GAO Shu-zhong's clinical experience in "seeking yin from yang needling method" based on "qi street" and "four seas" theories / 中国针灸

The paper introduces professor GAO Shu-zhong's understanding on "seeking yin from yang needling method" and its clinical application on the basis of "qi street" and "four seas" theories. Through professor GAO's clinical practice for years, he integrates and extendes the theories of "seeking yin from yang", "qi street" and "four seas" in Huangdi Neijing (The Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic). In this specific acupuncture method, in reference with the theories of "qi street" and "four seas", acupuncture is exerted on yang part of body, e.g. the back and lumber region to treat the diseases of yin parts, e.g. the chest and abdomen, which is differentiated as yin-yang imbalance in pathogenesis. In order to fully explain the clinical curative effect of "seeking yin from yang needling method", the common diseases in clinic, e.g. the disorders of heart, spleen and stomach systems, as well as the gynecology are taken as examples in the paper.

Brief analysis on GAO Shu-zhong's qiguan theory and its clinical application / 中国针灸

The paper introduces professor GAO Shu-zhong's experience in qiguan (umbilicus pass) theory and its clinical application. Professor GAO believes that the umbilicus is the "pass" where the primary qi of sanjiao transported from the lower jiao to the middle jiao. It is the general pivot of qi transformation of yin and yang, as well as the place for qi ascending, descending, exiting and entering in the human body. Hence, the umbilicus is called qiguan (umbilicus pass). In clinical practice, associated with observation, palpation and pulse diagnosis, the qiguan theory is conductive to disease diagnosis. Moreover, the therapeutic methods for promoting qiguan is generated, i.e. umbilicus-acupuncture therapy and umbilicus-moxibustion therapy. In the umbilicus-acupuncture therapy, Gao 's umbilicus five points (umbilicus heart, umbilicus stomach, umbilicus liver, umbilicus kidney and umbilicus lung) are commonly selected. With the umbilicus- moxibustion therapy, the isolated moxibustion with different herbal materials is exerted at the umbilicus, in which, the herbal materials with drastic medical action, pungent and fragrant in flavor and warm in property are specially selected.

Herb-separated moxibustion on navel combined with / 中国针灸

OBJECTIVE@#To compare the clinical therapeutic effect between herb-separated moxibustion on navel combined with @*METHODS@#A total of 66 patients with non-liquefaction semen of dampness and heat diffusing downward were randomized into an observation group (33 cases, 2 cases dropped off) and a control group (33 cases, 2 cases dropped off). In the control group, @*RESULTS@#After treatment, the time of semen liquefaction was shortened (@*CONCLUSION@#Herb-separated moxibustion on navel combined with

Zinc Absorption from Representative Diet in a Chinese Elderly Population Using Stable Isotope Technique / 生物医学与环境科学（英文）

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To determine the dietary zinc absorption in a Chinese elderly population and provide the basic data for the setting of zinc (Zn) recommended nutrient intakes (RNI) for Chinese elderly people.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 24 elderly people were recruited for this study and were administered oral doses of 3 mg 67Zn and 1.2 mg dysprosium on the fourth day. The primary macronutrients, energy, and phytic acid in the representative diet were examined based on the Chinese National Standard Methods. Fecal samples were collected during the experimental period and analyzed for zinc content, 67Zn isotope ratio, and dysprosium content.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The mean (± SD) zinc intake from the representative Chinese diet was 10.6 ± 1.5 mg/d. The phytic acid-to-zinc molar ratio in the diet was 6.4. The absorption rate of 67Zn was 27.9% ± 9.2%. The RNI of zinc, which were calculated by the absorption rate in elderly men and women, were 10.4 and 9.2 mg/d, respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>This study got the dietary Zn absorption in a Chinese elderly population. We found that Zn absorption was higher in elderly men than in elderly women. The current RNI in elderly female is lower than our finding, which indicates that more attention is needed regarding elderly females' zinc status and health.</p>

Association between Ambient Air Pollution and Hospital Emergency Admissions for Respiratory and Cardiovascular Diseases in Beijing: a Time Series Study / 生物医学与环境科学（英文）

