1.Association between the ratio of dietary vitamin A to body weight and hypertension in children
Chinese Journal of School Health 2024;45(2):267-272
Objective:
To explore the relationship between the ratio of dietary vitamin A (VitA) to body weight and hypertension among children, so as to provide a reference for blood pressure control through dietary nutritional interventions and childhood hypertension prevention.
Methods:
Utilizing the baseline survey and followup sample data from the Healthy Children Cohort established in urban and rural areas of Chongqing from 2014 to 2019, structured quantitative dietary questionnaire and selfdesigned questionnaire were used to investigate the information of dietary intake and socioeconomic characteristics of 15 279 children, as well as blood pressure, height, weight measurement. The ratio of dietary VitA to body weight was divided into four groups based on quartiles [≤P25(Q1), >P25~P50(Q2), >P50~P75(Q3), >P75(Q4)]. Generalized linear regression models and Logistic regression models were used to analyze the correlation between ratio of dietary VitA to body weight with blood pressure levels and prevalence of hypertension.
Results:
The results of the 2014 baseline survey indicated that, after adjusting for confounding factors such as demographic indicators and nutritional intake, significant differences were observed in systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and mean arterial pressure (MAP) among different groups categorized by the ratio of dietary VitA to body weight (F=157.57, 44.71, 95.92, P<0.01). The baseline ratio of dietary VitA to body weight in children exhibited a negative correlation with DBP, SBP and MAP at baseline and in 2019[baseline: β(95%CI)=-0.65(-0.89--0.42), -0.22(-0.42--0.01), -0.36(-0.56--0.16); 2019: β(95%CI)=-0.77(-1.34--0.19), -0.62(-1.21--0.02), -0.77(-1.34--0.19), P<0.05]. Compared to Q1 group, the risk of hypertension decreased among children in Q4 at baseline and followup in 2019 [OR(95%CI)=0.63(0.49-0.81), 0.18(0.08-0.42), P<0.01].
Conclusions
The ratio of dietary VitA to body weight is significantly negatively correlated with blood pressure levels among children, and dietary VitA deficiency is an independent risk factor for hypertension among children. Measures should be taken to actively adjust childrens dietary nutrition and reduce the risk of childhood hypertension.
2.Expression and Clinical Value of Serum miR-4429 and miR-19-3p in Patients with Pelvic Floor Dysfunctional Disease
Yingying ZHANG ; Chen LIANG ; Xiaoyan LI ; Yanling ZHANG ; Weili JIU
Journal of Modern Laboratory Medicine 2024;39(2):119-123
Objective To investigate the expression and significance of microRNA(miR)-4429 and microRNA(miR)-19-3p level in patients with pelvic floor dysfunctional(PFD)disease.Methods A total of 90 PFD patients admitted to the Second People's Hospital of Hengshui from June 2021 to June 2022 were selected as the PFD group.They were grouped into the pelvic organ prolapse(POP)group(n=50),the stress urinary incontinence(SUI)group(n=25),and the POP combined with SUI group(n=15).Meanwhile,80 healthy women who were examined in the Second People's Hospital of Hengshui were collected as the control group.The general data such as delivery mode,previous abortion history and family history were compared between the control group and the PFD group.The levels of serum miR-4429 and miR-19-3p in each group were compared.The diagnostic value of serum miR-4429 and miR-19-3p levels in PFD was analyzed by receiver operating characteristic(ROC)analysis.Logistic regression analysis was applied to analyze the factors affecting PFD.The paired sample t-test was applied to compare the changes in serum miR-4429 and miR-19-3p levels before and after PFD