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Objective To understand the death prevalence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and the life expectancy of premature death caused by them in Suzhou, and to provide data basis for the health administrative department to formulate the prevention and control policies of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Methods Based on the death data of ischemic heart disease and stroke of residents in Suzhou from 2011 to 2020, the death prevalence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases during the past decade was calculated. The years of life lost (YLLs), years of life lost per thousand (YLL rate) and annual percentage of change (APC) caused by ischemic heart disease and stroke were calculated. The YLLs and YLL rates of different age groups and different genders were also calculated. Results From 2011 to 2020, the average annual mortality rate of ischemic heart disease in Suzhou was 45.61/100 000, and the mortality rate showed an upward trend in the past decade. The average annual mortality rate of stroke was 174.23/100 000, with a trend of decreasing first and then increasing in the past decade. From 2011 to 2020, the disease burden caused by ischemic heart disease in Suzhou totaled 359,153.97 YLLs, with a YLL rate of 6.77 person years per 1000 people, and an APC of 2.05%. The YLLs caused by stroke death were 1 269,193.8 person years, the YLL rate was 23.91 person years per thousand, and the APC was 1.35%. Conclusion From 2011 to 2020, the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in Suzhou has achieved certain results, but ischemic heart disease and stroke are still important causes affecting the health of people and causing death and life loss of the elderly in Suzhou. The prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases still has a long way to go, and it is necessary to continue strengthening the screening, monitoring and intervention work.
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Objective@#To investigate the mortality trends and life loss due to pancreatic cancer death among residents in Suzhou City from 2006 to 2020, so as to provide insights into the management of pancreatic cancer.@*Methods @#The data pertaining to the death of pancreatic cancer in Suzhou City from 2006 to 2020 were collected from the Jiangsu provincial mortality surveillance system. The crude mortality, standardized mortality, years of potential life lost ( YPL L), rate of YPLL ( YPLLR ), average years of life lost ( AYLL ) and annual percent change (APC) were calculated to analyze the changing trend in mortality and life loss due to pancreatic cancer.@*Results@#The crude mortality of pancreatic cancer was 13.57/105 in Suzhou City from 2006 to 2020, appearing a tendency towards a rise ( P<0.05) with APC of 2.95%. The standardized mortality of pancreatic cancer was 6.39/105. The crude mortality of pancreatic cancer was 15.14/105 in men and 12.06/105 in women, which both showed a tendency towards a rise ( P<0.05 ) with APC of 3.18% and 2.73%. The crude mortality of pancreatic cancer appeared a tendency towards a decline in residents at ages of 30 to 45 years and 45 to 60 years ( P<0.05 ), with APC of -4.93% and -1.63%, and appeared a tendency towards a rise in residents at ages of 60 years and greater ( P<0.05 ), with APC of 0.53%. The YPLL and YPLLR of pancreatic cancer were 55 340 person-years and 0.06% in Suzhou City from 2006 to 2020, while the AYLL of pancreatic cancer was 9.81 years per person, which appeared a tendency towards a decline ( P<0.05 ), with APC of -2.35%.@*Conclusions@#The crude mortality of pancreatic cancer appeared a tendency towards a rise in Suzhou City from 2006 to 2020, and the AYLL showed a tendency towards a decline. Health education and screening of pancreatic cancer should be reinforced among men and the elderly.
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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 study the relationship between the age of menarche and the nearterm/long-term obesity in adult women.Methods We analyzed the baseline data of 30 895 women with complete data on menarche and body measurement that was from the China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB) study from 2004 to 2008.The age of menarche was divided into three groups:≤12,13-16 and ≥ 17 years old.Prematurity was set at age ≤ 12 years.Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the effects of menarche age on the near/long-term obesity in female adults.Results The average menarche age of respondent appeared as (15.64 ± 1.92) years old,with prematurity number as 1 421,accounting for 4.6％ of the total numbers.Regarding the postponing of dates of birth,the age of menarche in women showed an advancing tendency.Among all the adult women under study,803 developed near-term obesity,with the prevalence as 2.6％,while the number of long-term obesity was 3 738,accounting for 12.1％.Refining factors of age,lifestyle,menopausal status,hypertension and diabetes showed that the menarche age was related to the risks of both short-term and long-term obesity in women and the ORs (95％CI) were 2.45 (1.74-3.45) and 1.99 (1.69-2.34),respectively.There was no multiplicative interaction shown between the menarche age and menopausal status on long-term obesity (P=0.324).Conclusion Premature menarche appeared a risk factor for near-term/long-term obesity in adult females.
