1.Factors affecting Alzheimer's disease among the elderly
XIAO Sa ; LI Lian ; ZHOU Dongsheng ; ZHOU Ying ; YANG Hongying ; YUAN Yuerong ; BIAN Guolin
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2025;37(11):1165-1169
Objective:
To investigate the Alzheimer's disease (AD) influencing factors among the elderly, so as to provide a basis for early prevention and intervention.
Methods:
From March to June 2024, participants aged 60 years and above from a sub-district in Haishu District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province were selected using a convenience sampling method. Data on demographics, lifestyle, and health status were collected through questionnaire surveys. Depressive symptoms were evaluated using the short-form Geriatric Depression Scale. The Chinese Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) was used for the initial screening of AD, and individuals who screened positive were further diagnosed by psychiatrists. Factors affecting AD among the elderly were analyzed using a multivariable logistic regression model.
Results:
A total of 3 644 individuals were surveyed, comprising 1 526 males (41.88%) and 2 118 females (58.12%). The mean age was (71.85±7.44) years. AD was detected in 200 cases, with a detection rate of 5.49%. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that individuals aged ≥65 years (65-<70 years, OR=3.012, 95%CI: 1.007-9.012; 70-<75 years, OR=3.131, 95%CI: 1.059-9.260; 75-<80 years, OR=5.779, 95%CI: 1.989-16.784; ≥80 years, OR=16.810, 95%CI: 5.926-47.685), those who were unmarried, divorced, or widowed (OR=1.973, 95%CI: 1.383-2.815), those with hearing loss (OR=1.573, 95%CI: 1.128-2.193), those with diabetes mellitus (OR=1.958, 95%CI: 1.362-2.814), and those with depressive symptoms (OR=4.143, 95%CI: 2.997-5.728) had a higher risk of AD. Conversely, individuals with an educational level of primary school or above (primary school, OR=0.579, 95%CI: 0.401-0.835; junior high school or above, OR=0.438, 95%CI: 0.259-0.741), and those who engaged in regular physical exercise (OR=0.414, 95%CI: 0.264-0.649) had a lower risk of AD.
Conclusions
The detection rate of AD was relatively high among the elderly in Haishu District. AD among the elderly was related to age, educational level, marital status, physical exercise, hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, and depressive symptoms.
2.Discussion on the Difference of Acupuncture Points Efficacy in Improving Ulcerative Colitis by"Zusanli"or"Neiguan"Based on Transcriptomics Data
Longcong DONG ; Ruibin ZHANG ; Yuan SHEN ; Hongying LI ; Qin HUANG ; Shuguang YU ; Qiaofeng WU
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;26(1):119-128
Objective To observe the intervention effect of acupuncture at"Zusanli"(ST36)or"Neiguan"(PC6)on the ulcerative colitis(UC)model mice.And to analyze the similarities and differences of gene transcription expression between the diseased colon and the non-diseased heart after acupuncture intervention by using transcriptomics,to explore whether there are efficacy differences between the two acupoints.Methods The UC mouse model was established by inducing dextran sulfate sodium salt(DSS).After successful modeling,the mice were randomly divided into model group,Zusanli group,and Neiguan group,with 9 mice in each group.Zusanli group and Neiguan group intervened with acupuncture at"Zusanli"and"Neiguan",respectively,30 min each time,once a day,for 5 consecutive days.The control and model groups were only bound without acupuncture.Observe the general situation of mice in each group,calculate the disease activity index(DAI),observe the morphological changes of colon tissue by HE staining.Use transcriptome sequencing technology to sequence and biologically analyze the colon tissue of mice in each group,and compare and study whether the two acupoints have differences in acupoint efficacy from the perspective of diseased tissue.At the same time,take the heart tissues of each group for comparative analysis,and discuss whether the effects of the two acupoints are different from the perspective of non-diseased tissue.Results Compared with control group,the DAI score of the model group increased significantly(P<0.001),and HE staining results showed significant pathological damage;after acupuncture at Zusanli or Neiguan,the DAI scores of UC mice were reduced considerably(P<0.05),and the pathological damage was significantly improved.The results of transcriptome sequencing and bioinformatics analysis showed that the effects of acupuncture at Zusanli or Neiguan on the colon of diseased tissue involved multiple genes,and 825 differential genes with similar changes(co-DEGs)were mainly enriched in white blood cells and chemokine pathways;there were 168 differentially expressed genes(ST36 only-DEGs)affected only by Zusanli,which were enriched to gastric acid secretion and other pathways;there were 325 differentially expressed genes(PC6 only-DEGs)only affected by Neiguan,which were enriched in cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction and other pathways.There were 95 co-DEGs in the heart of non-diseased tissue,which were mainly enriched in positive regulation of defense response and response to interleukin-1;there were 28 ST36 only-DEGs;there were114 PC6 only-DEGs,which were enriched in cardiovascular diseases and other pathways.Conclusion Acupuncture of"Zusanli"and"Neiguan"could improve UC mice's symptoms and pathological colon changes.However,through transcriptomic analysis,it was found that the two acupoints had differences in gene transcription effects on the colon of diseased tissue and the heart of non-diseased tissue,suggesting that acupoints with different distribution positions had some similarities in macro efficacy.Still,there were some differences at a micro level.
