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Objective:To analyze the relationship between the high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and anxiety levels in patients hospitalized with cardiovascular-related diseases and hypertension.Methods:A total of 221 patients hospitalized with cardiovascular-related diseases in the Fuwai Hospital were selected by a voluntary sampling method from September to December 2021. Participants were divided into hypertensive and non-hypertensive groups ( n=119 and n=102) based on the diagnosis of hypertension in their inpatient medical records. Anxiety levels were assessed using the Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, and the levels of serum hs-CRP were estimated by automatic immunoanalyzer. Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the relationship between hs-CRP and anxiety. Results:In the hypertensive group, the risk of anxiety in patients with abnormal hs-CRP (>3 mg/L) was 4.239 times (95% CI: 1.569-11.748, P=0.005) higher than those in normal hs-CRP (≤3 mg/L). In turn, compared with patients without anxiety, those with anxiety had 3.878 times greater probability of experiencing abnormal hs-CRP (95% CI: 1.495-10.062, P=0.005), while those with mild anxiety and moderate to severe anxiety had 4.525 times (95% CI: 1.392-14.714, P=0.012) and 3.286 times (95% CI: 0.911-11.357, P=0.070) greater odds of experiencing abnormal hs-CRP, respectively. No similar significant association was seen in the non-hypertensive group. Conclusion:There is an interrelationship between elevated hs-CRP and anxiety in hospitalized patients with cardiovascular-related diseases and hypertension.
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From 1987 to 2017, cardiovascular disease (CVD) had been ranking the first cause of death in Suzhou, and the mortality rate showed an upward trend annual percentage changes (APC=0.62%, P=0.001), while the standardized mortality rate showed a downward trend (APC=-2.65%, P<0.001). The probability of premature death of CVD declined consistently from 7.06% in 1987 to 2.00% in 2017 (APC=-4.45%, P<0.001). When the life expectancy was set at 70, the potential years of life lost rate (PYLLR) decreased from 6.35‰ in 1987 to 3.30‰ in 2017, and the standardized PYLLR decreased from 7.30‰ to 2.68‰. When the life expectancy was set at 75, the PYLLR decreased from 10.12‰ to 5.19‰, and the standardized PYLLR decreased from 11.44‰ to 3.88‰. With the increase of years, all PYLLR and standardized PYLLR showed a significantly downward trend (APC=-2.51%--3.89%, P<0.001).
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Objective:To identify the current situation of contract signing for family physician services in Luohu District, Shenzhen, and to explore the associated factors with contract signing and access to services.Methods:Using the WeChat official account of"People′s Hospital of Luohu", an online survey was conducted to investigate the status of family physician′s contract services for residents in Luohu District from May 19th to 25th, 2019. A total of 14 487 valid responses were received. Chi-square test and Logistic regression models were used to analyze the contract signing of family physician services and the related factors.Results:8 560 (59.09%) of the participants had signed with a family physician, and 12 696 of them had learnt about the service before. The awareness rate of family doctor services was 87.64%. The contract signing rate of those unemployed, who living or working in Luohu less than 5 years, who living alone, having no Shenzhen medical insurance, or having not heard of family physicians signing services were less than 50%. The signing rate was positively correlated with the awareness of family physician contract service, as well as the possibility of accepting signed medical examination, traditional Chinese medicine services and health information. Only 9.70% of the contractors received health services information.Conclusions:The contract Signing rates and awareness rate of family physicians among young and middle-aged residents in Luohu District are relatively high. However, access to contract services varies considerably. The signing rate and accepted services are mainly affected by job, length of residence in Shenzhen, type of medical insurance, and understanding of contract.