treatment.Results There were significant differences between the PFD group and the control group in terms of delivery mode,previous abortion history,and PFD family history,and the differences were statistically significant(t=4.415,6.444,4.707,all P<0.05).The serum miR-4429(0.71±0.19 vs 1.00±0.25)level in the PFD group was lower than that in the control group,while the miR-19-3p(1.44±0.35 vs 1.01±0.28)level was higher than that in the control group,and the differences was statistically significant(t=8.927,8.772,all P<0.05).The serum miR-4429(0.73±0.22,0.74±0.16 vs 0.59±0.16)level in the POP and SUI groups was higher than that in the POP combined SUI group,while the serum miR-19-3p(1.35±0.39,1.41±0.31 vs 1.77±0.56)level in the POP group and SUI group was lower than that in the POP combined with SUI group,with significant differences(t=3.531,3.411;5.003,3.865,all P<0.05).ROC analysis showed that the areas under curve(AUC)for miR-4429 and miR-19-3p to assist in assessing whether PFD occurs were 0.805 and 0.825,respectively.The AUC of the combined detection was 0.865.Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that miR-19-3p was a risk factor affecting PFD,while miR-4429 was a protective factor.After treatment,serum miR-4429(0.93±0.23 vs 0.71±0.19)level in PFD patients increased,while the miR-19-3p(1.12±0.29 vs 1.44±0.35)level decreased,the diffences were statistically significant(t=6.996,6.679,all P<0.05).Conclusion The serum miR-4429 level in patients with PFD decreased,while the miR-19-3p level increased.The levels of miR-4429 and miR-19-3p in serum were closely related to the occurrence and development of PFD diseases,which can be used as evaluation indicators to predict PFD.
3.Comparison and related factors of suicide risk among patients with schizophrenia,major depressive disorder,and bipolar disorder
Chuanlin LUO ; Yuanyuan LI ; Zhaorui LIU ; Yanling HE ; Liang ZHOU ; Bo LIU ; Jie ZHANG ; Yuandong GONG ; Yan LIU ; Jin LU ; Yanping ZHOU ; Changqing GAO ; Qing DONG ; Defang CAI ; Runxu YANG ; Tingting ZHANG ; Yueqin HUANG
Chinese Mental Health Journal 2024;38(1):1-8
Objective:To describe and analyze suicide risk of patients with schizophrenia,major depressive disorder,and bipolar disorder.Methods:A total of 2 016 patients with schizophrenia,903 patients with major de-pressive disorder,and 381 patients with bipolar disorder from inpatients,clinics,or communities who met the diag-nostic criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,Fifth Edition were recruited.All patients were interviewed by psychiatrists using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview to diagnose mental disor-ders and assess suicide risk,as well as Clinical-Rated Dimensions of Psychosis Symptom Severity(CRDPSS)to as-sess symptoms.Differences and risk factors of suicide risk among three types of mental disorders were explored u-sing multivariate logistic regression analysis.Results:In the past one month,37 patients with schizophrenia(1.8%),516 patients with major depressive disorder(57.1%),and 102 patients with bipolar disorder(26.8%)had suicide risk.Compared with patients with schizophrenia,suicide risk in patients with major depressive disorder(OR=36.50)and bipolar disorder(OR=20.10)increased.Female(OR=1.87),smoking(OR=1.76),family history of suicide(OR=5.09),higher score of CRDPSS hallucination(OR=1.80),and higher score of CRDPSS depression(OR=1.54)were risk factors of suicide risk of patients.Conclusions:Suicide risk of patients with ma-jor depressive disorder and bipolar disorder is higher than that of patients with schizophrenia.In clinical practice,it is important to regularly assess suicide risk of patients.Patients who experience symptoms of hallucination and de-pression should be paid more attention to.
