipline of Henan Provincial People′s Hospital were selected as the research objects. The general data were collected; and the subcutaneous fat area, visceral fat area, total abdominal fat area, liver fat content, abdominal obesity and fatty liver detection rate were measured by QCT. According to body mass index, the subjects were divided into normal group (18.5-<24.0 kg/m 2, 1 343 cases), overweight group (24.0-<28.0 kg/m 2, 1 427 cases) and obesity group (≥28.0 kg/m 2, 435 cases). One-way analysis of variance and χ2 test were used to compare the differences of QCT indexes among the three groups. Pearson and Spearman correlation analysis were used to evaluate the correlation between QCT indexes and body mass index. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn to analyze the diagnostic effect of QCT on obesity and fatty liver. Results:Subcutaneous fat area, visceral fat area, total abdominal fat area, liver fat content, abdominal obesity and fatty liver detection rate in obese group were all significantly higher than those in overweight group and normal group [males, (147.60±46.44) vs (104.33±27.68), (73.46±22.65) cm 2; (297.46±54.70) vs (229.40±53.12), (159.57±49.68) cm 2; (445.06±70.24) vs (333.73±62.91), (233.02±61.87) cm 2; 11.30% (7.90%, 15.55%) vs 8.75% (6.50%, 11.70%), 6.60% (4.80%, 8.70%); 100.0% vs 96.0%, 64.0%; 92.9% vs 86.7%, 73.3%; females, (213.96±48.61) vs (155.85±35.31), (107.24±31.01) cm 2; (185.41±43.88) vs (142.48±41.75), (96.56±36.50) cm 2; (399.37±68.07) vs (298.33±56.86), (203.80±57.53) cm 2; 9.80% (6.90%, 13.30%) vs 7.30% (5.05%, 9.80%), 5.40%(3.50%, 7.20%); 96.4% vs 74.8%, 28.9%; 87.3% vs 75.6%, 56.5%], and were all positively correlated with body mass index (males, r/ rs=0.709, 0.738, 0.831, 0.402, 0.464, 0.225; females, r/ rs=0.798, 0.695, 0.841, 0.416, 0.605, 0.276) (all P<0.001). In both male and female subjects, the detection rates of obesity based on QCT were significantly higher than those based on body mass index (male, 86.9% vs 16.6%; female, 49.3% vs 8.9%), and the detection rates of fatty liver based on QCT were significantly higher than those based on ultrasound (male, 83.6% vs 57.1%; female, 65.2% vs 27.6%) (all P<0.001). ROC curve showed that when the visceral fat area of 142 cm 2 was used as the cut-off value for the diagnosis of obesity in male subjects, the sensitivity and specificity was 100% and 15.8%, respectively; and when the cut-off value of liver fat content 5.0% was used to diagnose fatty liver, the sensitivity and specificity was 88.9% and 25.1%, respectively. When the visceral fat area of 115 cm 2 was set as the cut-off value for the diagnosis of obesity in female subjects, the sensitivity and specificity was 96.4% and 55.3%, respectively; when the liver fat content of 5.0% was set as the cut-off value for the diagnosis of fatty liver, the sensitivity and specificity was 83.7% and 43.2%, respectively. Conclusions:The indexes of abdominal fat and liver fat measured by QCT in adults receiving physical examination are all positively correlated with body mass index. The effect of QCT in the diagnosis of obesity and fatty liver are both better than body mass index and ultrasound.
