1.Reliability and validation of the Adverse Childhood Experiences-International Questionnaire among men who have sex with men in China
Huifang XU ; Ying WANG ; Chenrui LI ; Ajuan LIANG ; Yong CAI
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2025;37(10):878-883
ObjectiveThe significance of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among men who have sex with men (MSM) should not be overlooked. This study aims to assess the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Adverse Childhood Experiences-International Questionnaire (ACE-IQ) among the MSM population in China to evaluate its applicability in this group. MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted in three Chinese cities(Shanghai, Shenyang and Kunming) using snowball sampling, with a total of 1 130 MSM participants included. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were used to assess the structural validity of the scale. Internal consistency reliability was evaluated using Cronbach’s α coefficient, and split-half reliability was assessed with the Spearman-Brown coefficient. ResultsAccording to the EFA results, after removing item ACE10 (“parental death”), the 23-item ACE-IQ demonstrated a six-factor structure, including victimization or witnessing emotional/physical abuse, sexual abuse, physical neglect, family dysfunction, emotional neglect, and peer violence. CFA results indicated a good model fit for the six-factor model, supporting the EFA findings. The scale demonstrated good reliability, with a Cronbach's α coefficient of 0.852 and a Spearman-Brown coefficient of 0.899, indicating high internal consistency and split-half reliability within the studied population. ConclusionThe Chinese version of the ACE-IQ demonstrates satisfactory reliability and validity among MSM population, supporting its suitability for assessing ACEs in this group. The findings provide an empirical basis for subsequent mental health interventions.
2.Progress on pharmacogenetics of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease
International Journal of Pediatrics 2025;52(10):698-702
The pathogenesis of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)is complex,and there is currently no cure. Pharmacotherapy is the primary treatment approach for pediatric IBD at present,with commonly used medications including 5-aminosalicylates,glucocorticoids,immunosuppressive agents and biologics. During treatment,primary or secondary non-response to medications or adverse drug reactions often necessitate discontinuation of related drugs. Pharmacogenetics can predict drug efficacy and reduce adverse drug reactions,palying a particularly important role in assisting treatment of pediatric IBD. This article reviews recent pharmacogenetic research progress on pediatric IBD,exploring drug responses across different genetic backgrounds,to provide a reference for individualized precision therapy in pediatric IBD.
3.Impact of GA/ALB on the prognosis of heart failure in patients with coronary heart disease
Chenchen LIU ; Haoran WANG ; Huifang XING ; Hongli LI ; Zhihong GUO ; Lele ZHANG ; Dong YANG ; Hongping LIANG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2025;46(19):2311-2318
Objective To explore the potential clinical value of the ratio of glycated albumin to albumin(GA/ALB)in the occurrence of heart failure(HF)among patients with coronary atherosclerotic heart disease(CHD).Methods A total of 337 CHD patients admitted to the Department of Cardiology in Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital from July 2023 to June 2024 were selected in this study.CHD patients were divided into HF group and non-HF group based on whether they progressed to HF.The clinical data and laboratory parame-ters of the two groups were compared.Restricted cubic spline curve was used to analyze the relationship be-tween GA/ALB levels and the risk of HF in CHD patients.Receiver operating characteristic curve was applied to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of GA/ALB,GA,platelet to lymphocyte ratio(PLR),and monocyte to lym-phocyte ratio(MLR)in CHD patients with the occurrence of HF.Logistic regression was used to explore the relationship between serum GA/ALB levels and the risk of CHD patients occurrence of HF,and to analyze the degree of influence and stability of subgroup variables on results.Results There were statistically significant differences in GA/ALB,GA,PLR,MLR,and other indicators between the HF group and the non-HF group in CHD patients(P<0.05).A non-linear relationship was observed between GA/ALB levels and the risk of HF in CHD patients.When the value of GA/ALB multiplied by 10 was less than 5.751,the risk of HF in CHD pa-tients increased with the increase of GA/ALB levels(P<0.001).GA/ALB was an effective predictor for HF occurrence in CHD patients.Multivariable Logistic regression model showed that GA/ALB was an independ-ent risk factor for CHD patients with occurrence of HF.Subgroup analysis also confirmed the stability of GA/ALB in predicting the occurrence of HF in CHD patients.Conclusion GA/ALB is an independent risk factor for the occurrence of HF in CHD patients,and monitoring GA/ALB levels provides predictive value for the oc-currence of HF in these patients.