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the association between ambient air pollution and hospital emergency admissions in Beijing.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>In this study, a semi-parametric generalized additive model (GAM) was used to evaluate the specific influences of air pollutants (PM10, SO2, and NO2) on hospital emergency admissions with different lag structures from 2009 to 2011, the sex and age specific influences of air pollution and the modifying effect of seasons on air pollution to analyze the possible interaction.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>It was found that a 10 μg/m3 increase in concentration of PM10 at lag 03 day, SO2 and NO2 at lag 0 day were associated with an increase of 0.88%, 0.76%, and 1.82% respectively in overall emergency admissions. A 10 μg/m3 increase in concentration of PM10, SO2 and NO2 at lag 5 day were associated with an increase of 1.39%, 1.56%, and 1.18% respectively in cardiovascular disease emergency admissions. For lag 02, a 10 μg/m3 increase in concentration of PM10, SO2 and NO2 were associated with 1.72%, 1.34%, and 2.57% increases respectively in respiratory disease emergency admissions.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>This study further confirmed that short-term exposure to ambient air pollution was associated with increased risk of hospital emergency admissions in Beijing.</p>

The herbal-partitioned moxibustion for primary dysmenorrhea and it's impact on reproductive endocrinal function of patients / 中国针灸

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the efficacy and the reproductive endocrinal mechanism of herbal-partitioned moxibustion in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One hundred and seventy-one cases of primary dysmenorrhea were randomized into an herbal-partitioned moxibustion group (group A), an starch-partitioned moxibustion group (group B) and an acupuncture group (group C), 57 cases in each one. In the group A, moxibustion isolated with herbal medicine was applied to Shenque (CV 8). In the group B, moxibustion isolated with starch was used at Shenque (CV 8). In the group C, acupuncture was given at Sanyinjiao (SP 6). The changes of estradiol (E2), progesterone (P) and prostaglandin levels (PGF2alpha) were observed before and after treatment, and the therapeutic effects were compared among the 3 groups.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The therapeutic effect in the group A was better than those in the other two groups [compared the cured rate: 89.8% (44/49) vs 60.0% (30/50), 60.4% (32/53), both P < 0.05]. In the group A, E2 level [(110.99 +/- 12.90) pg/mL vs (83.94 +/- 8.91) pg/mL, P < 0.05] and PGF2alpha level [(24.58 +/- 3.01) pg/mL vs (14.34 +/- 1.48) pg/mL, P < 0.01] were decreased and P level was increased [(4.65 +/- 0.68) ng/mL vs (6.68 +/- 0.95) pg/mL, P < 0.05]. In the group B and C, PGF2alpha level were reduced. Concerning to the regulating of E2 and PGF2alpha levels, the results in the group A were better than those in the group B and C [(-30.16 +/- 10.20) pg/mL vs (10.79 +/- 15.01) pg/mL, (22.81 +/- 12.22) pg/mL; (-13.10 +/- 2.40) pg/mL vs (-6.52 +/- 1.88) pg/mL, (-3.14 +/- 1.19) pg/mL, (see text) P < 0.05]. Concerning to the regulation of P level, the results in the group A and B were better than that in the group C (all P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The herbal-partitioned moxibustion achieves the significant efficacy on primary dysmenorrhea, which could be related to regulating the reproductive endocrinal level. It decreases E2 and PGF2alpha levels and increases P level.</p>

Ancient clinical application of herb-participated moxibustion on umbilicus / 中国针灸

In order to further improve the curative effect of the herb-participated moxibustion on umbilicus, we collected a wide range of literature on herb-participated moxibustion on umbilicus and then systematically arranged them to analyze and summarize the technology and operating methods of herb-participated moxibustion on umbilicus. We also briefly discussed issues on application of medicine, locust tree skin and ginger, the method of kneading dough for medical uses, and the appropriate size of moxa cone and its using frequency in order to form clear concepts and standardized operations to provide theories and operational basis for the clinical application of modern herb-participated moxibustion on umbilicus.