3.Relationship between serum miR-130a,AngⅡ levels and the degree of coronary artery lesions in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Tianbao FENG ; Hongying LIU ; Yuan FANG ; Yang ZHANG ; Zhijun WEN ; Zhen LI
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2023;44(24):3001-3005
Objective To investigate the relationship between serum levels of microRNA-130a(miR-130a),angiotensin Ⅱ(AngⅡ)and the degree of coronary artery lesions in patients with acute coronary syn-drome(ACS).Methods A total of 160 ACS patients admitted to the hospital from January 2021 to February 2023 were selected as the ACS group.According to total Gensini score,ACS patients were divided into mild group(57 cases),moderate group(54 cases)and severe group(49 cases).At the same time,160 healthy peo-ple were selected as the control group.The clinical data of all subjects were collected.The serum levels of miR-130a and AngⅡ were detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR and enzyme-linked immunosor-bent assay,respectively.The clinical data and serum levels of miR-130a and AngⅡ were compared between control group and ACS group.The serum levels of miR-130a and AngⅡ were compared between ACS patients with different degrees of disease.Pearson correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between ser-um miR-130a level and AngⅡ in ACS patients.Multivariate Logistic regression was used to analyze the risk factors of ACS.Receiver operating characteristic curve was used to analyze the diagnostic value of serum miR-130a and AngⅡ levels for moderate and severe ACS.Results Compared with the control group,the ACS group had significantly higher proportions of patients with a history of hypertension and diabetes and signifi-cantly higher serum levels of miR-130a and AngⅡ(P<0.05).The serum levels of miR-130a and AngⅡ were increased sequentially in the mild group,moderate group and severe group(P<0.05).Serum miR-130a level was positively correlated with AngⅡ level in ACS patients(P<0.05).Hypertension,diabetes history and ele-vated serum levels of miR-130a and AngⅡ were independent risk factors for ACS(P<0.05).The area under the curve(AUC)of serum miR-130a,AngⅡ and their combination in the diagnosis of moderate ACS were 0.728,0.823 and 0.885,respectively,and the AUC of the combination of miR-130a and AngⅡ was higher than that of miR-130a,AngⅡ(P<0.05).The AUC of serum miR-130a,AngⅡ and their combination in the diagnosis of severe ACS were 0.731,0.730 and 0.825,respectively.The AUC of the combination of miR-130a and AngⅡ was higher than that of miR-130a and AngⅡ(P<0.05).Conclusion ACS patients serum miR-130-a,AngⅡ level is higher,and the serum miR-130a,AngⅡ levels are associated with the ACS degree of cor-onary artery lesions,the combination of the both degree of coronary artery lesions with high diagnostic value.
4.Preliminary screening results of Alzheimer's disease among the elderly in Ningbo City
YANG Hongying ; YUAN Yuerong ; LI Jincheng ; GAO Yan ; LUO Kan ; WU Xinqi ; LI Lian ; BIAN Guolin
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;35(10):849-855
Objective:
To investigate the preliminary screening results of Alzheimer's disease (AD) among the elderly in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province and analyze the influencing factors, so as to provide insights into prevention and control of AD in the elderly.
Methods:
A multi-stage stratified proportional sampling method was used to select the registered residents aged 60 years and older in Ningbo City as subjects. Demographic characteristics, lifestyle factors, physical conditions and social activities of the subjects was evaluated with questionnaires. AD was screened using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and factors affecting the positive rate of AD preliminary screening were identified using a multivariable logistic regression model.