2.Quantitative CT study of fat distribution in normal weight population
Yang ZHOU ; Qi QIAO ; Yongbing SUN ; Xin QI ; Yawei DU ; Zhonglin LI ; Zhi ZOU ; Xiaoling WU ; Jing ZHOU ; Min QU ; Xiaolin ZHANG ; Yong WANG ; Shewei DOU ; Hongming LIU ; Fengshan YAN ; Gong ZHANG ; Jiadong ZHU ; Yongli LI
Chinese Journal of Health Management 2024;18(6):410-415
Objective:To analyze the distribution of body fat with quantitative computed tomography (QCT) in people with normal body mass index (BMI).Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted in the physical examination population who underwent chest CT and QCT examination in the Department of Health Management, Henan Provincial People′s Hospital from January to December in 2021, and 1 395 physical examination subjects who met the inclusion criteria were selected as the research subjects. The subjects were divided into five groups according to their age. The general data of the subjects were collected. The total abdominal fat area (TFA), visceral fat area (VFA), subcutaneous fat area (SFA), total abdominal muscle area (TMA) and muscle fat content (MFC) in the subjects were measured by QCT. One-way analysis of variance, Welch test and Kruskal-Wallis test were used to compare the above QCT measurement indexes between the two genders among different age groups with normal BMI. Pearson correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between VFA and sarcopenia indexes. Multivariate linear regression was used to analyze the relationship between VFA and linear correlation variables in the related indicators of sarcopenia.Results:There were significant differences in TFA, VFA, TMA and SMI among different age groups in subjects with normal BMI (all P<0.05). Pearson correlation analysis showed that VFA was negatively correlated with TMA in some age groups (male: 18-39 years group: r=-0.351; 40-49 years group: r=-0.278; 60-69 years group: r=-0.245; female:40-49 years group: r=-0.251; 50-59 years group: r=-0.270;≥70 years group: r=-0.391; all P<0.01); it was negatively correlated with SMI (male: 18-39 years group: r=-0.352; 40-49 years group: r=-0.340; 50-59 years group: r=-0.266; 60-69 years group: r=-0.316; female: 40-49 years group: r=-0.240; 50-59 years group: r=-0.284; all P<0.001); it was positively correlated with MFC (male: 18-39 years group: r=0.342; 40-49 years group: r=0.291; female: 50-59 years group: r=0.133; 60-69 years group: r=0.284; all P<0.05). Multivariate linear regression analysis showed that VFA was independently and negatively correlated with SMI in both men and women after adjusting for age interference factors (male B=-1.881, t=-6.025, P<0.001; female B=-0.603, t=-2.887, P=0.004), and it was independently positively correlated with MFC (male B=1.230, t=4.271, P<0.001;female B=0.893, t=3.836, P<0.001). There was an independent negative correlation between VFA and TMA in male subjects ( B=0.263, t=2.478, P=0.013). Conclusions:VFA is correlated with TMA, SMI and MFC in people with normal BMI. Regardless of gender, SMI has a negative effect on VFA, and MFC has a positive effect on VFA.
3.Association between visceral fat area measured with quantitative CT and fatty liver in normal weight population
Qi QIAO ; Yang ZHOU ; Yongbing SUN ; Xin QI ; Yawei DU ; Zhonglin LI ; Zhi ZOU ; Xiaoling WU ; Jing ZHOU ; Gong ZHANG ; Min QU ; Xiaolin ZHANG ; Yong WANG ; Shewei DOU ; Hongming LIU ; Fengshan YAN ; Jiadong ZHU ; Yongli LI
Chinese Journal of Health Management 2024;18(2):120-126
Objective:To analyze the association between visceral fat area (VFA) and fatty liver based on quantitative CT (QCT) in people receiving health examination with normal body mass index (BMI).Methods:A cross-sectional study. A total of 1 305 physical examiners who underwent chest CT and QCT examination in the Department of Health Management of Henan Provincial People′s Hospital from January to December 2021 were retrospectively selected as subjects. The physical components at the central level of the lumbar two cone were measured with QCT, including subcutaneous fat area (SFA), VFA and liver fat content (LFC). And the metabolic indexes, such as blood lipids and blood glucose, were collected. The t-test and χ2 test were used to analyze the correlation between the detection rate of fatty live and LFCr and age and gender. According to level of VFA (<100 cm 2, 100-150 cm 2 and≥150 cm 2), the subjects were divided into three groups, and one-way ANOVA and χ2 test were used in comparison between groups. Multiple linear regression was used to analyze the correlation between VFA and metabolic indexes and LFC. Results:Of the 1 305 subjects, there were 634 males and 671 females. The detection rate of fatty liver in normal BMI population was 65.67%, and it was 72.71% and 59.02% respectively in men and women ( χ2=27.12, P<0.001), and the detection rate of fatty liver and LFC increased with age (both P<0.05). With the increase of VFA, the age, BMI, SFA, LFC, total cholesterol (TC), triacylglycerol (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), fasting blood glucose (FBG), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), blood uric acid and prevalence of fatty liver increased (all P<0.05), and the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) decreased ( P<0.001). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that after adjustment for age factors, regardless of male or female, LFC was independently positively related with VFA, BMI, and ALT (male β=0.206, 0.145, 0.174, female β=0.194, 0.150, 0.184; all P<0.05). FBG was positively correlated with male independently ( β=0.134; P<0.001). The indicators related to female independently were TC, TG, and blood uric acid ( β=-0.121, 0.145, 0.141, all P<0.05) Conclusion:In the population receiving health examination with normal BMI, the VFA measured by QCT technique is closely related to fatty liver.