The impact of socioeconomic status on the prevalence of hypertension among adults in 9 provinces of China, 1991-2009 / 中华流行病学杂志

Objective To investigate the trends of hypertension prevalence among Chinese adults from 1991 to 2009.To analysis the effects of socioeconomic status(SES) on hypertension rate.Methods This study was based on the data of China Health and Nutrition Survey which was conducted in 1991,1993,1997,2000,2004,2006 and 2009.Adult subjects aged 18 to 74 years old in each round were included.Statistical method of single factor and multi-factor analysis was used.Results During the eighteen-year follow up,from 1991 to 2009,the crude rate increased from 14.6％ to 28.7％,and the adjusted rate by age increased from 14.6％ to 32.2％ among males.The crude rate increased from 12.0％ to 24.6％,and age adjusted rate from 12.0％ to 24.9％ among females.Hypertension prevalence was highest among the male group with highest SES score at 1991,1993,1997,2000 and 2004.However,the lowest SES score with highest hypertension prevalence was found among the male group at 2006 and 2009.From 1997,the hypertension prevalence of female with highest SES score was lowest,and the group with lowest SES score was highest hypertension prevalence in female group from 1993.Negative association was found between SES score and female hypertension prevalence by the logistic regression analysis.No association was found between SES score and male hypertension prevalence.Conclusion The prevalence of hypertension among Chinese adults had a continual increase with age during the period from 1991 to 2009.Negative association was existed between SES and hypertension prevalence for female.However,further study should be conducted between SES and male hypertension prevalence.

Comparison of surgical intervention with functional treatment for acute ruptures of lateral ankle ligmant: a meta-analysis

OBJECTIVE@#To compare the effect of surgical intervention on functional treatment.@*METHODS@#By searching the MEDLINE (1966 to October 2011), EMBASE (1980 to October 2011), the Chinese Biomedical Database Databases (1980 to October 2011), a total of 9 related RCT studies comparing surgical intervention with functional treatment were included in our study. RevMan software was taken to analyze the data.@*RESULTS@#These 9 studies involved a total of 1 268 mostly young adults, including 580 patients with surgical treatment and 688 patients with functional treatment. The results showed the stability of ankle activity in surgical treatment group was better than that in functional treatment group, with the OR and 95% CI of 0.72 (0.52-0.99). No significant difference was found in the recurrence of the surgical and functional group. However, the movement disorder in the surgical treatment suggested increased risk than that in functional group, with the OR and 95% CI of 2.39 (0.98-5.85). Surgical group found more complication than the function group, such as deep vein thrombosis, deep venous thrombosis, tenderness of scar and sensory loss.@*CONCLUSIONS@#In conclusion, our finding showed that surgical treatment could gain better efficacy than functional treatment, but may bring more complication. Therefore, further large sample size RCT is warranted.

Trend on vitamin C intake among Chinese population aged 50-79 years in 9 provinces, from 1991 to 2009 / 中华流行病学杂志

Objective To analyze the trend of dietary vitamin C intake and its food sources among Chinese population aged 50-79 years old in 9 provinces,from 1991 to 2009.Methods Data on twenty-four-hour dietary recall from China Health and Nutrition Survey ( 1991,1993,1997,2000,2004,2006 and 2009 ) was used to identify the trends in vitamin C intake among Chinese population aged 50-79 years old.Results Totally,24 321 adults were assessed among 7 round surveys,including 11 739 males (48.3％) and 12 582 females (51.7％).From 1991 to 2009,the intake of vitamin C was reduced by 12.1 mg and 11.8 mg in rural male and female respectively; and the intake of vitamin C increased by 8.7 mg and 10.2 mg in urban males and females,respectively.Intake of vitamin C from the dark-color vegetables decreased by 15.1 mg and 13.9 mg in rural males and females,and it was increased first then decreased in both urban males and females.Vitamin C from the light-color vegetables kept stable during the 18 years.The intake of vitamin C in the southern residents aged 50-79 year-olds was significantly higher than that of the northern residents (except for 1997).The proportion that vitamin C intake reached to Chinese RNI were 19.8％-30.4％ (urban males),31.1％-43.9％ (rural males),15.9％-24.9％ (urban females),and 26.4％-38.1％ (rural females) respectively.Conclusion The present study indicated that the changing of vitamin C intake was different between urban and rural residents aged 50-79.The amount of vitamin C intake between urban and rural residents was gradually getting closer.However,the intake of vegetables and fruit was not sufficiency.

