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Objective:To investigate the relationship between the blood test results of seven items of thyroid function and intolerance to 14 kinds of foods in physical examination population.Methods:Total of 45 764 participants who received physical examination and accepted 14-kind food intolerance and 7-item thyroid function detection from August 2016 to September 2019 in Chinese People′s Liberation Army General Hospital were included in this study. The data were analyzed based on age, gender, body mass index, smoking and drinking status, and laboratory test indexes. Chi square test and univariate or multivariate logistic regression were applied to analyze the correlation between food intolerance and thyroid function in the physical examination population.Results:In the subjects, there were 29 361 cases (64.16%) with at least intolerance to one kind of food, and 15 011 (32.80%) were in Grade 1, 9 037 (19.75%) in grade 2 and 5 313 (11.61%) in grade 3. The positive rate of egg intolerance was the highest (34.06%), and that of beef intolerance was the lowest (1.24%). Of the participants, 11 337 (24.77%) had at least one item thyroid dysfunction, among them, the highest abnormal rate was found in thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), followed by anti-thyroglobulin antibodies and anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies. The proportion (26.32%) of abnormal thyroid function in the participants with at least intolerance to one kind of food was significantly higher than that (22.00%) in the participants without intolerance to the 14 kinds of foods ( χ2=105.78, P<0.001). After adjusting for other significantly related factors, the positive results of intolerance to 14 kinds of foods was still the significant influencing factor of thyroid function abnormalities ( OR=1.14, Z=5.68, 95% CI: 1.09-1.20, P<0.001). Further analysis showed that, after adjusted for age, gender, smoking and drinking status, intolerance to four kinds of foods (egg, soybean, crab and pork) were the significant influencing factors of abnormal thyroid function. Conclusions:Food intolerance is an independent risk factor of thyroid dysfunction. Among them, egg, soybean, crab and pork may be the most important food varieties should be paid more attention to.
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Objective To explore clinical characteristics of H-type hypertension in health check-up populations so as to provide evidence for stroke prevention.Methods A total of 42 251 health check-up individuals (male 27 746,female 14 505,average age (46 ± 9) years) who visited our center during May,2009 and February,2012 were enrolled and responded to the investigation.In face to face interview,their age,gender,cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption were recorded.Height,body weight and blood pressures were measured.Serum lipid profiles,blood glucose,uric acid (UA),creatinine (Cr),homocysteine and urine albumin creatinine ratio (ACR) were tested.The subjects were then assigned to the H-type hypertension group,common hypertension group,high homocysteine group and control group.Analysis of Variance was used for data analysis.Results Of 42 251 participants,7748 were found to have H-type hypertension (18.34％ in whole subjects and 63.95％ in hypertensive subjects).Serum level of homocysteine and prevalence of common hypertension and H-type hypertension were significantly higher in males (P ＜ 0.05).Age and body mass index of the H-type hypertension group were significantly increased (P ＜ 0.05).The highest incidence of cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking was found in the homocysteine group (P ＜ 0.05),while the highest serum levels of Hb,UA,high sensitivity-C reactive protein (hs-CRP),and Cr occurred in the H-type hypertension group.Moreover,total cholesterol,triglycide,low-density lipoprotein cholesterol,and microalbumin/creatinine were not significantly different between the common hypertension group and the H-type hypertension group (P ＞ 0.05),although were significantly different between the controls and the H-type hypertensive patients (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The prevalence of Htype hypertension may be increased with the increasing serum levels of biological markers for nutritional metabolism.Higher level of homocysteine dose not seem to aggregate lipid disorders and early renal damage.
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Objective To explore if there is a difference in blood pressure in left and right extremities.Methods A total of 20164 adults who took part in health check-up at Health Examination Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital between December 2009 and August 2011were enrolled in this study.Age,height and body weight were recorded,and blood pressure in extremities was measured in synchronous way by using an arteriosclerosis detector.Results (1) Blood pressure in upper left extremity was slightly higher than that in upper and lower right extremity ( all P =0.0001).( 2 ) Difference in diastolic blood pressure in upper left and right limbs in females (2.1±6.7) mm Hg(1mm Hg =0.133 kPa) was more significant than that in males (1.4 +6.5 ) mm Hg ( P =0.0000).In males,difference in systolic blood pressure between two lower extremities ( 2.3 ± 9.6 )mm Hg was more significant than that in females (1.9 ±13.4) mm Hg ( P =0.0225 ).( 3 ) The above mentioned differences were found in low or normal weight and over-weight/obesity populations,which was not correlated with body mess index.(4) The difference of diastolic blood pressure in left and right limbs of relatively taller adults ( ＞170 cm) was more significant than that in shorter populations ( ＜170 cm ) (P =0.001).Conclusion The differences in blood pressure in left and right extremities do exist.