4.Association of urinary nickel levels with insulin resistance, islet function, and diabetes in adults aged 18 years and above in China
Yingli QU ; Zheng LI ; Saisai JI ; Qi SUN ; Yawei LI ; Jiayi CAI ; Zhuona ZHANG ; Haocan SONG ; Wenli ZHANG ; Feng ZHAO ; Ying ZHU ; Yuebin LYU ; Zhaojin CAO ; Xiaoming SHI
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2023;44(11):1717-1723
Objective:To investigate the effects of urinary nickel exposure on insulin resistance, islet function and diabetes risk in adults aged 18 years and above in China.Methods:Based on the China National Human Biomonitoring from 2017 to 2018, a total of 500 diabetes patients were randomly selected as the case group, and the matched euglycemic control were selected by 1∶1 matching ratio. The urinary and venous blood samples of the subjects were collected, and the urinary nickel levels and serum glucose metabolism indexes such as fasting blood glucose and fasting insulin were detected, and the insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR), β cell function index (HOMA-β), and adjusted HOMA-β were calculated by using homeostasis model assessment. A multivariate logistic regression model was used to analyze the association between urinary nickel level and diabetes risk. Multiple linear regression models were used to evaluate the association of urinary nickel level with HOMA-IR, HOMA-β and adjusted HOMA-β.Results:The sex ratio of controls and cases was 1∶1. The multivariate logistic regression model showed that after adjusting for factors such as education level, smoking status, alcohol consumption, rice and meat intakes, family history of diabetes, BMI, total cholesterol level, hypertension, and urinary creatinine, compared with T1 group, the ORs of diabetes risk in the T2 and T3 groups were 1.36 (95% CI: 0.98-1.89) and 1.60 (95% CI: 1.14-2.24), respectively. The multiple linear regression model showed a positive association between urinary nickel levels and the elevated HOMA-IR, the β value of HOMA-IR in the T3 group was 0.12 (95% CI: 0.01-0.25) compared with the T1 group and each one-unit increase in the log-transformed urinary nickel level (2.71 μg/L) was associated with a 0.06 elevation in HOMA-IR (95% CI: 0.02-0.10). Meanwhile, the urinary nickel levels were negative associated with the adjusted HOMA-β, the β value of adjusted HOMA-β in the T3 group were -0.26 compared with the T1 group (95% CI: -0.41- -0.11), and each one-unit increase in the log-transformed urinary nickel level (2.71 μg/L) was associated with a -0.09 decrease in adjusted HOMA-β(95% CI: -0.14- -0.04). Conclusion:Higher urinary nickel level is positively correlated with elevated insulin resistance and diabetes risk while negatively correlated with the function of pancreatic islet β cells in adults in China.
5.Expression and Clinical Significance of NGF and Syncytin - 1 in Pregnant Women with Severe Preeclampsia
Yanyan QU ; Qiuyu HAN ; Yawei SUN
Journal of Medical Research 2023;52(11):137-141
Objective To study the expression levels and clinical significance of nerve growth factor(NGF)and Syncytin-1 in ser-um and placental tissues of pregnant women with severe preeclampsia(SPE).Methods A total of 90 pregnant women who underwent ce-sarean delivery in the Department of Obstetrics,the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University in December 2021 to June 2022 were selected,and they were divided into 30 cases of early-onset SPE(early-onset group),30 cases of late-onset SPE(late-onset group),and 30 cases of normal women in the same period(control group).The maternal blood and placental tissues of the three groups were collected,and the expression levels of NGF and Syncytin-1 in each group were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)and immunohistochemical(IHC)staining,and their clinical significance was analyzed.Results The results of the ELISA showed that compared with healthy pregnant women in the third trimester,the expression of NGF and Syncytin-1 in the serum of pregnant women with SPE was reduced,and the early-onset group was lower than those in the late-onset group(P<0.05).The results of IHC staining showed that compared with healthy pregnant women in the third trimester,the expression levels of NGF and Syncytin-1 in pla-cental tissues were reduced in pregnant women with SPE,early-onset group was lower than those in the late-onset group(P<0.05).Conclusion The expression of NGF and Syncytin-1 in serum and placental tissues of the three groups of pregnant women was succes-sively reduced,and the expression was successively reduced in normal pregnant women,late-onset SPE and early-onset SPE,which may be involved in the occurrence and development of SPE by affecting the normal development of the placenta.