Trends of the dietary fiber intake among Chinese aged 18 - 45 in nine provinces (autonomous region) from 1989 to 2006 / 中华预防医学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze the status and trend of dietary fiber intake and its food sources among Chinese residents aged 18 - 45 years old in 9 provinces (autonomous region), from 1989 to 2006.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Twenty-four-hour dietary recall data of three consecutive days from China Health and Nutrition Survey (1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2006) were used. And the 18 - 45 years old subjects with complete information on dietary survey were included. The sample size of these 7 surveys were 5597, 5596, 5323, 5485, 5308, 4144 and 3889, respectively. The trends of dietary fiber intake and food sources by time and sex were studied.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>From 1989 to 2000, the total of daily dietary fiber intake of 18 - 45 years old healthy residents decreased from 15.1 g/d to 11.6 g/d, insoluble dietary fiber intake decreased from 22.6 g/d to 17.8 g/d. In villages, from 1989 to 2000, the insoluble dietary fiber intake decreased 5.1 g/d in males and 5.2 g/d in females(13.2, 11.8 g in 2000, respectively;18.3, 17.0 g in 1989, respectively). In 2006, the insoluble dietary intake was 12.6 g/d in males and 11.2 g/d in females in villages. In cities, from 1989 to 2006, the insoluble dietary fiber intake was 9.4 - 11.8 g/d in males and 8.3 - 10.8 g/d in females. The total dietary fiber intake was 15.7 - 17.6 g/d in males and 13.5 - 16.4 g/d in females. The difference of insoluble and total dietary fiber intake between city and village was decreasing. In 2006, 70.6% (8.4/11.9) insoluble dietary fiber came from vegetables ((4.1 ± 3.1) g/d), wheat flour and its products ((2.6 ± 3.6) g/d), rice and its products ((1.7 ± 1.3) g/d).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Dietary fiber intake among Chinese aged 18 - 45 in 9 provinces (autonomous region) decreased from 1989 to 2006. Vegetables, wheat flour, rice and their products were the major food sources of insoluble dietary fiber.</p>

Status and trend of alcohol consumption among adults in nine provinces (antonomous region) of China from 1993 to 2006 / 中华预防医学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To understand the status and trend of alcohol consumption among adult people living in 9 provinces (autonomous region) of China from 1993 to 2006.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The data was collected at the China Health and Nutrition Survey in 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2006, the subjects with complete drinking data of adult residents were involved. The sample of subjects were 7994, 8625, 9283, 9780 and 9746 among 5 round surveys respectively. Alcohol intake, drinking frequency, drinking type, drinking amount and trends of changing was analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The average drinking rates were 60.2% (13 201/21 919) and 9.7% (2269/23 509) among male and female respectively. The average alcohol intake was (32.2 ± 35.6) g in male and (14.0 ± 19.4) g in female drinkers. Male drinkers with primary and secondary schools or below education had the lowest level of drinking rate, which was 59.7% (985/1651), 58.7% (941/1604), 57.0% (889/1560), 55.4% (885/1599) and 53.1% (812/1529) in the 5 round surveys respectively. However, the average daily alcohol intake was the highest, which was (31.1 ± 38.2) g, (39.8 ± 42.1) g, (38.9 ± 41.3) g and (38.4 ± 43.3) g at 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006 respectively. The male drinkers with college or above education had the lowest alcohol intake, which was (21.9 ± 24.5) g, (28.8 ± 30.9) g, (24.6 ± 22.0) g and (25.0 ± 26.4) g in 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2006 respectively. Female drinkers with college or above education had the highest drinking rate, which was 21.0% (13/62), 24.5% (26/106), 16.6% (27/163), 19.7% (38/193) and 18.8% (46/245) at 5 round surveys respectively. But their average daily alcohol intake was lowest, which was (4.7 ± 3.3) g, (12.5 ± 31.9) g, (9.9 ± 18.7) g and (8.2 ± 8.5) g at 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006 respectively. And the average daily alcohol intake was the highest among female drinkers with primary and secondary schools or below education, which was (13.4 ± 16.9) g, (16.3 ± 22.4) g, (19.9 ± 26.1) g and (16.4 ± 18.0) g respectively. According to the regional distribution, the highest drinking rate of female drinker was occurred at urban female, which was 17.4% (110/631), 19.9% (147/740), 17.4% (129/741), 14.4% (117/814) and 11.3% (88/781) at 5 round surveys. Drinking every day was most popular in male drinkers, the proportion was 32.6% (3533/10 844). Drinking 1 to 2 times per week, 1 to 2 times per month, no more than 1 time per month was most popular in female drinkers, the proportion was 23.0% (410/1786), 24.6% (440/1786) and 21.2% (379/1786) respectively. Male drinkers liked liquor more (drinking rate was 81.8%, 8875/10 844). The wine drinking rate of female (22.3%, 399/1786) is far higher than that of male's (9.0%, 976/10 844) (χ(2) = 280.4, P < 0.01). The daily alcohol intake equal to or greater than 25 g of male drinkers was 42.0% (4058/9654), and the daily alcohol intake equal to or greater than 15 g of female drinkers was 25.3% (349/1378).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The drinking rate of adults among 9 provinces (autonomous region) was higher than that of national average level. The drinking rate and the average alcohol consumption among male and female was significantly different. Same differences was observed among education level and different regions.</p>

