1.Association Between Vitamin D Status and Insulin Resistance in Adolescents: A Cross-sectional Observational Study
Xiaoyuan GUO ; Yutong WANG ; Zhibo ZHOU ; Shi CHEN ; Mei ZHANG ; Bo BAN ; Ping LI ; Xinran ZHANG ; Qiuping ZHANG ; Kai YANG ; Hongbo YANG ; Hanze DU ; Hui PAN
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2025;16(3):577-583
To investigate the correlation between vitamin D nutritional status and insulin resistance in pubertal adolescents. This cross-sectional observational study employed convenience sampling to recruit 2021-grade(8th grade) students from Jining No.7 Middle School in Shandong Province on June 5, 2023. Data collection included questionnaires, physical examinations, and imaging assessments to obtain general information, secondary sexual characteristics development, and bone age. Venous blood samples were collected to measure fasting blood glucose(FBG), fasting insulin(FINS), homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance(HOMA-IR), and 25-hydroxyvitamin D[25(OH)D] levels. Spearman correlation analysis and multivariate linear regression models were used to examine the associations between serum vitamin D levels and FBG, FINS, and HOMA-IR. The study included 168 pubertal adolescents[69 females(41.1%), 99 males(58.9%); mean age(13.27±0.46) years]. All participants had entered puberty based on sexual development assessment. Vitamin D deficiency was observed in 41 participants(24.4%), insufficiency in 109(64.9%), and sufficiency in 18(10.7%). The median HOMA-IR was 3.49(2.57, 5.14).Significant differences were found across vitamin D status groups for HOMA-IR [4.45(2.54, 6.62) Vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency is prevalent among pubertal adolescents, and serum vitamin D levels show a significant inverse association with insulin resistance. These findings suggest the potential importance of vitamin D status in metabolic health during puberty.
2.Herbal textual research on Bunge pricklyash seed
Yutong DUAN ; Junhan YANG ; Ming RAN ; Jiaxin SUI ; Lingjie MENG ; Wanping SUN
China Pharmacist 2024;27(2):357-364
By consulting the relevant literature and historical herbal literature,the name,origin and harvesting,efficacy and indications,as well as nature,taste,and meridians of Bunge pricklyash seed were reviewed."Jiaomu"as a medicinal herb name was first recorded in the"Compendium of Materia Medica Annotations",and later generations also used"Jiaomu"as a proper name.Bunge pricklyash seeds are the seeds of the Rutaceae plant Sichuan Bunge pricklyash seed or green Bunge pricklyash seed.They are harvested when they mature in autumn from August to October,and can be processed by net,stir-frying or salt.It can promote diuresis and reduce swelling,treat kidney deficiency and tinnitus,and is mainly used to treat bloating in the abdomen.It is non-toxic or slightly toxic.This article traced the origin of Bunge pricklyash seed,studied the history of medicine,clarified the original traditional Chinese medicine properties of Bunge pricklyash seed,and provided scientific basis for the correct clinical use and the national formulation of quality standards for this herb.
3.Systematic review of risk prediction models for intradialytic hypotension in patients with maintenance hemodialysis
Dongge ZHU ; Juzi WANG ; Qian ZHAO ; Yapeng HE ; Zhuanzhuan ZHANG ; Yutong YANG
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2024;59(2):174-183
Objective To systematically review the risk prediction models for intradialytic hypotension in maintenance hemodialysis patients,with a view to provide references for clinical practice.Methods PubMed,Embase,Web of Science,Cochrane Library,CINAHL,CNKI,VIP,Wanfang and CBM were searched from inception to May 29,2023.2 reviewers independently screened the literature,extracted information and assessed methodological quality using the Prediction Model Risk of Bias Assessment Tool.Results A total of 20 studies and 25 models were included with the sample size of 68~9 292 cases and the incidence of outcome events of 2.1~51%.Baseline systolic blood pressure,age,ultrafiltration rate,diabetes and dialysis duration were the top 5 predictors of repeated reporting of the models.20 models reported the area under the curve of ranging from 0.649 to 0.969,and 5 models reported calibration metrics.There were 9 internal validations and 4 combined internal and external validation models.The overall applicability of the 20 studies was good,but all had a high risk of bias,mainly in data analysis.Conclusion Research on risk prediction models for intradialytic hypotension in maintenance hemodialysis patients is still in the developmental stage.Future studies should improve the research design and reporting process,and validation studies of existing models should be carried out to further evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility in clinical practice.