6.Association of sleep duration with cognitive impairment among older adults aged 65 years and older in China
Saisai JI ; Yuebin LYU ; Yingli QU ; Chen CHEN ; Chengcheng LI ; Jinhui ZHOU ; Zheng LI ; Wenli ZHANG ; Yawei LI ; Yingchun LIU ; Feng ZHAO ; Huijuan ZHU ; Xiaoming SHI
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2021;55(1):31-38
Objective:The study is to examine association of sleep duration and cognitive impairment in the older adults aged 65 years and older in China.Methods:We analyzed data from 2017-2018 wave of Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS). A total of 14 966 participants were included in the analysis. Data with respect to socioeconomic status, community involvement, behavior pattern, diet, life style, family structure, disease condition, mental health and cognitive function were collected. Cognitive function was measured with Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE). We conducted generalized linear mixed models to examine associations of sleep duration with cognitive impairment, and subgroup analyses of sex and age were conducted.Results:Among 14 966 participants, the percentage of participants aged 65 to 79 years, 80 to 89 years, 90 to 99 years and 100 years and older was 5 148 (4.40%), 3 777 (25.24%), 3 322 (22.20%) and 2 719 (18.16%), respectively. A total of 2 704 participants reported sleep duration of 5 h and less, and 3 883 reported 9 h and more, accounting for 18.94% and 27.19%, respectively. In total, 3 748 were defined with cognitive impairment, accounting for 25.04%. The results of generalized linear mixed models showed that both short (≤5 h) and long (≥ 9 h) sleep duration were associated with cognitive impairment compared with sleep duration of 7 h, with OR(95% CI) of 1.35(1.09-1.68) and 1.70(1.39-2.07), respectively. The association of sleep duration with cognitive impairment was more obvious in males and individuals aged 65 to 79 years old. Conclusion:Short or long sleep duration was responsible for increased risk of cognitive impairment in older Chinese.
7.Association of sleep duration with cognitive impairment among older adults aged 65 years and older in China
Saisai JI ; Yuebin LYU ; Yingli QU ; Chen CHEN ; Chengcheng LI ; Jinhui ZHOU ; Zheng LI ; Wenli ZHANG ; Yawei LI ; Yingchun LIU ; Feng ZHAO ; Huijuan ZHU ; Xiaoming SHI
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2021;55(1):31-38
Objective:The study is to examine association of sleep duration and cognitive impairment in the older adults aged 65 years and older in China.Methods:We analyzed data from 2017-2018 wave of Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS). A total of 14 966 participants were included in the analysis. Data with respect to socioeconomic status, community involvement, behavior pattern, diet, life style, family structure, disease condition, mental health and cognitive function were collected. Cognitive function was measured with Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE). We conducted generalized linear mixed models to examine associations of sleep duration with cognitive impairment, and subgroup analyses of sex and age were conducted.Results:Among 14 966 participants, the percentage of participants aged 65 to 79 years, 80 to 89 years, 90 to 99 years and 100 years and older was 5 148 (4.40%), 3 777 (25.24%), 3 322 (22.20%) and 2 719 (18.16%), respectively. A total of 2 704 participants reported sleep duration of 5 h and less, and 3 883 reported 9 h and more, accounting for 18.94% and 27.19%, respectively. In total, 3 748 were defined with cognitive impairment, accounting for 25.04%. The results of generalized linear mixed models showed that both short (≤5 h) and long (≥ 9 h) sleep duration were associated with cognitive impairment compared with sleep duration of 7 h, with OR(95% CI) of 1.35(1.09-1.68) and 1.70(1.39-2.07), respectively. The association of sleep duration with cognitive impairment was more obvious in males and individuals aged 65 to 79 years old. Conclusion:Short or long sleep duration was responsible for increased risk of cognitive impairment in older Chinese.