Results:
A total of 34 027 elderly residents were investigated, with an mean age of (71.71±6.89) years. There were 15 115 males (44.42%) and 18 912 females (55.58%), 16 146 residents living in rural areas (47.45%) and 17 881 residents living in urban areas (52.55%). The positive rate of AD preliminary screening was 7.28% (2 476 cases). Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that age (70 to 74 years, OR=1.357; 75 to 79 years, OR=1.807; 80 to 84 years, OR=2.782; 85 years and older, OR=4.907), gender (female, OR=1.118), residence (urban areas, OR=0.713), marital status (unmarried, OR=3.078; widowed/separated/divorced, OR=1.301), educational level (primary school, OR=0.629; junior high school and above, OR=0.609), occupation before retirement (others, OR=0.741), family genetic history (no, OR=0.651), household disposable monthly income (1 000 to 1 999 Yuan, OR=0.636; 2 000 to 2 999 Yuan, OR=0.569; 3 000 Yuan and above, OR=0.448), exercise (seldom, OR=0.855; regular, OR=0.780), number of chronic diseases (2~5, OR=1.328), hearing loss (no, OR=0.764), smell loss (no, OR=0.615), chronic constipation (no, OR=0.696), major negative life events (no, OR=0.804), subjective memory loss (no, OR=0.583), sleep quality (general, OR=0.640; good, OR=0.616), living style (living with spouse, OR=0.300; living alone, OR=0.315; living with children, OR=0.350) and social activities (2-3 times/week, OR=0.584; 4 times/week and more, OR=0.409) were factors affecting the positive rate of AD preliminary screening.
Conclusions
The positive rate of AD preliminary screening among the elderly in Ningbo City is relatively high. Age, gender, economic conditions, exercise, social activities and physical conditions were factors affecting the positive rate of AD preliminary screening.
5.Effects of micro video combined with situational experience on frailty and self-care activities in elderly diabetic patients
Jinhong GUO ; Hongdi YUAN ; Hongying PAN
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2022;38(17):1281-1286
Objective:To investigate the effects of micro video combined with situational experience health education program in elderly diabetic patients.Methods:Totally, 100 elderly diabetic patients were enrolled from January to December in 2018 in Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University School of Medicine. They were assigned to experimental group ( n=50) and control group( n=50) by random number table. The control group received routine health education, while the experimental group received micro video combined with situational experience health education program. The intervention effects were assessed by Chinese version of Tilburg Frailty Indicator and Summary of Diabetes Self Care Action. Results:Finally, 45 cases were included in the experimental group and 47 cases in the control group. There was no significant difference between the two groups before intervention ( P>0.05). After intervention, the scores of physical frailty, psychological frailty, social frailty and total frailty were (2.60 ± 1.19) points, (1.24 ± 0.87) points, (1.11 ± 0.83) points and (4.96 ± 1.76) points in the experimental group, significantly lower than in the control group (3.45 ± 1.18) points, (1.96 ± 0.86) points, (2.06 ± 0.79) points and (7.47 ± 1.57) points. The difference was statistically significant ( t values were 3.32-7.23, P<0.01); the scores of diet, exercise, blood glucose monitoring, medication, foot care dimension and total self-care activities were (20.36 ± 2.22) points, (12.02 ± 2.33) points, (5.07 ± 0.81) points, (9.98 ± 1.99) points, (7.53 ± 1.10) points and (54.96 ± 4.49) points in the experimental group, significantly higher than in the control group (18.96 ± 2.12) points, (10.47 ± 2.24) points, (3.85 ± 0.83) points, (8.62 ± 1.69) points, (6.60 ± 1.12) points and (48.49 ± 4.07) points. the difference was statistically significant ( t values were 3.10-7.25, P<0.01). Conclusions:Micro video combined with situational experience can improve frailty status and self-care activities in elderly patients with diabetes.