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Objective To study the relationship between the age of menarche and the nearterm/long-term obesity in adult women.Methods We analyzed the baseline data of 30 895 women with complete data on menarche and body measurement that was from the China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB) study from 2004 to 2008.The age of menarche was divided into three groups:≤12,13-16 and ≥ 17 years old.Prematurity was set at age ≤ 12 years.Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the effects of menarche age on the near/long-term obesity in female adults.Results The average menarche age of respondent appeared as (15.64 ± 1.92) years old,with prematurity number as 1 421,accounting for 4.6％ of the total numbers.Regarding the postponing of dates of birth,the age of menarche in women showed an advancing tendency.Among all the adult women under study,803 developed near-term obesity,with the prevalence as 2.6％,while the number of long-term obesity was 3 738,accounting for 12.1％.Refining factors of age,lifestyle,menopausal status,hypertension and diabetes showed that the menarche age was related to the risks of both short-term and long-term obesity in women and the ORs (95％CI) were 2.45 (1.74-3.45) and 1.99 (1.69-2.34),respectively.There was no multiplicative interaction shown between the menarche age and menopausal status on long-term obesity (P=0.324).Conclusion Premature menarche appeared a risk factor for near-term/long-term obesity in adult females.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the current status of occupational stress and presenteeism among medical staff at grade A tertiary hospitals in Shanghai, China, and to analyze the association between occupational stress and presenteeism.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 2356 healthcare workers from eight grade A tertiary hospitals in Shanghai were investigated by stratified random sampling. All the subjects were asked to complete self-administered questionnaires with informed consent. The occupational stress was assessed by the occupational stress core questionnaire. The presenteeism was evaluated by the Stanford Presenteeism Scale.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In all subjects, the average score of presenteeism was 15.23 ± 3.89, and 72.5% felt occupational stress in self-evaluation. There were significant differences in the score of presenteeism between subjects with different ages, education levels, occupations, lengths of service, job titles, and shifts (all P<0.05). There were significant differences in the score of presenteeism and the rate of high presenteeism between subjects with different indices of occupational stress, including job demand, control, social support, and demand-control ratio (P<0.01). High job demand and high demand-control ratio were risk factors for high presenteeism (OR=2.56, 95% CI=2.01~3.27; OR=1.53, 95% CI=1.23~1.90). High social support was a protective factor for high presenteeism (OR=0.23, 95% CI=0.18~0.29).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The intensity of occupational stress in medical staff from grade A tertiary hospitals is positively correlated with the level of presenteeism. It is important to promote social support to reduce the loss of work efficiency due to presenteeism.</p>
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Humans , China , Medical Staff , Psychology , Occupations , Presenteeism , Risk Factors , Social Support , Stress, Psychological , Surveys and Questionnaires , Tertiary Care CentersABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the effects of occupational stress intervention in the workplaces abroad by systematic review and to provide a reference for domestic research.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The Medline database was searched to collect the literature on occupational stress intervention published from January 1 in 2000 to September 4 in 2014, Using standardized forms, the methods, contents, subjects, study design, result indicator, effectiveness and evidence of the intervention were extracted and analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Thirty studies met the inclusion criteria, with a total sample size of 5699 participants, including 20 randomized trials and 10 non-randomized or self-controlled studies from 12 countries, such as Germany, Japan, and Britain. The course of intervention ranged from 4 to 16 weeks. Six types of intervention were identified, i.e., cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT), relaxation technique, physical activity, organization-focused intervention, combined intervention, and multilevel intervention, among which CBT was used most frequently. The outcome variables mainly included social psychological variable and work-related variable. Occupational stress intervention could significantly improve the occupational stress and depressive symptoms, and also had some effects on the work-related outcomes. The effectiveness of the intervention might vary between the subjects with different occupational stress levels before intervention. The effectiveness of the intervention was better at an organizational level than at an individual level, but the effectiveness at a multiple level was not necessarily better than that at a single level.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Occupational stress intervention is an effective method to improve the occupational stress at workplace. However, the occupational stress level before intervention, the duration and frequency of intervention, measures and level of intervention, and follow-up period have certain influence on the effectiveness of intervention. Future research should pay attention to methodology, focus on organizational level and network-based intervention, and increase the cost-benefit analysis.</p>