4.Construction of a Predictive Model for Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 in Middle-Aged and Elderly Populations Based on the Medical Checkup Data of National Basic Public Health Service
Huifang YANG ; Lu YUAN ; Jiefeng WU ; Xingyue LI ; Lu LONG ; Yilin TENG ; Wanting FENG ; Liang LYU ; Bin XU ; Tianpei MA ; Jinyu XIAO ; Dingzi ZHOU ; Jiayuan LI
Journal of Sichuan University (Medical Sciences) 2024;55(3):662-670
Objective To establish a universally applicable logistic risk prediction model for diabetes mellitus type 2(T2DM)in the middle-aged and elderly populations based on the results of a Meta-analysis,and to validate and confirm the efficacy of the model using the follow-up data of medical check-ups of National Basic Public Health Service.Methods Cohort studies evaluating T2DM risks were identified in Chinese and English databases.The logistic model utilized Meta-combined effect values such as the odds ratio(OR)to derive β,the partial regression coefficient,of the logistic model.The Meta-combined incidence rate of T2DM was used to obtain the parameter α of the logistic model.Validation of the predictive performance of the model was conducted with the follow-up data of medical checkups of National Basic Public Health Service.The follow-up data came from a community health center in Chengdu and were collected between 2017 and 2022 from 7 602 individuals who did not have T2DM at their baseline medical checkups done at the community health center.This community health center was located in an urban-rural fringe area with a large population of middle-aged and elderly people.Results A total of 40 cohort studies were included and 10 items covered in the medical checkups of National Basic Public Health Service were identified in the Meta-analysis as statistically significant risk factors for T2DM,including age,central obesity,smoking,physical inactivity,impaired fasting glucose,a reduced level of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C),hypertension,body mass index(BMI),triglyceride glucose(TYG)index,and a family history of diabetes,with the OR values and 95% confidence interval(CI)being 1.04(1.03,1.05),1.55(1.29,1.88),1.36(1.11,1.66),1.26(1.07,1.49),3.93(2.94,5.24),1.14(1.06,1.23),1.47(1.34,1.61),1.11(1.05,1.18),2.15(1.75,2.62),and 1.66(1.55,1.78),respectively,and the combined β values being 0.039,0.438,0.307,0.231,1.369,0.131,0.385,0.104,0.765,and 0.507,respectively.A total of 37 studies reported the incidence rate,with the combined incidence being 0.08(0.07,0.09)and the parameter α being-2.442 for the logistic model.The logistic risk prediction model constructed based on Meta-analysis was externally validated with the data of 7 602 individuals who had medical checkups and were followed up for at least once.External validation results showed that the predictive model had an area under curve(AUC)of 0.794(0.771,0.816),accuracy of 74.5%,sensitivity of 71.0%,and specificity of 74.7% in the 7 602 individuals.Conclusion The T2DM risk prediction model based on Meta-analysis has good predictive performance and can be used as a practical tool for T2DM risk prediction in middle-aged and elderly populations.
5.Serotypes and drug resistance of salmonella in commercial food in Pudong New Area from 2020 to 2022
Yanru LIANG ; Nuo CHEN ; Bowen YANG ; Xiao WANG ; Jin DING ; Yanhua GUI ; Huifang QIU ; Lipeng HAO ; Lifeng PAN
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;35(4):374-379
ObjectiveTo understand the serotype distribution and drug resistance of salmonella contaminated in commercially available food. MethodsSalmonella detection, including the serotypes, was conducted in food products sold in Pudong New Area from 2020 to 2022. The antimicrobial susceptibility test of 15 antibiotics was conducted by the broth microassay. ResultsA total of 118 salmonella strains were detected in 2 497 pieces of food, with a total detection rate of 4.7%. The dominant detection categories were poultry meat, livestock meat and aquatic products. The 118 salmonella strains could be divided into 24 serotypes, Salmonella enteritidis (26.4%), Salmonella Typhimurium (16.2%) and Salmonella delpy (14.4%) were the main dominant types. Salmonella had the highest resistance rate to ampicillin (63.6%), followed by tetracycline, chloramphenicol, cotrimoxazole and nalidixic acid. Among the three dominant serotypes, the multidrug resistance rate of Salmonella typhimurium was the highest (89.5%), followed by Salmonella delpy (70.6%) and Salmonella enteritidis (61.3%). ConclusionLivestock, poultry meat, and aquatic products are seriously contaminated by salmonella with diverse serotypes. The livestock meat is mainly contaminated by Salmonella typhimurium and Salmonella delpy, and the poultry meat is mainly contaminated by Salmonella enteritidis. The drug resistance spectrum is wide and the multi-drug resistance rate is high. Different from the livestock and aquatic isolates, poultry meat-derived strains have high tolerance to ampicillin, nalidixic acid and polymyxin, and carry certain potential food safety risks.
