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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the sleep quality and influencing factors of perimenopausal women in Ningbo region.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 527 perimenopausal women who lived in Ningbo for more than 5 years were enrolled in the study. The subjects were surveyed by self-designed questionnaire and Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI); PSQI > 7 was defined as the cut-off value for sleep quality. Data were analyzed by software SPSS 11.0.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The mean PSQI score was 5.79 ± 3.08 and 23.6 % of perimenopausal women in the study showed poor sleep quality. The proportion of poor sleep in 55-60 age group was 40.2%, significantly higher than that of 40-44, 45-49 and 50-54 age groups (P < 0.05). The sleep quality was associated with physical exercise, social activity, sleep circumstance, anxiety and family income in perimenopausal women.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The sleep quality of perimenopausal women and the influencing factors are associated with mental health, life style and social environment, which suggests that some interventions should be undertaken to improve the sleep quality of perimenopausal women.</p>
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Adult , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , China , Perimenopause , Quality of Life , Sleep , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze the association between the platelet count of peripheral blood and clincopathologic parameters of esophageal carcinoma.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Platelets of peripheral blood were measured in 415 cases of esophageal carcinoma and 325 healthy subjects as control. The correlation of platelet counts and clinicopathological features of cancer was analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Platelet count in patients with esophageal carcinomas (286+/-88)x10(9)/L was significantly higher than that in the control subjects [(204+/-114)x10(9)/L, P<0.05 ]. Increased platelet counts (>300 x 10(9)/L) was significantly associated with tumor infiltration and lymph node metastasis in patients with esophageal cancer (P<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Platelet count of peripheral blood might be associated with the development and progression of esophageal cancer.</p>
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Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Blood Platelets , Cell Biology , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell , Blood , Pathology , Case-Control Studies , Esophageal Neoplasms , Blood , Pathology , Lymphatic Metastasis , Platelet CountABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the characteristics of articles, citations and authors in Chinese Journal of Burns (Chin J Burns).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The date concerning articles, citations and authors of Chin J Burns from 2003 to 2005 were collected and analyzed in terms of bibliographic parameters.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There were 741 papers published in Chin J Burns during these 3 years, and papers with funded projects accounted for 19.7%. The average number of articles per issue was 41,with paper density of 0.59, and publication date were 15 months in average after submission. Among these papers, 87.9% of which were shared with co-authors, with a corporation rate of 3.94. The papers with citation accounted for 78.7%, and 90.6% of all the citations came from journals, especially English journals. The Price's indicator was 65.6%.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Chinese Journal of Burns, an academic journal of high quality, with strong influence, pushes the discipline of Burns medicine in China forward.</p>