4.Correlation between sagittal curvature parameters and pain threshold for neck-shoulder muscles in degenerative cervical spondylosis
Yunxiao YANG ; Chenglan HUANG ; Yutong HOU ; Yuan YAO ; Yu ZHAO ; Yuanjing XU ; Zezheng YANG ; Jinwu WANG
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2024;28(24):3879-3884
BACKGROUND:Patients with degenerative cervical spondylosis often suffer from changed varicosity of the cervical spine,unbalanced neck-shoulder muscular strength,and descending power. OBJECTIVE:To probe into the correlation between sagittal curvature parameters and pain threshold for neck-shoulder muscles in degenerative cervical spondylosis. METHODS:Totally 50 patients with degenerative cervical spondylosis received treatment at the 3D Printed Outpatient Center of Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital,Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine from January 2022 to March 2023 were included in the study.After excluding the 10 patients of cervical lateral projection that failed to meet the measurement conditions,the cervical lateral projections were shot to measure the following iconography parameters:Borden value and C2-7 Cobb angle as well as pain thresholds on the midpoint of the superior trapezius muscle in bilateral bundles and at 1 cm beside the C5-6 interspike.The correlation between sagittal curvature parameters and pain threshold of neck-shoulder muscles in degenerative cervical spondylosis was analyzed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)The Borden value of sagittal curvature showed a moderately positive correlation with the bundle pain threshold in the left upper trapezius muscle,the bundle pain threshold in the right upper trapezius muscle,and the pain threshold at the 1 cm of the left side beside the C5-6 interspike(r=0.498,P<0.01;r=0.448,P<0.05;r=0.405,P<0.05)and a weak positive correlation with the pain threshold at the 1 cm of the right side beside the C5-6 interspike(r=0.322,P<0.05).(2)The C2-7 Cobb angle showed a weak positive correlation with the left squared myalgia threshold(r=0.355,P<0.05),and there was no correlation with the pain threshold of the left trapezius muscle and the pain threshold at the 1 cm of both sides beside the C5-6 interspike.(3)There was a correlation between the pain threshold of the neck-shoulder muscles,and a high correlation between the pain threshold of the left and right muscles and the pain threshold within the left and right side muscles,indicating that the neck-shoulder muscles are consistent and may be related to the coordination of the neck-shoulder movements.
5.Correlation between lumbar spine and pelvic parameters in Lenke type 5 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Yutong HOU ; Chenglan HUANG ; Yunxiao YANG ; Ya LI ; Peiwu GUO ; Wenqiang YU ; Yu ZHAO ; Zanbo WANG ; Hong ZENG ; Zhenjiang MA ; Dezhi LU ; Jinwu WANG
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2024;28(36):5753-5758
BACKGROUND:The study of the lumbar spine and pelvis in patients with Lenke type 5 lordosis is limited to the coronal and sagittal planes,and the three-dimensional relationship between the scoliosis and the pelvis has not yet been clarified. OBJECTIVE:To analyze the effect of lumbar scoliosis on the pelvis in patients with Lenke type 5 lordosis and to study the correlation between the lumbar spine and the three-dimensional spatial position of the pelvis. METHODS:Imaging data of 60 patients with Lenke type 5 lordosis scoliosis admitted to the 3D Printing Reception Center of Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital,Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine from January 2019 to September 2023 were retrospectively analyzed,including Cobb angle,coronal pelvic tilt,lumbar lordosis,left and right pelvic hip width ratio(sacroiliac-anterior superior iliac spine),spinal rotation angle,pelvic tilt,sacral slope,pelvic incidence,coronal deformity angular ratio,sagittal deformity angular ratio,C7 plumb line-center sacral vertical line,apical vertebral translation,and coronal sacral inclination.The information was summarized as a database.SPSS 22.0 software was used to analyze the data related to the lumbar spine and pelvis of the patients with Lenke type 5 primary lumbar curvature adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using Spearman's correlation analysis and linear regression. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)Cobb angle was highly positively correlated with coronal deformity angular ratio,apical vertebral translation,and spinal rotation angle(r=0.91,r=0.841,r=0.736).(2)Coronal deformity angular ratio was highly positively correlated with apical vertebral translation(r=0.737),moderately positively correlated with C7 plumb line-center sacral vertical line(r=0.514),and moderately negatively correlated with sagittal deformity angular ratio(r=-0.595).(3)There was a high positive correlation between lumbar lordosis and sagittal deformity angular ratio(r=0.942)and a moderate negative correlation with coronal deformity angular ratio(r=-0.554).(4)There was a moderate positive correlation between Cobb angle with coronal pelvic tilt and coronal sacral inclination(r=0.522,r=0.534)and a moderate positive correlation between C7 plumb line-center sacral vertical line and coronal pelvic tilt(r=0.507).Apical vertebral translation with coronal pelvic tilt and coronal sacral inclination showed a moderate positive correlation(r=0.507,r=0.506).Lumbar lordosis with sacral slope and pelvic incidence showed a moderate positive correlation(r=0.512,r=0.538).Sagittal deformity angular ratio was moderately positively correlated with sacral slope and pelvic incidence(r=0.614,r=0.621).(5)Studies have found that the relative position of the lumbar spine and the pelvis is closely related in the horizontal,sagittal and coronal planes.When the lumbar spine affects scoliosis and is rotated,the relative position of the pelvis will also change to compensate,which indicates that while correcting scoliosis,the correction of the pelvis cannot be ignored.