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Objective@#To investigate the relationship between physical activity (PA) and the risk of incident hypertension among population in rural areas of China.@*Methods@#The Community Intervention of Metabolic Syndrome in China & Chinese Family Health Study (CIMIC) was conducted in 2007-2008. Data on PA, smoking, drinking, blood pressure and other variables were obtained at baseline. Then the follow-up study of incident hypertension was performed during 2012-2015. A total of 41 457 participants aged ≥18 years and free from hypertension at baseline were included in the final analyses. PA was calculated as metabolic equivalent (MET) for each participant. Cox proportional hazard models were used to explore the relationship of PA with incident hypertension according to the quartiles of PA.@*Results@#A total of 6 780 participants developed hypertension during an average follow up of 5.8 years. The annual incidence of hypertension was 2.80%. Compared to participants in the first quartile of PA, HR (95%CI) of incident hypertension decreased with the level of PA of 0.92 (0.86, 0.99), 0.72 (0.67, 0.77) and 0.70 (0.65, 0.75) for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quartile, respectively (Ptrend<0.001). In subgroup analyses, compared to the first quartile, hazards of hypertension among normotensive participants (systolic blood pressure less than 120 mmHg (1 mmHg=0.133 kPa) and diastolic blood pressure less than 80 mm Hg) in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quartile were 0.82 (0.70, 0.95), 0.73 (0.63, 0.85) and 0.78 (0.67, 0.90), respectively (Ptrend=0.002). Among participants with prehypertension (systolic blood pressure from 120 to 139 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure from 80 to 89 mmHg), similar trend for the relationship of PA and incident hypertension was also found with HR (95%CI) of 0.94 (0.87, 1.01), 0.71 (0.65, 0.77) and 0.66 (0.61, 0.71) for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quartile, respectively (Ptrend<0.001).@*Conclusion@#There was linear trend association between PA and incident hypertension. Increased PA in daily life may be a protective factor against hypertension.
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Objective@#To investigate the association of fruit and vegetable intake with long-term changes of serum lipid levels in middle-aged Chinese and older Chinese population.@*Methods@#The study analyzed the data collected in the 2004 and 2007-2008 cohorts of China Multicenter Collaborative Study of Cardiovascular Epidemiology. Finally, 4 495 participants from 10 groups in various regions of China, who both were followed up in the two cohorts, were included for data analysis. They were aged 41-66 years in 2004. Fruit and vegetable consumption were collected with a simple food frequency questionnaire. The percent changes (Δ%) of serum TC, TG, HDL-C and LDL-C between the two surveys were calculated. Multivariate linear regression models were used to estimate the association of fruit and vegetable intake in 2004 with percentage changes of serum lipid levels during the two surveys.@*Results@#The proportions of individuals who consumed fruits <250, 250-499 and ≥500 g/week were 24.0%, 21.8% and 54.2%, respectively. The proportions of individuals who consumed vegetables <500 and ≥500 g/day were 76.7% and 23.3%, respectively. Compared with fruit intake <250 g/week, the regression coefficients (95% CI) of ΔTC% in 250-499 and ≥500 g/week group were -1.54 (-2.71, -0.37) and -1.77 (-2.79, -0.76). And the regression coefficients (95% CI) of ΔLDL-C% were -2.43 (-4.39, -0.48) and -2.89 (-4.59, -1.19). Compared with vegetable intake <500 g/d, the regression coefficients (95%CI) of ΔTC% and ΔLDL-C% in vegetable intake ≥500 g/d group were -1.01 (-1.95, -0.06) and -1.83 (-3.41, -0.24). However, fruit and vegetable intake had no relationship with ΔTG% and ΔHDL-C%.@*Conclusion@#The consumption of fruit and vegetable was inversely related to long-term changes of TC and LDL-C in middle-aged and older population, but no association was found for changes of TG and HDL-C.
