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Objective:To assess the correlation between hyperuricaemia and normoalbuminuric diabetic kidney disease(NADKD) in elderly type 2 diabetic patients.Methods:This retrospective case-control study enrolled 910 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who were hospitalized in the Geriatric Department of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital from 2015 to 2020. The patients were divided into NADKD group [urinary albumin/creatinine(UACR)<30 mg/g and estimated glomerular filtration rate(eGFR) <60 mL·min -1·(1.73 m 2) -1, n=169)], albuminuria DKD group [UACR ≥30 mg/g and eGFR <60 mL·min -1·(1.73 m 2) -1, n=234], and control group [UACR <30 mg/g and eGFR≥60 mL·min -1·(1.73 m 2) -1, n=507]. Medical history, physical examination, and laboratory tests were collected. Results:The proportion of women in the NADKD group was significantly higher than that in the albuminuric DKD group(50.89% vs 40.60%, P<0.05). Duration of diabetes, HbA 1C, fasting plasma glucose(FPG), the prevalences of hypertension and hyperuricaemia, blood urea nitrogen, blood creatinine, and blood uric acid were significantly lower in the NADKD group than those in the albuminuric DKD group(all P<0.05). Blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine, triglycerides, serum uric acid and the prevalence of hyperuricemia were significantly higher in the NADKD group compared the control group(all P<0.001) while the proportion of hypertension, systolic blood pressure, LDL-C, HbA 1C, and FPG were lower(all P<0.05). Multivariate linear regression analysis showed that eGFR was negatively associated with urea nitrogen and serum uric acid while positively associated with HbA 1C in normoalbuminuric elderly type 2 diabetic patients(all P<0.001). Logistic regression analysis revealed that hyperuricaemia was a risk factor for NADKD in elderly type 2 diabetic patients after adjusting for BMI, blood pressure, lipids, and glucose( OR=1.963, 95% CI 1.157-3.332, P=0.012). Conclusion:Hyperuricaemia is significantly associated with NADKD in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Objective:To analyze the correlation between hyperuricemia and obesity in young college students.Methods:A total of 19 673 students receiving enrolment physical examinations in Nanjing University from 2018 to 2019 were included in the study. The subjects were divided into underweight, normal, overweight, and obesity groups according to their body mass index. Fasting blood were taken to detect alanine aminotransferase (ALT), serum uric acid, urea nitrogen, and creatinine. The differences between serum uric acid and metabolic parameters among different groups as well as the correlation between body mass index and hyperuricemia were analyzed by using multivariate linear regression and logistic regression analysis.Results:The prevalence of hyperuricemia was 32.35% for the college students, while for the males it reached up to 57.30% that was significantly higher than female ones (6.51%, P<0.01). With the increasing of body mass index, the prevalence of hyperuricemia increased significantly( Ptrend<0.01), as well as serum uric acid in both male and female students ( Ptrend<0.01). Serum uric acid was positively correlated with body mass index in both genders( P<0.01). The odds ratio ( OR) and 95% confidence interval( CI) for overweight, obesity, and underweight body mass index groups were 2.30(95% CI 1.99-2.66), 4.35(95% CI 3.22-5.89), and 0.70(95% CI 0.60-0.82), respectively, compared to the normal body mass index group by adjusting possible factors such as gender, age, ALT, urea nitrogen, creatinine, as well asestimated glomerular filtration rate. Conclusion:The prevalence of hyperuricemia in young students is high. Obesity seems to be an independent risk factor of hyperuricemia.