6.Present situation of health education on school myopia prevention and control in primary and middle schools in Beijing
WANG Yao, QIN Tingting, GU Mingyu, YANG Yutong, GUO Junjun, LI Xingming
Chinese Journal of School Health 2024;45(8):1136-1139
Objective:
To investigate the present situation of health education on school myopia prevention and control in primary and middle schools in Beijing, so as to provide scientific basis and suggestions for effective implementation of health education on school myopia prevention and control.
Methods:
From November 6-17, 2023, a total of 551 school doctors and health care teachers from public primary and secondary schools in seven districts of Beijing were investigated by using stratified random cluster sampling method. The contents included basic information, the basic situation of school health work, and the status of myopia prevention and control in schools. The data was described by frequency and proportion. Chisquare test was used to analyze the influencing factors.
Results:
A total of 89.8% of the respondents were found in the school of offering health education courses about myopia prevention and control. Among these respondents, 54.5% were equipped with health education course material of professional myopia prevention and control, and the teachers were primarily class teachers (57.6%), health care teachers (45.5%), and physical education teachers (45.1%), and most of the classes were conducted once a month (33.7%) and once a semester (28.1%). A total of 95.6% of the subjects had health education activities about myopia prevention and control at their schools. The frequency of activities was once a month (38.5%) and once a semester (27.9%). There were statistically significant differences of the report rate in setting up health education courses on myopia prevention and control, and the frequency of activities in different areas and different types of schools (χ2=19.53, 13.15, 34.30, 20.32, P<0.05).
Conclusions
Health education on school myopia prevention and control in primary and middle schools in Beijing is supportive. But health education courses taught by professional teachers should pay attention to the norms of the course material to complete a certain amount of class time, and development of health education activities should be diversified, so as to effectively implement health education of myopia prevention and control at school.
7.Advances in the application of dynamic virtual patients in prosthodontics
Yutong GAO ; Yue SA ; Jingwen YANG
Chinese Journal of Stomatology 2024;59(3):267-273
With the development and application of technologies such as facial scanning, intraoral scanning, virtual facebow and mandibular movement tracking in prosthodontics, dynamic virtual patients are gradually applied to preoperative analysis, esthetic diagnosis, treatment planning, and restorative implementation, becoming a research hotspot in recent years. This review focuses on data acquisition, construction of dynamic virtual patients and their application advantages, aiming to provide a reference for the clinical application of related digital technologies.
8.Prediction of sepsis within 24 hours at the triage stage in emergency departments using machine learning
Xie JINGYUAN ; Gao JIANDONG ; Yang MUTIAN ; Zhang TING ; Liu YECHENG ; Chen YUTONG ; Liu ZETONG ; Mei QIMIN ; Li ZHIMAO ; Zhu HUADONG ; Wu JI
World Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024;15(5):379-385
BACKGROUND:Sepsis is one of the main causes of mortality in intensive care units(ICUs).Early prediction is critical for reducing injury.As approximately 36%of sepsis occur within 24 h after emergency department(ED)admission in Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care(MIMIC-IV),a prediction system for the ED triage stage would be helpful.Previous methods such as the quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment(qSOFA)are more suitable for screening than for prediction in the ED,and we aimed to find a light-weight,convenient prediction method through machine learning. METHODS:We accessed the MIMIC-IV for sepsis patient data in the EDs.Our dataset comprised demographic information,vital signs,and synthetic features.Extreme Gradient Boosting(XGBoost)was used to predict the risk of developing sepsis within 24 h after ED admission.Additionally,SHapley Additive exPlanations(SHAP)was employed to provide a comprehensive interpretation of the model's results.Ten percent of the patients were randomly selected as the testing set,while the remaining patients were used for training with 10-fold cross-validation. RESULTS:For 10-fold cross-validation on 14,957 samples,we reached an accuracy of 84.1%±0.3%and an area under the receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve of 0.92±0.02.The model achieved similar performance on the testing set of 1,662 patients.SHAP values showed that the five most important features were acuity,arrival transportation,age,shock index,and respiratory rate. CONCLUSION:Machine learning models such as XGBoost may be used for sepsis prediction using only a small amount of data conveniently collected in the ED triage stage.This may help reduce workload in the ED and warn medical workers against the risk of sepsis in advance.