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Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted based on the data cohort of China multicenter collaborative study of cardiovascular epidemiology in 2007-2008. A total of 7227 participants were enrolled including 3304 male and 3923 female at the mean age of (55.6±7.1) years. Tea drinking information was collected by questionnaire; participants were stratified by gender and grouped by regular tea drinking. Relationship between tea drinking and blood lipids, lipoprotein levels were assessed by covariance analysis. Results: There were 3012/7227 (41.7%) participants (male: 58.9% and female: 27.2%) regularly drunk tea. With adjusted age, urban and rural, education level, cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, body mass index (BMI), daily red meat intake, physical work intensity, exercise intensity, histories of hypertension, diabetes and hypercholesterolemia, in male gender, compared with non-regular tea drinker, regular tea drinker had decreased blood level of low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), the difference was -0.12 mmol/L, P=0.0001 and increased triglyceride (TG), the difference was 0.11 mmol/L, P=0.0001; in female gender, regular tea drinker showed increased high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), the difference was 0.06 mmol/L, P<0.0001. Conclusion: In our research, regular tea drinking was negatively related to blood LDL-C level and positively related to TG in male gender, while it was positively related to HDL-C in female gender; the above correlations were independent from possible influencing factors. The impact of long term regular tea drinking on blood lipids and lipoprotein levels should be further prospectively investigated in community based middle and aged population.
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Objective@#To explore the lipid accumulation product (LAP) formula for Beijing adults and to investigate the relationship between lipid accumulation product and hypertension, as well as diabetes.@*Methods@#A cross-sectional study with a representative sample of 19 606 residents in Beijing aged 18-79 years was conducted in 2011. The sex-specific hypothetical minimum waist circumference (WC) was calculated in order to obtain the more applicable LAP formula. Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the associations of LAP, combination of LAP and body mass index (BMI) with hypertension and diabetes.@*Results@#The LAP formula for Beijing adults was established as follows: LAP (male)= (WC-61.3) × TG, and LAP (female)= (WC-55.6) × TG. There was an obvious trend of increased risk of hypertension and diabetes with an increment in the tertiles of the LAP both in men and women. The OR (95%CI) for hypertension in the group with highest tertile LAP was 3.62 (3.11-4.22) in men, and 5.79 (4.84-6.93) in women, compared with the lowest tertile group, respectively; and the corresponding OR for diabetes was 3.47 (2.73-4.41) in men, and 4.10 (2.90-5.80) in women, respectively. Compared with the lowest tertile of LAP and normal BMI group, the OR (95%CI) for hypertension in the highest tertile of LAP and obesity group was 6.79 (5.50-8.37) in men, and 9.75 (7.76-12.25) in women, respectively; while the corresponding value for diabetes was 3.97 (2.87-5.49) in men, and 4.13 (2.78-6.14) in women, respectively.@*Conclusion@#The elevated level of LAP was associated with an increased risk of hypertension and diabetes among Beijing adults. LAP could be an important predictor for hypertension and diabetes.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To examine the incidence of obesity and its modifiable risk factors in Chinese adults aged 35-74 years.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 27 020 participants aged 35 to 74 years from two prospective cohort studies in China were followed up in the years of 2007 and 2008. Obesity and overweight were defined as body mass index ≥ 28.0, and 24.0-27.9 kg/m(2), respectively. Relative risks of obesity for risk factors were computed by using logistic regression.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The annual incidence rates of obesity and overweight were 6.97 ‰ and 24.83 ‰ in Chinese adults aged 35-74 years, respectively. Women had a higher incidence of obesity than men (7.74 ‰ vs. 6.10 ‰). Participants in northern China had a higher incidence than those in southern (9.29 ‰ vs. 5.10 ‰) part of the country. Adults in rural had a higher incidence than those in urban (7.28 ‰ vs. 6.52 ‰). After adjusting for the baseline variables, such as gender, age, geographic region, degree of urbanization, the relative risk for obesity was 0.82 (95% CI:0.68-0.99) for participants with ≥ 12 years' education, compared with those <12 years. Participants with middle income, less physical activity at work/housework or being retirees, consuming more red meat and scented tea etc, had higher risk of incidence of obesity. Participants who consumed milk and moderate amount of fruits, would show a lower risk of obesity.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The incidence of obesity was 6.97 ‰ in Chinese middle and older adults. Our results underscored that the promotion of healthy lifestyle which include issues as increasing physical activity, consuming moderate amount of fruits and milk but less red meat, drinking less scented tea etc, could play key roles in obesity prevention and control among the Chinese adults, especially among people with low education level or with middle income.</p>