Food consumption trend of Chinese adults in nine provinces (autonomous region) from 1989 to 2006 / 中华预防医学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze the trends of food consumption among Chinese residents aged from 18 to 59 years old in 9 provinces (autonomous region) from 1989 to 2006.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The paper was based on data collected in 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2006 China Health and Nutrition Survey of Chinese residents of 24 h in three consecutive day dietary recall data. The healthy residents aged 18 - 59 years with twenty-four-hour dietary recall data were selected as study subjects. The sample sizes of these seven surveys were 5766, 7296, 7019, 7599, 8143, 7168 and 6827, respectively. The trends of their food consumption in each year were analyzed through Kruskal-wallis method.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The intake of cereals decreased significantly from (528.5 ± 192.9) g/d in 1989 to (427.7 ± 173.8) g/d in 2006 (χ(2) = 2833.13, P < 0.01). The minor variation of soybean food intake was observed. The average intake was (22.3 ± 39.4) g/d in 1989 and (18.9 ± 30.5) g/d in 2006 which was still at a low level. The trend of vegetables intake showed a small decrease. It was (374.5 ± 205.9) g/d in males and (346.4 ± 187.6) g/d in females in 2006, respectively. Both quantity and rate of fruits consumption showed an increase trend. Its consumption rate reached at 22.5% (741/3296) in males and 27.7% (1004/3619) in females in 2006, respectively. The average intake increased from (122.4 ± 126.9) g/d in 1989 to (228.5 ± 267.3) g/d in 2006 (χ(2) = 539.66, P < 0.01). At the same time, the daily intake of meat and egg showed a large increase, the average meat intake increased from (97.0 ± 111.5) g/d in males and (80.2 ± 97.0) g/d in females in 1989 to (141.5 ± 125.2) g/d in males and (118.4 ± 111.8) g/d in females in 2006, respectively. The oil consumption showed a significant increase. The average intake increased from (30.4 ± 37.9) g/d in 1989 to (42.8 ± 32.3) g/d in 2006 (χ(2) = 1646.94, P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>There have been noticeable changes in the Chinese dietary pattern in the past 17 years. Some changes would be helpful for nutritional improvement in Chinese people, but it also caused some adverse effects on health because of improper food consumption.</p>

Analysis on the status of vitamin A deficiency among children under 5 years old in poor rural areas of 6 Western Chinese provinces in 2009 / 中华流行病学杂志

Objective To analyze the status of vitamin A deficiency among children under 5 years old in poor rural areas of 6 Western Chinese provinces in 2009.Methods The study subjects involved 2091 children from a program-'Appropriate measurements in improving children under-nutrition in poor rural areas'.Results In 2009,prevalence of vitamin A deficiency among children under 5 years old from the poor rural areas of 6 western Chinese provinces was 20.2％,with boys as 20.6％ and girls as 19.7％.Prevalence rates of vitamin A deficiency among children under 5 years old in the highest and lowest areas were seen in Gansu(25.5％)and Guangxi(12.2％)provinces,respectively.The peak of vitamin A deficiency prevalence fell in the 6-11 months age group.The prevalence of vitamin A deficiency declined along with the increase of age.Conclusion Results from this study demonstrated that vitamin A deficiency among children under 5 years old appeared to be a serious public health problem in the poor rural areas of 6 Western Chinese provinces.Education on reasonable ways of feeding and provision of complementary nutrients to children with vitamin A deficiency,should be the key points in the prevention and control programs on this problem.