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Objective To investigate the correlation of serum 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25-OH-D) with lipid profiles in middle-aged and elderly patients.Methods A total of 284 patients aged over 40 years and admitted in our hospital from May 2016 to May 2017 were selected and divided into four groups according to 25-OH-D levels as the group of normal level which was not less than 30 ng/ml,the group of slight deficiency which was between 20 and 29 ng/ml,the group of moderate deficiency which was between 10 and 19 ng/ml,and the group of severely deficiency which was under 10 ng/ml.Fasting blood draw were taken to detect liver and renal functions,lipids,calcium,phosphorus and 25-OH-D levels.The level of lipids between groups was compared by one-way ANOVA,and the association between lipid profiles and 25-OH-D levels was assessed by Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression.Results The levels of triglyceride (TG),low density lipoprotein cholesterin (LDL-C) and total cholesterol/high density lipoprotein cholesterol (TC/HDL-C) were significantly higher and the HDL-C levels were significantly lower in the groups of severely deficiency,moderate deficiency and slight deficiency than in the normal group (P=0.035,P=0.015,P=0.013).The levels of serum 25-OH-D were significantly higher in HDL-C ≥ 1.04 mmol/L group than in H DL-C＜ 1.04 mmol/L group (Female P =0.007,male P=0.034).The correlation analysis showed that serum 25-OH-D level was positively associated with HDL-C (female r =0.309,P=0.002,male r =0.241,P=0.002).The multiple linear regression analysis showed that 25-OH-D level was positively correlated with HDL-C,after adjusting age,BMI,liver and kidney function,serum calcium and serum phosphorus (femaleβ =0.259,P =0.047,maleβ =0.217,P =0.049).Conclusion The incidence of vitamin D deficiency is high in middle-aged and elderly patients,and the level of serum 25-OH-D is positively correlated with HDL-C.
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ObjectiveTo investigate the diagnostic value of ultrasound on patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma(PTC) coexisted with Hashimoto thyroiditis(HT).Methods The preoperative ultrasonography data of 2144 cases with PTC from January 2006 to December 2011 who treated with operation and diagnosed by pathology were analyzed retrospectively.Among them,265 cases coexisted with HT (PTC coexisted with HT group),1879 cases were not coexisted with HT (non-PTC coexisted with HT group).ResultsMost of the cancerous nodes in two groups exhibited in the ultrasonographic performance just like irregular shape,unclear boundary and so on (P ＞ 0.05).Most of the cancerous nodes in non-PTC coexisted with HT group exhibited hypoechoic nodules with microcalcifications,those in PTC coexisted with HT group exhibited various internal echoes with mainly microcalcifications,and the coarse calcification occupied a certain proportion(P＜ 0.01 ).The cancerous nodes in PTC coexisted with HT group were not rich in blood flow compared with non-PTC coexisted with HT group,but mostly exhibited blood disorders.When compared with non-PTC coexisted with HT group,the rate of ultrasound diagnosis in PTC coexisted with HT group was lower [ 52.8 ％( 140/265 ) vs.75.0 ％ (1409/1879),P ＜ 0.01 ],and the false positive rate in lymph node was higher [84.0％(487/580) vs.74.8％ (77/103)] (P ＜0.05).ConclusionsThe nodules are malignant when they appear as hypoechoic solid nodules,have unclear boundary and have microcalcifications should be highly suspected.The hyperechoic solid nodules or coarse calcification nodules should also be awared and taken further observation of the characteristics around the echoes and the internal blood flow,making comprehensive analysis to determine whether it could be malignant transformation and try best to reduce the misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis rates of this disease.
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Objective To analyze the relationship between clinical features of infantile cough after infection and microelements in peripheral blood, and to observe the therapeutic of treating this cough with Milkvetch Root and Radix Glycyrrhizae. Methods 75 infantile patients were randomly recruited into a therapeutic group and a reference group. 39 patients in the therapeutic group were treated with Huangqi Zhusheye and Tablete Glycyrrhiza, while 36 patients in the reference group were treated with Azithromycin. The therapeutic effects were evaluated after the treatment. Meanwhile,microelements in peripheral blood of the 75 patients were assayed and made a contrast to 40 healthy children. Results The contents of Fe, Zn, and Mg in peripheral blood of the 75 patients dropped on different levels, comparing to the healthy children.The therapeutic effects of the therapeutic group was much better than the reference group with significant difference (P＜0.05).Liver and renal functional lesion was unseen in both groups after the treatment. Conclusion Infantile past-infection cough may related with the decrease of Mg, Fe, and Zn. Combined usage of Milkvetch Root and Radix Glycyrrhizae clinically has good therapeutic effects to this disease.