6.Application of nursing decision support information system in continuing nursing of stroke patients in convalescent period
Hongying PI ; Yue CHEN ; Qingqing SU ; Hua LIU ; Jinghuan LIU ; Hongan KU ; Yuan GAO
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2022;38(21):1639-1645
Objective:To explore the effect of the application of nursing decision support information system in the continuing nursing of stroke patients in convalescent period, and to provide guidance for the information-based whole process nursing of stroke patients in convalescent period.Methods:A total of 107 stroke patients in convalescent period admitted to 4 Grade Ⅲ Level A hospitals of Beijing city from March to November 2019 were selected. The patients were divided into control group (53 cases) and test group (54 cases) by coin tossing method. The control group followed uniformly formulated discharge health education manual for post-discharge management and follow-up, while the test group received health guidance and follow-up through the nursing decision support information system. Barthel Index and MOS SF-36 were used to evaluate the activities of daily living and quality of life of the two groups of patients before intervention and 3 and 6 months after the intervention, and the results were compared.Results:There was no significant difference in Barthel Index before the intervention between the two groups( P>0.05). After 3 months of intervention, the Barthel Index ≤ 49, 50-70 and ≥ 71 in the test group were 7, 17 and 27 cases respectively, and 16, 21 and 13 cases in the control group respectively, and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant ( Z=-2.95, P<0.01). After 6 months of intervention, the Barthel Index ≤ 49, 50-70 and ≥ 71 in the test group were 7, 12 and 32 cases respectively, and 10, 15 and 25 cases in the control group respectively,and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant ( Z=-2.21, P<0.05). There was no significant difference in MOS SF-36 before the intervention between the two groups( P>0.05). After 3 and 6 months of intervention, the total score of MOS SF-36 in the test group was (50.51 ± 14.57), (57.06 ± 14.85) respectively, and that in the control group was (42.02 ± 15.48), (45.58 ± 14.97) respectively, and the differences between the two groups were statistically significant ( t=2.84, 3.23, both P<0.05). Conclusions:The application of nursing decision support information system can effectively improve the daily life ability of patients, enhance the quality of life of patients.
7.Development and application of quality checklist for the prevention and control of COVID-19 in fever clinic and isolation ward of the general hospital.
Chenping ZHU ; Haixiang ZHU ; Susu HUANG ; Yuhua YUAN ; Yiyu ZHUANG ; Hongying PAN ; Hongxia XU ; Hongfang ZHU ; Huiyin CHEN ; Lili CHENG
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences 2021;50(1):74-80
To develop a quality control checklist for the prevention and control of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in fever clinic and isolation ward of the general hospital and to assess its application. Based on the relevant prevention and control plans and technical guidelines for COVID-19,Delphi method was used to identity items for evaluation,and a quality control checklist for the prevention and control of COVID-19 in the fever clinic and isolation ward was developed in Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital. The checklists included 8 dimensions and 32 items for fever clinic,7 dimensions and 27 items for the isolation ward. The appointed inspectors conducted daily quality control for each shift with this checklist. The expert authority coefficient was 0.88,the mean of the importance of each index in the quality control table was not less than 4.8,and the coefficient of variation was not more than 0.07. During the entire February 2020,8 problems were found and rectified on-the-spot with the application of the checklist. Quality inspection rate was 100% in both isolation wards and fever clinic. The compliance rate and accuracy rate of hand hygiene were 100%; the correct rate of wearing and removing protective equipment increased from 96% to 100%. During the same period,a total of 1915 patients were admitted to the fever clinic,including 191 suspected patients (all were isolated in the hospital,3 were confirmed). There were no medical staff infected with COVID-19,no cross infection of patients and their families in the hospital. A quality control checklist for the prevention and control of COVID-19 has been developed and applied in the isolation wards and fever clinic,which plays an important role in preventing nosocomial infection.
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8.Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on post-stroke cognitive impairment
Yuan WANG ; Lijing ZHAO ; Hongying LIU ; Jinshu LIU ; Tianjiao SONG ; Dongming CHEN
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2021;29(4):303-306
Post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) is a series of syndromes caused by stroke, involving impairment of one or more cognitive functions, such as attention, language function, executive function, visuospatial cognition, episodic memory and working memory, etc. The traditional treatment methods of PSCI include drug therapy and cognitive training. The treatment modalities are limited and the maintenance effect is not good. Therefore, an auxiliary treatment method is urgently needed to improve its therapeutic effect. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a safe and mature non-invasive brain stimulation technique, which generates weak direct current (1-2 mA) through electrodes placed on the scalp to change the resting membrane potential of neurons, regulate the excitability of the cerebral cortex, so as to achieve the purpose of treatment. This article reviews the effect of tDCS on PSCI, and hopes to provide reference and guidance for its rehabilitation treatment.