4.Disease costs in inpatients with schizophrenia,major depressive disorder,and bipolar disorder
Guoping WU ; Jingming WEI ; Yueqin HUANG ; Tingting ZHANG ; Yanling HE ; Liang ZHOU ; Jie ZHANG ; Yuandong GONG ; Yan LIU ; Bo LIU ; Jin LU ; Zijian ZHAO ; Yuhang LIANG ; Libo WANG ; Bin LI ; Linling JIANG ; Zhongcai LI ; Zhaorui LIU
Chinese Mental Health Journal 2024;38(1):9-15
Objective:To evaluate direct and indirect costs for schizophrenia,major depressive disorder(MDD)and bipolar disorder,and to compare their differences of cost composition,and to explore the drivers of the total costs.Methods:A total of 3 175 inpatients with schizophrenia,MDD,and bipolar disorder were recruited.In-patient's self-report total direct of medical costs outpatient and inpatient,out-of-pocket costs,and direct non-medical costs were regarded as direct costs.Productivity loss and other loss caused by damaging properties were defined as indirect costs.The perspectives of this study included individual and societal levels.Multivariate regression analysis was applied for detecting the factors influencing disease costs.Results:The total cost of schizophrenia was higher than those of MDD and bipolar disorder at individual and societal levels.The indirect costs of three mental disorders were higher than the direct costs,and the indirect cost ratio of bipolar disorder was higher than those of schizophre-nia and MDD.Age,gender,working condition and marital status(P<0.05)were the important drivers of total costs.Conclusion:The economic burden of the three mental disorders is relatively heavy.Schizophrenia has heaviest disease burden,and the productivity loss due to mental disorders is the driving force of the soaring disease cost
5.Case of precise full-mouth occlusal reconstruction guided by digital occlusal function analysis
Yanling GUO ; Jiaxin LI ; Xinran LIU ; Yuan YUE ; Na WEI ; Min WANG ; Liang HAO
West China Journal of Stomatology 2024;42(3):394-402
The clinical demand for occlusal reconstruction increases rapidly with increasing number of patients who have lost their normal occlusion because of tooth wear and dentition defects.Occlusal reconstruction is a special type of restoration defined as a comprehensive restoration of the function of the stomatognathic system by reestablishing a uni-form and stable occlusal relationship between the upper and lower dentitions.Occlusal function analysis is an important part of occlusal reconstruction to achieve accurate restora-tion design and adjustment.Digital occlusal function analysis was conducted to monitor the movement of the mandible and obtain related data for the parameter design of occlusal reconstruction.Preoperative design,intraoper-ative adjustment,and postoperative verification were achieved,thereby improving the efficiency and accuracy of occlusal reconstruction.
6.Summary of the 19 th Chinese Symposium of Burns and Wounds
Yanling LYU ; Yu MO ; Guangping LIANG ; Gaoxing LUO ; Yizhi PENG ; Dan SUN ; Kaizhen QIU ; Luyao WU ; Tingting LI ; Zhixin LIU
Chinese Journal of Burns 2024;40(7):699-700
The 19 th Chinese Symposium of Burns and Wounds was successfully held in Foshan of Guangdong Province from June 20 th to 22 nd in 2024. There were more than 700 delegates attending the academic event. The theme of the congress was expansion, integration and standardization, which could promote academic exchanges, multi-disciplinary fusion, and standardization of clinical treatment of burns and wounds. A total of nearly 200 famous experts and scholars had their speeches on the two-day keynote forum and special academic seminars including critical care, wound repair, scar prevention and treatment, rehabilitation nursing, and disciplinary integration sessions. The congress ended successfully with abundant fruits and friendship.
7.Seminoma characterized by thickening of the pituitary stalk:A case report
Bing PENG ; Xingtian WANG ; Yuhuan DENG ; Yu LIAN ; Yanling ZHENG ; Jianren KUANG ; Jinyu QIAN ; Jie LIANG ; Yanlin ZHANG
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2024;49(6):863-869
Intracranial seminoma is a rare malignant tumor originating from the germ cells,usually occurring in the pineal gland or pituitary gland.In June 2020,the Department of Endocrinology at the First Affiliated Hospital of Army Military Medical University admitted a 20-year-old male patient with an intracranial germ cell tumor and spinal metastases.The patient presented with headache,dizziness,and visual impairment.Enhanced magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)of the head indicated thickening of the pituitary stalk.After multidisciplinary consultation,the patient underwent endonasal transsphenoidal resection of the tumor,with the pathological diagnosis confirming germ cell tumor.The patient received regular radiotherapy postoperatively.One year later,the tumor recurred and metastasized,leading to a second surgery for tumor resection in the thoracic spinal canal,followed by continued chemotherapy.The patient's clinical symptoms,such as headache and visual disturbances,improved,but he continued to experience panhypopituitarism and required long-term hormone replacement therapy.Early diagnosis of intracranial germ cell tumors is challenging,and they are prone to metastasis and highly sensitive to radiotherapy and chemotherapy.Early diagnosis and multidisciplinary comprehensive treatment can help improve the quality of life and prognosis for patients.