Status of anemia among children under 5 years of age in the economically less developed rural areas from the 6 western provinces of China, in 2009 / 中华流行病学杂志

Objective To analyze the status of anemia among children under 5 years of age in the economically less developed rural areas from 6 western provinces of China in 2009. Methods 8141 study subjects were from the program-‘Study on Appropriate Technology of Children Under-nutrition Improvement in Poor Rural Areas'. Results In 2009, the prevalence of anemia among children under 5 years of age in the above said rural areas from 6 western provinces was 24.1％. The prevalence of anemia among male children was much higher than that among female children. The peak of anemia prevalence( 38.5％ ) was among children of 6-11 months. The prevalence of anemia decreased along with the increase of age. Conclusion Results from the study demonstrated that anemia among the preschool children was a public health problem in poor rural areas of western China, Improving the knowledge on reasonable feeding seemed a better way for the prevention and control of anemia plus providing complementary nutrients sprinkle to the affected children.

Effects of cow's milk on reproduction in ICR male mice / 生物医学与环境科学（英文）

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the effects of Cow's milk on the reproduction in male mice.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Twenty-four male mice were divided randomly into two groups: milk group (M) and control group (C). Each mouse was given 10 mL milk per day from 4 to 16 weeks in the group M. At the age of 17 weeks, all the mice were sacrificed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Serum testosterone was decreased in the group M (P=0.037). No significant difference was found in weight of testes, seminal vesicle or adrenal gland of mice between the groups C and M. However, the weight of seminal vesicle decreased when expressed in g/100 g body weight in the group M. Epididymal sperm concentration, motility, morphology, and sperm head number were not affected by milk.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Cow's milk has adverse effects on the reproductive system in ICR male mice. Further studies are needed to clarify the specific effects of milk on reproductive health.</p>

A retrospective survey of childhood corporal punishment by school teachers in students / 中华儿科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To ascertain the prevalence of childhood corporal punishment by teachers in students, to explore the influencing factors and associations between childhood corporal punishment and psychological problems.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Five hundred and twenty-eight students from a college and a technical secondary school in Hebei province were surveyed by self-administered questionnaire anonymously in Dec. 2004. The questionnaire used for this survey mainly included (1) general demographic information; (2) 5 forms of childhood corporal punishments, in this study, cases of teachers' corporal punishments were defined as those who answered positively one or more of the 5 questions relating to childhood corporal punishment by school teachers occurring before the age of 16 years; (3) Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90); (4) Youth Risk Behaviours.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Overall, 57.6% of students reported having been corporally punished at least one time, one of four forms of corporal punishment by teachers before age of 16 years, the four forms corporal punishment were non-contact corporal punishment, e.g., running for punishment, repeat-doing homework many times for punishment, standing for punishment, kneel down for punishment, not allowing to eat, sending outside in winter, etc. (53.4%), hitting/kicking/pushing very hard with open hands/fist/feet/other part of body (16.1%), beating with an object (10.2%), and locking in a small compartment/tying with rope (0.2%). No students reported having been choked, or burned/scalded, or stabbed with a sharp object by the teachers. Males had a significantly higher overall prevalence rate than females (66.4% vs. 46.6%, chi(2) = 21.01, P = 0.000). There was no statistically significant association between a history of childhood corporal punishment and the three other demographic indicators, which included residence region (rural and non-rural area) prior to 16 years of age, parental education level, and whether the respondent lived in a single or multiple children family. Compared with their peers who had not experienced childhood corporal punishment by teachers, the students with two or more forms of corporal punishments by teachers showed significantly higher scores (punished group vs. unpunished group) of psychological symptoms of somatization (0.78 vs. 0.42), obsessiveness (1.22 vs. 0.98), interpersonal sensitivity (1.24 vs. 0.89), depression (1.06 vs. 0.76), anxiety (0.90 vs. 0.64), hostility (1.11 vs. 0.68), paranoid ideation (1.11 vs. 0.71) and psychoticism (0.84 vs. 0.56), and showed significantly higher rates in sadness (54.7% vs. 26.3%), drunk (37.2% vs. 20.1%), involving in physical fighting (15.1% vs. 3.6%) in the past year and current smoking (36.0% vs. 14.5%).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The problem of corporal punishment by teachers is common in schools, and the problem has a significant correlation with youth mental health problems. The results highlighted urgent needs to increase public awareness on children rights, creating learning-friendly environment in school.</p>