9.Guideline for risk assessment and prevention of pressure injury in neonates in NICU
Gansu Provincial Nursing Association ; School of Nursing of Lanzhou University ; Hospital Provincial GANSU ; Lin HAN ; Qiuxia YANG ; Yuxia MA ; Lin LÜ ; Hongyan ZHANG ; Hongxia TAO ; Jiali GUO ; Yutong CUI
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2024;59(16):1962-1965
Objective To develop"a guideline for pressure injury risk assessment and prevention of neonates in NICU",and to provide guidance and references for clinical staff in the implementation of pressure injury assessment and prevention for neonates in NICU.Methods Based on the World Health 0rganization Guideline Development Manual and the results of systematic search for identified clinical problems,the GRADE method was used to evaluate the evidence and grade the recommendations,and the RIGHT report specifications were referred to for writing,and the guideline was developed and revised according to the results and recommendations of the expert review,so as to form the official guideline.Results The guideline included 2 aspects of pressure injury risk assessment and prevention,resulting in 12 clinical questions and 19 recommendations.Conclusion The guideline for risk assessment and prevention of pressure injury of neonates in NICU is an evidence-based guideline based on the best available evidence,clinical practice,and professional judgment,and it can provide a practical basis for scientific decision-making by clinical staff and managers.
10.Analysis of influencing factors and impact path of benefit finding in patients with cervical cancer and their spouses
Zhuanzhuan ZHANG ; Xia LI ; Zhe WANG ; Yutong YANG ; Dongge ZHU ; Xinge JIANG ; Mengyao LIU
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2024;59(18):2214-2221
Objective This study aims to analyze the factors influencing benefit finding among cervical cancer patients and their spouses,as well as the interconnections between these factors.The goal is to provide a foundation for developing targeted clinical interventions.Methods Using the convenience sampling method,cervical cancer patients and spouses of 245 pairs who attended or were hospitalized in a tertiary-level hospital in Taiyuan City from October 2022 to July 2023 were selected as study subjects.Data were collected using a general information questionnaire,the Distress Disclosure Index,the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale,and the Benefit Finding Scale.Univariate analysis,Pearson correlation analysis,and multiple linear regression were employed to scrutinize the data,leading to the establishment of Actor-Partner Interdependence Model.Results Benefit finding scores for cervical cancer patients and their spouses were(65.31±7.94)and(69.87±9.63),respectively.Multiple linear regression revealed that the educational level of patients and their spouses,whether or not they received chemotherapy or radiotherapy,self-disclosure and psychological resilience were the factors that affected patients'benefit finding.Spouse's education level,occupation,self-disclosure,psychological resilience and patients'self-disclosure and psychological resilience were the influencing factors of spouse's benefit finding.The Actor-Partner Interdependence Model analysis indicated that the self-disclosure and psychological resilience of cervical cancer patients positively predicted their own benefit finding and that of their spouses(path coefficients were 0.415,0.501,0.216,and 0.168,respectively,all P<0.05).However,spouses'self-disclosure and psychological resilience could only positively predict their own benefit finding(path coefficients were 0.188 and 0.254,respectively,all P<0.05).Conclusion Benefit finding among cervical cancer patients and their spouses is moderate and influenced by various factors.Both self-disclosure and psychological resilience of cervical cancer patients and their spouses have positive subjective effects on their own benefit finding.Healthcare professionals should encourage both parties to engage in healthy interactions about the disease,take steps to increase the level of psychological resilience of both,and ultimately tap into a higher level of benefit finding.


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