Can we early diagnose metabolic syndrome using brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity in community population? / 中华医学杂志(英文版)

<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) increased recently and there was still not a screening index to predict MetS. The aim of this study was to estimate whether brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV), a novel marker for systemic arterial stiffness, could predict MetS in Chinese community population.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 2 191 participants were recruited and underwent medical examination including 1 455 men and 756 women from June 2011 to January 2012. MetS was diagnosed according to the criteria of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). Multiple Logistic regressions were conducted to explore the risk factors of MetS. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was performed to estimate the ideal diagnostic cutoff point of baPWV to predict MetS.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The mean age was (45.35±8.27) years old. In multiple Logistic regression analysis, the gender, baPWV and smoking status were risk factors to MetS after adjusting age, gender, baPWV, walk time and sleeping time. The prevalence of MetS was 17.48% in 30-year age population in Shanghai. There were significant differences (χ(2) = 96.46, P < 0.05) between male and female participants on MetS prevalence. According to the ROC analyses, the ideal cutoff point of baPWV was 1 358.50 cm/s (AUC = 60.20%) to predict MetS among male group and 1 350.00 cm/s (AUC = 70.90%) among female group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>BaPWV may be considered as a screening marker to predict MetS in community Chinese population and the diagnostic value of 1 350.00 cm/s was more significant for the female group.</p>

Effect of Coping Style and Social Adjustment on Mental Health of Undergraduates / 中国卫生统计

Objective To explore the effect of coping style and social adjustment on mental health of undergraduates.Methods A large sample investigation was operated on undergraduates in Fuzhou.Linear correlation and regression analysis and structural equation analysis were used in explosing of the effect of coping style and social adjustment on mental health of undergraduates.Results A 38.9% variance of meatal health could be explained by active and negative coping style,objective and subjective social adjustment.Active and negative coping style demonstrated respectively 59.3%,46.7% indirect effect of total effect through social adjustment on mental health.Conclusion To advocate active coping style and improve college social adjusment were good for the promotion of mental health.