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To understand the incidence of central obesity and its characteristics, and explore the effects of lifestyle factors on incidence of central obesity in Chinese adults aged 35-74 years.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 27 020 Chinese adults aged 35 to 74 years were enrolled in a prospective follow-up study (the study cohort was built from 1998 to 2000, respectively) during 2007 and 2008. Central obesity was defined as waist circumference ≥ 90 cm in men, ≥ 85 cm and ≥ 80 cm in women, respectively. Multivariate logistic regression was used to estimate relative risks (RR) of central obesity for lifestyle factors after adjusting factors including genders, age, southern and geographic region, urbanization, lifestyles, and so on.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Among Chinese adults aged 35-74 years, the standardized annual incidence of central obesity (waist ≥ 90 cm) was 2.19% for men and this rate decreased gradually with age among people younger than 65 years old. The incidence of central obesity was 2.64% (waist ≥ 85 cm) and 4.06% (waist ≥ 80 cm) for women, respectively, and this rate increased obviously among people aged 55 to 74 years. Participants with ≥ 12 years' education (RR = 0.84, 95%CI:0.74-0.96) had a lower risk of central obesity(waist ≥ 90 cm for men, waist ≥ 85 cm for women). And this risk increased as the monthly household per capita income increased. Compared with the reference group, people involved in housework or retirees (RR = 1.17; 95% CI: 1.01-1.36), drinking alcohol (RR = 1.15, 95% CI: 1.01-1.32) or scented tea (RR = 1.49, 95%CI:1.28-1.72) had a higher risk of developing central obesity, while drinking milk (RR = 0.85, 95% CI: 0.74-0.97) or black tea (RR = 0.74, 95% CI: 0.58-0.95), had a lower risk of developing central obesity.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>A healthy lifestyle plays a key role in the prevention and control of central obesity in Chinese adults, and a healthy way of lifestyle should be promoted in the whole society to decelerate the epidemic of the central obesity.</p>
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Adult , Aged , Animals , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Alcohol Drinking , Body Mass Index , China , Epidemiology , Demography , Follow-Up Studies , Incidence , Life Style , Logistic Models , Milk , Obesity, Abdominal , Prospective Studies , Risk Factors , Socioeconomic Factors , Tea , Waist CircumferenceABSTRACT
Objective To examine the relationship between alcohol consumption and the incidence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in Chinese adults.Methods A total of 27020 Chinese adults aged 35 to 74years were enrolled in this prospective cohort study.Frequency or type of alcohol consunption was assessed in 1998 and 2000.Follow-up study on MS was conducted during 2007 and 2008.Results Over an average 8years' follow-up,2362 MS patients were identified among 14 572 individuals who did not have MS at baseline.After adjustment for age,location,education level,physical activity,cigarette smoking,body mass index and the number of MS components,compared with non-drinkers,relative risk ( RR ( 95％ confidence interval (CI))) and the Population Attributable Risk Percent (PARP) of MS of male drinkers was 1.24( 1.06 to 1.45 ) and 10.13％,respectively.RR (95 ％ CI) of MS was 1.36 ( 1.02 to 1.82 ),1.34 ( 1.03 to 1.74) and 1.41 (1.13 to 1.77) for male drinkers consuming alcohol 10.1 -20 g/d,20.1 -40 g/d,and ＞40 g/d.RR(95％ CI) of MS was 1.25 ( 1.01 to 1.55) for males drinking 2 -5 times/week and 1.26(1.04 to 1.52) for males drinking ≥6 times/week.RR (95％ CI) of MS was 1.60 ( 1.05 to 2.45),1.30(1.02 to 1.65) and 1.27 (1.06 to 1.52) for beer,liquor and the beer + liquor male consumers.The corresponding RR(95％ CI) was 2.67(1.26 to 5.65) and 3.38 (1.35 to 4.22) for female drinkers consuming alcohol 10.1 -20 g/d and ＞20 g/d.Conclusions Drinking alcohol more than 10 g/d may be associated with an increasing risk of MS,especially for women.Drinking more than twice per week,beer and/or liquor consumption can significantly increase the risk of MS in men.
