Associations of arthritis with functional disability and depressive symptoms in general US adults: NHANES 1988-1994 and 1999-2018.

Objectives: This study aimed to examine the associations of arthritis with functional disability and depressive symptoms among general US adults. Additionally, it explored the relationship between radiographic knee osteoarthritis (assessed by X-ray examination) and functional disability. Above findings seek to highlight the need for comprehensive physical and mental health management in individuals with arthritis.

Accelerated aging mediates the associations of unhealthy lifestyles with cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mortality.

Background: With two well-validated aging measures capturing mortality and morbidity risk, this study examined whether and to what extent aging mediates the associations of unhealthy lifestyles with adverse health outcomes.

Methods: Data were from 405,944 adults (40-69 years) from UK Biobank (UKB) and 9972 adults (20-84 years) from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). An unhealthy lifestyles score (range: 0-5) was constructed based on five factors (smoking, drinking, physical inactivity, unhealthy body mass index, and unhealthy diet).

Weight change across adulthood and accelerated biological aging in middle-aged and older adults.

Background: Little is known regarding the association between weight change and accelerated aging.

Objectives: This study aimed to estimate the influence of weight change across adulthood on biological aging acceleration in middle-aged and older adults in the United States.

Methods: We used data of 5553 adults (40-84 y) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2010.

[The Value of Using SCAI Cardiogenic Shock Stages in Predicting Mortality in CICU Patients].

Objective: To study the value of using the cardiogenic shock (CS) stages developed by the Society of Cardiovascular Imaging and Intervention (SCAI) in predicting the mortality of CS patients in cardiac intensive care unit (CICU).

Methods: We retrospectively collected (Jan., 2011-Jan.