9.Predictive value of artificial intelligence model in diagnosis of venous thromboembolism in lower extremities of trauma patients
Yuan GAO ; Xiaoying PAN ; Jiantao LI ; Xiaojie FU ; Chen QIU ; Hongying PI
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2021;37(10):932-937
Objective:To explore the predictive value of artificial intelligence algorithm model for venous thromboembolism(VTE)in lower extremities of trauma patients.Methods:The data of 15,856 orthopedic inpatients were retrospectively collected from the information system database in Chinese PLA General Hospital from December 1992 to November 2017. The patients were divided according to whether they had thrombosis or not. Data pretreatment and feature extraction were carried out. Four artificial intelligence algorithms including Random Forest(RF),Bayes(Bayes),Decision Tree(DTC)and Gradient Boosting Tree(GBDT)were constructed to evaluate their clinical diagnostic efficacy in VTE. The original data were divided into training set and test set according to the ratio of 8∶2 by random stratified sampling method. By comparing the area under receiver operating characteristic curve(ROC)(AUC),true positive rate(TPR)and accuracy in the above methods,the efficiency of different models in clinical diagnosis of VTE was evaluated. According to the contribution degree of the features in the model,the important features were ranked to screen the independent risk factors of VTE.Results:For RF,Bayes,DTC and GBDT algorithm models,the AUC was 0.89,0.86,0.68,0.71,with the TPR for 0.29,0.44,0.38,0.66 and the accuracy for 0.97,0.94,0.95,0.76,respectively. The RF algorithm model had the highest accuracy and the largest AUC. Analysis of important features of artificial intelligence prediction models for VTE showed that the history of thrombosis was the primary predictor of adverse outcomes. The ranking of important clinical features represented by the RF model showed that the history of thrombosis,enoxaparin sodium injection dose,last glucose measurement and first glucose measurement after surgery were important predictive characteristics of VTE.Conclusions:The RF model has the highest accuracy in risk prediction of VTE in trauma patients,which can provide a reference for the formulation of VTE prevention strategies.
10.Size-specific dose estimations in children′s head CT scans
Tian LIAO ; Zilong YUAN ; Yantao NIU ; Qing FU ; Xiaoming LIU ; Ming YANG ; Hongying WU ; Ziqiao LEI ; Jianming YU ; Xiangchuang KONG
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2021;41(7):524-528
Objective:To investigate the value of the size-specific dose estimate (SSDE) on dose estimations of children's head CT scans.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted on plain head CT scans of 252 patients with the 64-row detector CT device of Discovery 750HD in the Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology from January to September in 2019. The volume CT dose index (CTDI vol)values were recorded. The head circumference (HC), area, and CT value were measured using a self-developed computer program, and the water equivalent diameter (WED), size-specific conversion factors ( f293 and f220), and absorbed dose (SSDE 293 and SSDE 220) were calculated according to the AAPM reports 293 and 220.The patients were divided into three groups by the quartering meth odaccording to their HC(<47.8 cm, 47.8-52.7 cm, >52.7 cm)and four groups based on their ages(0-2, 3-6, 7-10 and 11-14 years old). The difference between parameters ( f220 and f293, SSDE 220 and SSDE 293、SSDE 293 and CTDI vol) were compared for different groups, and the correlation of HC with f293 and SSDE 293 was analyzed. Results:There was an overestimation of f220 by 11.11% ( t=252.61, P<0.05) compared with f293. SSDE 220 was overestimated by 10.31% ( t=228.21, P<0.05) compared with SSDE 293, and SSDE 293 was underestimated by 9.60% ( t=-31.34, P<0.05)compared with CTDI vol. For the three HC groups, SSDE 220 was overestimated by 8.54%, 10.37%, and 11.57% ( t=73.73, 438.58, 275.52, P<0.05)compared with SSDE 293, and SSDE 293 was underestimated by 1.30%, 9.79%, and 14.61% ( t=-1.91, -60.95, -47.64, P<0.05)compared with CTDI vol. For the four age groups SSDE 220 was overestimated by 8.45%, 10.00%, 10.57%, and 11.36% ( t=63.58, 232.29, 247.84, 302.95, P< 0.05)compared with SSDE 293, and SSDE 293 was underestimated by 1.49%, 8.27%, 10.63%, and 13.78% ( t=-1.83, -28.27, -37.30, -49.80, P< 0.05)compared with CTDI vol. Furthermore, HC was highly correlated with f293 and SSDE 293 ( r2=0.88 and 0.76, respectively, P< 0.05). Conclusions:The radiation dose in children′s head CT scanning can be more accurately estimated according to the AAPM Report 293, while it can be overestimated by CTDI vol. Meanwhile, the CT radiation dose can be patently overestimated with the AAPM Report 220 compared with Report 293.HC is closely correlated with f293 and SSDE 293 and it can be used to estimatee more accurately for SSDE and the radiation dose received by children during head CT scanning.


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