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OBJECTIVE@#Ideal cardiovascular health (CVH) could predict a lower risk of developing cardiovascular diseases. This study was conducted to investigate the association between ideal CVH and subclinical atherosclerosis in a population cohort of Chinese adults aged ⪖ 40 years.@*METHODS@#This study was designed as a cross-sectional analysis of 8,395 participants who had complete data at baseline and a prospective analysis of 4,879 participants who had complete data at 4.3 years of follow-up. Ideal CVH metrics were defined according to the American Heart Association. Subclinical atherosclerosis was evaluated by plaques in carotid arteries, carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV), and urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR).@*RESULTS@#Both the prevalence and incidence of atherosclerosis measures were found to be decreased with increasing numbers of ideal CVH metrics at baseline (all P values for trend < 0.01). The levels of CIMT and UACR at follow-up showed an inverse and significant association with the numbers of ideal CVH metrics at baseline (both P values for trend < 0.05) but a borderline significant association with baPWV (P for trend = 0.0505). Taking participants with 0-1 ideal metric as reference, we found that participants with 5-6 ideal metrics had significantly lower risks of developing carotid plaques (odds ratio, OR = 0.46; 95% confidence interval, CI 0.27-0.79), increased CIMT (OR = 0.60; 95% CI 0.42-0.84), and increased baPWV (OR = 0.57; 95% CI 0.34-0.97) after full adjustments. A significant interactive effect of age and CVH was detected on CIMT and baPWV progression (both P values for interaction < 0.05).@*CONCLUSION@#The numbers of ideal CVH metrics showed a significant and inverse association with the risk of developing subclinical atherosclerosis in middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults, whereas its dose-response effect was attenuated in individuals aged ≥ 60 years and partially weakened in male participants.
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OBJECTIVE:To construct the structure equation model for the burden of chronic disease inpatients in primary hos-pital before and after the implementation of zero price policy,and analyze the changes of burden factor loading. METHODS:6 pri-mary hospitals were randomly selected in Danyang,Jiangsu province. The data of hospitalization expenses for chronic diseases(hy-pertension,diabetes,bronchitis)were collected before and after the implementation of zero price policy. Using drug cost,nursing fees,inspection fees and treatment fees as independent variables,hospitalization burden as latent variable,SPSS and AMOS 24.0 software were adopted to establish the model. RESULTS:The burden factor loading of inpatients changed greatly before and after the implementation of zero price policy. χ2=24.586,χ2/df=1.446, RMSEA=0.019,GFI=0.995,AGFI=0.989,CFI=0.988,NFI=0.963 manifested good model fitting. Factor loading of drug cost increased greatly,indicating the burden of inpatients was reduced after the implementation of zero price policy. Factor loading of inspection fees and treatment fees increased significantly,the charac-terization effects of them to the burden of inpatients were enhanced. Factor loading of nursing fees was the lowest,and it had the weakest effects on the burden of inpatients,of which the government should enhance the regulation. CONCLUSIONS:Established model has good reliability and validity. It can reflect the change of burden factor loading of inpatients before and after the implemen-tation of zero price policy.
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Objective To explore the clinical effect of creatine phosphate on infantile with rotaviral enteritis and myocardial damage.Methods One hundred and twenty children with rotaviral enteritis and myocardial damage were randomly divided into the control group (n =60) and observation group (n =60).Two groups were given antiviral,rehydration,nutritional support,redressing acid-base imbalance and electrolyte disorders and other conventional treatment.The patients of the control group were given 160 mg/(kg · d) 1,6Fructose Diphosphate(1 times/d) on the basis of routine treatment,while those in the observation group were given 1.0 g creatine phosphate + 150 ml 5％ glucose injection(1 times/d) on the basis of routine treatment,both courses of two groups were 7 days.The levels of myocardial enzymes were measured and the clinical effect and adverse reactions were recorded.Results The total effective rate in observation group was 95.0％ (57/60),obviously higher than that of control group (80.0％ (48/60)) and the differences were statistically significant (x2 =6.268,P ＜ 0.05).There were no statistical significant difference in terms of myocardial enzyme between the two groups before treatment(P ＞0.05).The level of lactate dehydmgenase(LDH),creatine kinase (CK),creatine kinase isoenzyme (CK-MB) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) of observation group were (163.8 ±18.5) U/L,(152.8±26.4) U/L,(19.4±7.8) U/Land (24.4 ±6.8) U/Lafter treatment,and (193.4 ± 22.8) U/L,(168.6 ± 32.6) U/L,(27.4 ± 9.2) U/L and (35.4 ± 9.8) U/L of control group,and the differences between the two groups were significant (t =3.484,3.228,4.278 and 4.729; P ＜ 0.05).There was no obvious adverse reaction during the treatment course.Conclusion The clinical effect of creatine phosphate on infantile with rotaviral enteritis and myocardial damage is remarkable and safe,and it is worth of clinical application.
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Objective To evaluate tension-free hernia Onlay repair with premuscular positioning of the prosthesis for the treatment of ineisional henia of the abdominal wall.Methods In this study 126 patients with incisional henia were treated with a tension-free manner of hernia repair by using synthetic material ONLAY between September 1999 and June 2007.Results All operations were successful.There was no hospital death or severe postoperative complications.The average age was 58.5 years old ranging from 28 to 89.There were 67 patients in which the abdominal defect ranged from 5～10 cm,and 59 patients with abdominal defect≥10 cm.The mean operating time was 95(70～120)min,and the average intraoperative blood loss was 80 ml(60～250 ml).The mean postoperative hospitalization was 14.5 days(10～28 d). Patients were followed-up from 3 to 96 months,and 3 patients suffered from hernia recurrence(2.38%). Conclusions The ONLAY repair of ineisional hernia of the abdominal wall with synthetic material mesh was a safe procedure,especially for those with large abdominal wall defects.