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Objective To assess the effect of smoking and body mass index(BMI) on lung cancer incidence density in male workers.Methods Risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in baseline were surveyed in 1974,1979 and 1980 for 5 137 men aged more than 18 years old from Beijing Capital Steel and Iron Company.Follow-up was carried out to 2001;all diseases were identified by uniform standard.Cox proportional hazards model was used to analyze the relationship between smoking,BMI and lung cancer.Results During mean follow-ups of 20.8 years,106 cases of lung cancer occurred.The crude incident rates of lung cancer were 102.2 cases per 100 000 person-years.After adjustment for age,BMI and other established risk factors,cigarettes consumption of greater than 20 cigarettes/day versus no smoking was associated with a relative risk of lung cancer of 3.45(95% confidence interval(CI): 1.58～7.53).In categories of BMI of less than 18.5(underweight),18.5～24.9(normal weight) and more than 25 kg/m2(overweight and obesity),adjusting for age and other covariables,all workers and smoking workers both showed decreasing tendencies in relative risks of lung cancer in higher BMI groups.The pattern was similar after excluding the early 5-year lung cancer patients.Grouping in smoking and BMI levels,compared with underweight smokers,the relative risks for lung cancer of normal-weight nonsmokers and nonsmokers with overweight and obesity,as well as smokers with overweight and obesity were 0.25(95% CI: 0.08～0.84),0.16(95% CI: 0.04～0.74) and 0.23(95% CI: 0.07～0.77),respectively.Smokers with underweight had higher risk for lung cancer.Conclusion Smoking and underweight increased the risk of lung cancer.Keeping normal weight and giving up tobacco were important for the prevention of lung cancer.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the effects of health promotion for eight years on cardiovascular diseases based on the changes in knowledge (K), attitude (A) and behavior (B) (KAB) before and after intervention in rural population of Fangshan, Beijing.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Five townships in Fangshan District, Beijing were divided into intervention and control communities with cluster sampling. Totally 772 farmers were selected randomly for interviews with a questionnaire of KAB, including 424 in the intervention communities (IC) and 348 in the control communities (CC) in 1992. After community-based health promotion and education on cardiovascular prevention for eight years, 895 farmers, including 431 in IC and 464 in CC, were selected randomly again in 1999 to be interviewed with the same questionnaire of KAB used in 1992.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>From 1992 to 1999, knowledge of cardiovascular diseases was significantly improved in residents of IC (P < 0.01) and CC. Compared to the residents in CC, there was a net increase in knowledge in residents of IC. Significant improvement was found in 10 and 11 of the 18 items of knowledge in males and females (P < 0.01), respectively. Level of knowledge in cardiovascular diseases was significantly higher in the residents of IC than those of CC in 1999. Proportions of those with positive attitudes and appropriate behaviors were significantly elevated in the residents of IC (P < 0.01), as well as prevalence of smoking and alcohol drinking decreased. However, as compared to CC, attitude and behavior in most aspects in the residents of IC changed positively, but in few aspects changed negatively. It suggested knowledge improved better than attitude and behavior changed.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Community-based health promotion and education for a longer term had obvious effects on improvement of knowledge in cardiovascular disease for rural population, but slower effects on changes in attitude and behavior, which suggested there still existed certain barriers to transform knowledge into healthy behavior.</p>