8.Development and validation of guardianship ability scale for guardians of patients with severe mental disorders: a study on reliability and validity
Xiaoling DUAN ; Zihua PAN ; Shaoling ZHONG ; Yanling LIANG ; Xiao TAN ; Liang ZHOU
Sichuan Mental Health 2024;37(6):549-556
BackgroundThe guardianship ability of guardians of patients with severe mental disorders plays an important role in supporting the patients' recovery and reintegration into society. It is necessary to develop a scientific tool since there is a lack of tools to quantitatively assess the guardianship ability. ObjectiveTo explore and develop an assessment scale for the guardianship ability of guardians of patients with severe mental disorders, so as to provide references for the construction of scientific and reasonable guardianship ability evaluation tools. MethodsA pool of scale items was constructed through a literature review and interviews, followed by two rounds of expert consultation with 15 specialists. 364 guardians of patients with severe mental disorders in Guangzhou were investigated. The scale items were screened and optimized using item analysis and exploratory factor analysis, and the structural validity of the scale was further verified through confirmatory factor analysis. The content validity of the scale was evaluated by item-level content validity index (I-CVI) the average scale-level content validity index (S-CVI/Ave). The reliability of the scale was tested by Cronbach's α coefficient and split-half reliability. ResultsThe guardianship ability scale for guardians of patients with severe mental disorders consists of 25 items, including three dimensions of guardianship willingness, guardianship knowledge and behavior and guardianship self-efficacy. The results of the item analysis showed that all items met the corresponding criteria and were retained. Validity test: the I-CVI ranged from 0.800 to 1.000, and the S-CVI/Ave was 0.964. Factor load of each item on the corresponding factors ranged from 0.596 to 0.976, and the model demonstrated good fit: chi-square degree of freedom ratio (χ2/df) was 2.444, Tucker-Lewis index (TLI) was 0.908, comparative goodness of fit index (CFI) was 0.917, standardized root mean square residual (SRMR) was 0.049, and root mean square residual (RMSEA) was 0.089. Reliability test showed that the total scale had a Cronbach's α coefficient of 0.966, and the split half reliability coefficient was 0.915. ConclusionThe guardianship ability scale for patients with severe mental disorders developed in this study has good reliability and validity, and has certain application value for the assessment of guardianship ability for patients with severe mental disorders. [Funded by Health Science and Technology Project of Guangzhou (number, 20221A011049)]
9.Comparison of proximal femoral bionic nails and 3G Gamma nails in fixation of intertrochanteric femoral fractures in the elderly
Yanling HU ; Chengdong ZHANG ; Haifeng GONG ; Guoming LIU ; Chengzhi LIANG ; Yingze ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 2024;26(6):467-472
Objective:To compare the short-term efficacy between proximal femoral bionic nails (PFBN) and 3G Gamma nails in the fixation intertrochanteric femoral fractures in the elderly.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted to analyze the data of 78 elderly patients with intertrochanteric femoral fracture who had been admitted to Department of Trauma Surgery, The Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University from October 2021 to December 2022. There were 35 males and 43 females with an age of (76.0±7.9) years. By Evans classification: 6 cases of type Ⅰ, 21 cases of type Ⅱ, 24 cases of type Ⅲ, 23 cases of type Ⅳ, and 4 cases of type Ⅴ. The patients were divided into 2 groups according to their internal fixation methods: a PFBN group of 35 patients fixed by PFBN and a Gamma group of 43 cases fixed with 3D Gamma nails. The time from injury to operation, hospital stay, operation time, intraoperative blood loss, weight-bearing time, fracture healing time, and Harris hip score, visual analogue scale (VAS) and incidence of complications at 6 months after