6.Single-nucleus profiling unveils a geroprotective role of the FOXO3 in primate skeletal muscle aging.
Ying JING ; Yuesheng ZUO ; Yang YU ; Liang SUN ; Zhengrong YU ; Shuai MA ; Qian ZHAO ; Guoqiang SUN ; Huifang HU ; Jingyi LI ; Daoyuan HUANG ; Lixiao LIU ; Jiaming LI ; Zijuan XIN ; Haoyan HUANG ; Juan Carlos Izpisua BELMONTE ; Weiqi ZHANG ; Si WANG ; Jing QU ; Guang-Hui LIU
Protein & Cell 2023;14(7):497-512
Age-dependent loss of skeletal muscle mass and function is a feature of sarcopenia, and increases the risk of many aging-related metabolic diseases. Here, we report phenotypic and single-nucleus transcriptomic analyses of non-human primate skeletal muscle aging. A higher transcriptional fluctuation was observed in myonuclei relative to other interstitial cell types, indicating a higher susceptibility of skeletal muscle fiber to aging. We found a downregulation of FOXO3 in aged primate skeletal muscle, and identified FOXO3 as a hub transcription factor maintaining skeletal muscle homeostasis. Through the establishment of a complementary experimental pipeline based on a human pluripotent stem cell-derived myotube model, we revealed that silence of FOXO3 accelerates human myotube senescence, whereas genetic activation of endogenous FOXO3 alleviates human myotube aging. Altogether, based on a combination of monkey skeletal muscle and human myotube aging research models, we unraveled the pivotal role of the FOXO3 in safeguarding primate skeletal muscle from aging, providing a comprehensive resource for the development of clinical diagnosis and targeted therapeutic interventions against human skeletal muscle aging and the onset of sarcopenia along with aging-related disorders.
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7.Anti-inflammatory immunotherapy in febrile infection-associated epilepsy syndrome
Bo WANG ; Huifang DENG ; Jing SUN ; Qingpeng WANG ; Dandan SU ; Cheng LIANG
Chinese Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases 2023;49(11):695-699
Febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome(FIRES)is a lethal encephalopathy with refractory status epilepticus as the main manifestation,and the selection of effective antiepileptic drugs(AEDs)is the focus and difficulty of treatment.This review summarises the mechanism of action,drug administration and adverse effects of different anti-inflammatory immunotherapies in the treatment of this disease,and finds that early initiation of ketogenic diet(KD)is one of the most effective treatments at present,and further studies are needed to clarify the adverse effects of the drugs and the effects of the combination of different drugs.
8.Association between different obesity measurement indexes and serum C-reactive protein in adult women
Xingyue LI ; Huifang YANG ; Jinyu XIAO ; Yu HAO ; Bin XU ; Xueyao WU ; Xunying ZHAO ; Tianpei MA ; Liang LYU ; Wanting FENG ; Jiayuan LI
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2023;44(8):1251-1256
Objective:To explore the association of different obesity measurement indexes on serum C-reactive protein (CRP) in Chinese adult women.Methods:The data were obtained from baseline and follow-up surveys of the urban Breast Cancer Screening Program in Shuangliu District, Chengdu. A total of 441 adult women were included in the study. A questionnaire survey, physical examination, and laboratory testing were conducted on the subjects. Multivariate logistic regression model, two-level mixed effects logistic regression model, and restricted cubic spline method were used to investigate the linear and nonlinear correlation between different obesity measurement indexes and serum CRP in adult women.Results:For every 1 unit increase in BMI, waist circumference (WC), and adiposity, the risk of elevated serum CRP or exacerbation of chronic low-grade inflammation in adult women increased by 16.5%, 5.0%, and 11.1% ( P<0.05), respectively. Both BMI and adiposity were nonlinear correlated with serum CRP. Using BMI=24.0 kg/m 2 as the reference point, serum CRP level increased with the increase of BMI when BMI >24.0 kg/m 2. Using adiposity=30% as the reference point, serum CRP level increased with the increase of adiposity when adiposity >30%. Conclusions:Overall, obesity reflected by BMI had the strongest association with serum CRP in adult women, followed by body fat content reflected by adiposity, and central obesity reflected by WC had the weakest association with CRP. Adult women with BMI >24.0 kg/m 2 or adiposity >30% are at high risk for obesity-related inflammatory manifestations.