8.Correlation analysis of colon polyps'size,dysplasia and intestinal metaplasia
Zhi GAO ; Yawei QU ; Haifeng LIU
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2019;54(2):333-336
The patients undergoing gastroscope and enteroscopy examination were respectively divided into gastric intestinal metaplasia group (n = 397) and non gastric intestinal metaplasia group (n = 360),and the differences in size,number,location and dysplasia of colonic polyps between the two groups were compared. In GIM group,the polyps incidence after classification of polyp size and colonic dysplasia was significantly higher than that in non GIM group (P < 0. 05),while the number and location of colonic polyps were no significant difference between two groups. By the logistic regression analysis,more than 50 years old of age,male,HP infection,the diameter of polyps are larger than 2. 0 cm,or dysplasia showed high possibility to appear gastric intestinal metaplasia (OR > 1,P< 0. 05),the diameter of colonic polyps are 1. 0 ~ 2. 0 cm which showed high possibility to non intestinal metaplasia (OR < 1,P < 0. 05),and there was no significant difference between the two groups in the incidence of GIM in colonic polyps less than 0. 5 cm or 0. 5 ~ 1. 0 cm in diameter. Not only age,gender and HP infection were related to the occurrence of IM,but the risk of GIM increased in patients with colonic polyps' diameter more than 2. 0 cm and dysplasia. Those who found colonic polyps > 2. 0 cm in diameter and polyps with dysplasia were suggested to undergo gastroscopy in order to find GIM early and follow up to improve the detection rate of early gastric cancer.
9.Evaluative value of high-resolution microendoscopy on mucosal healing in ulcerative colitis
Yinpu WANG ; Yawei QU ; Fuhua JIA ; Xiaobudai LIU ; Haifeng LIU
Chinese Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2019;36(4):255-260
Objective To investigate the value of high resolution microendoscopy ( HRME ) for assessment of mucosal healing in patients with ulcerative colitis ( UC ) during clinical remission. Methods A total of 30 UC patients were randomly selected to collect HRME images. Pathological results were used as the gold standard to establish the diagnostic criteria of HRME on evaluation of colonic mucosal status. And then a prospective study was performed on 67 patients, who underwent standard endoscopy to evaluate colonic mucosal status and obtain biopsy specimens. The specimens were collected for HRME imaging. The accuracy of standard endoscopy and HRME in assessing ulcerative colonic mucosal healing was compared. Results According to the gland morphology, gland arrangement, gland opening and inflammatory cell infiltration, the HRME criteria for assessing UC mucosal status were formulated and divided into 0-3 grades with 4 levels. The prospective study of 67 patients with 113 sites showed that the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of standard endoscopy for assessing mucosal healing in UC patients were 44. 68% ( 21/47 ) , 90. 91% ( 60/66 ) , 77. 78% ( 21/27 ) , and 69. 77% ( 60/86 ) , respectively, and the corresponding indicators of HRME imaging was 87. 23% (41/47), 95. 45% (63/66), 93. 18% (41/44), and 91. 30% (63/69), respectively. Compared with pathological results, the Kappa value of the consistency test of standard endoscopy and HRME imaging were 0. 379 and 0. 835, respectively ( both P<0. 05) . Conclusion HRME can achieve real-time virtual pathological imaging of colonic mucosa for UC patients, which is more accurate than standard endoscopy for assessing mucosal healing.
10.Progress of research on Cerenkov luminescence imaging in intraoperative navigation
Sheng ZHENG ; Yawei QU ; Haifeng LIU
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2019;39(4):244-246
Surgical removal of tumor and metastatic lymph nodes are important for the prognosis of patients.Optical intraoperative navigation can achieve real-time tumor location and border recognition,providing an effective way to guide tumor removal and achieve intraoperative navigation precisely.Cerenkov luminescence imaging(CLI)as a nuclide optical imaging method,which combines the advantages of optical imaging and radionuclides,has opened up a new way of navigation in optical surgery.This article reviews the progress of CLI in intraoperative navigation.

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