operation were compared between the 2 groups.Results:There was no significant difference in the preoperative general data between the 2 groups, showing comparability ( P>0.05). All patients were followed up for (14.0±4.0) months. There were no significant differences between the PFBN and Gamma groups in operation time [(58.9±8.2) min versus (58.1±6.8) min], intraoperative blood loss [(138.0±24.9) mL versus(126.8±25.7) mL], hospital stay [(10.9±2.9) d versus (10.3±4.0) d],fracture healing time [(5.0±1.3) months versus (5.1±1.3) months], or good and excellent rate by the Harris hip score [82.9% (29/35) versus 76.7% (33/43)], VAS score [0(0, 1) points versus 1(0, 1) points], or incidence of complications at 6 months after operation [2.9% (1/35) versus 4.7% (2/43)] (all P>0.05). However, the complete weight-bearing time for the PFBN group was (5.3±1.2) weeks, significantly earlier than that for the Gamma group [(6.9±1.4) weeks] ( P<0.05). Conclusion:In the fixation of intertrochanteric femoral fractures in the elderly patients, both PFBN and 3D Gamma nails can achieve satisfactory short-term efficacy, but PFBN is more beneficial to the functional recovery of the hip joint because it leads to earlier complete weight-bearing time than 3D Gamma nails.
10.Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis Correlates With Long COVID-19 at One-Year After Discharge
Dongmei ZHANG ; Yaya ZHOU ; Yanling MA ; Ping CHEN ; Jian TANG ; Bohan YANG ; Hui LI ; Mengyuan LIANG ; YuE XUE ; Yao LIU ; Jianchu ZHANG ; Xiaorong WANG
Journal of Korean Medical Science 2023;38(15):e120-
Background:
Long coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in recovered patients (RPs) is gradually recognized by more people. However, how long it will last and the underlining mechanism remains unclear.
Methods:
We conducted a prospective follow-up study to evaluate the long-term symptoms and clinical indices of RPs at one-year after discharge from Union Hospital, Wuhan, China between December 2020 to May 2021. We also performed the 16S rRNA sequencing of stool samples from RPs and healthy controls (HCs) and analyzed the correlation between the gut microbiota and long COVID-19.
Results:
In total, 187 RPs were enrolled, among them, 84 (44.9%) RPs reported long COVID-19 symptoms at one-year after discharge. The most common long-term symptoms were cardiopulmonary symptoms, including chest tightness after activity (39/187, 20.9%), palpitations on exercise (27/187, 14.4%), sputum (21/187, 11.2%), cough (15/187, 8.0%) and chest pain (13/187, 7.0%), followed by systemic symptoms including fatigue (34/187, 18.2%) and myalgia (20/187, 10.7%), and digestive symptoms including constipation (14/187, 7.5%), anorexia (13/187, 7.0%), and diarrhea (8/187, 4.3%). Sixty-six (35.9%) RPs presented either anxiety or depression (42/187 [22.8%] and 53/187 [28.8%] respectively), and the proportion of anxiety or depression in the long symptomatic group was significantly higher than that in the asymptomatic group (41/187 [50.6%] vs. 25/187 [24.3%]). Compared with the asymptomatic group, scores of all nine 36-Item Short Form General Health Survey domains were lower in the symptomatic group (all P < 0.05). One hundred thirty RPs and 32 HCs (non-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infected subjects) performed fecal sample sequencing.Compared with HCs, symptomatic RPs had obvious gut microbiota dysbiosis including significantly reduced bacterial diversities and lower relative abundance of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs)-producing salutary symbionts such as Eubacterium_hallii_group, Subdoligranulum, Ruminococcus, Dorea, Coprococcus, and Eubacterium_ventriosum_group. Meanwhile, the relative abundance of Eubacterium_hallii_group, Subdoligranulum, and Ruminococcus showed decreasing tendencies between HCs, the asymptomatic group, and the symptomatic group.
Conclusion
This study demonstrated the presence of long COVID-19 which correlates with gut microbiota dysbiosis in RPs at one-year after discharge, indicating gut microbiota may play an important role in long COVID-19.


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