9.Construction and validation of a risk prediction model for unplanned readmission of patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy
Jingshuang BAI ; Zheng HUANG ; Libai CAI ; Liang PAN ; Yang ZHANG ; Xianfang HAO ; Yulin XU ; Huifang HUANG
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2023;29(16):2173-2179
Objective:To construct a risk prediction model for unplanned readmission of patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and verify the performance of the model.Methods:Using convenience sampling, patients who underwent CRT at the Department of Cardiovascular of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from July 2017 to July 2020 were selected as the modeling group ( n=279) and the internal validation group ( n=120). CRT patients admitted to the Department of Cardiovascular of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from August 2021 to August 2022 due to the same or related diseases were selected as the external validation group ( n=86). Multivariate Logistic regression was used to explore the influencing factors of unplanned readmission of CRT patients and establish the prediction model. The fitting effect and discrimination of the model were evaluated through the Hosmer-Lemeshow test and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. The nomogram was established based on R-4.1.2 and Rstudio software. Results:The multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that creatinine, left atrial diameter, pulmonary artery systolic pressure, New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification, and body mass index (BMI) were risk factors for unplanned readmission in CRT patients, with statistically significant differences ( P<0.05). The prediction model formula was: P=1/{1+exp[- (0.792×creatinine+1.408×left atrial inner diameter+0.887×pulmonary artery systolic pressure+0.769×NYHA classification-0.970×BMI-2.266) ]}. The area under the ROC curve was 0.874, the maximum value of the Jordan index was 0.636, the optimal threshold was 0.256, the sensitivity was 0.826, and the specificity was 0.810. The accuracy of internal validation and external validation was 90.00% and 90.70%, respectively. Conclusions:The constructed prediction model for unplanned readmission of CRT patients has good predictive performance, and the visualized nomogram improves the practical performance of the model. It helps medical and nursing staff identify high-risk groups of unplanned readmission of CRT patients in the early stage and provides a basis for formulating nursing strategies for different risk groups.
10.Bone metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma: facts and hopes from clinical and translational perspectives.
Zhao HUANG ; Jingyuan WEN ; Yufei WANG ; Shenqi HAN ; Zhen LI ; Xuemei HU ; Dongling ZHU ; Zhenxiong WANG ; Junnan LIANG ; Huifang LIANG ; Xiao-Ping CHEN ; Bixiang ZHANG
Frontiers of Medicine 2022;16(4):551-573
Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and bone metastasis (BM) suffer from greatly reduced life quality and a dismal prognosis. However, BM in HCC has long been overlooked possibly due to its relatively low prevalence in previous decades. To date, no consensus or guidelines have been reached or formulated for the prevention and management of HCC BM. Our narrative review manifests the increasing incidence of HCC BM to sound the alarm for additional attention. The risk factors, diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic approaches of HCC BM are detailed to provide a panoramic view of this disease to clinicians and specialists. We further delineate an informative cancer bone metastatic cascade based on evidence from recent studies and point out the main factors responsible for the tumor-associated disruption of bone homeostasis and the formation of skeletal cancer lesions. We also present the advances in the pathological and molecular mechanisms of HCC BM to shed light on translational opportunities. Dilemmas and challenges in the treatment and investigation of HCC BM are outlined and discussed to encourage further endeavors in the exploration of underlying pathogenic and molecular mechanisms, as well as the development of novel effective therapies for HCC patients with BM.
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