Association of serum folate with prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among adults (NHANES 2011-2018).

Background: Folate was involved in oxidative stress, hepatic lipid metabolism and chronic hepatic inflammation. However, evidence about the association between serum folate level and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in general population is scarce. This study aimed to explore the relationship between serum folate level and NAFLD among adults.

Association between serum copper, zinc and their ratio and handgrip strength among adults: a study from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011-2014.

Evidence for the association between serum copper and zinc status and handgrip strength is very limited only in several observational studies with study participants of specific population or a narrower age range. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between serum copper, zinc and their ratio and handgrip strength in the general population. This study included adult participants aged 20-80 years with complete data of serum copper and zinc status and handgrip strength from NHANES 2011-2014.

Relationship between low-level lead, cadmium and mercury exposures and blood pressure in children and adolescents aged 8-17 years: An exposure-response analysis of NHANES 2007-2016.

This study investigated whether low-level blood and urinary lead, cadmium and mercury exposures were associated with blood pressure (BP) in children and adolescents. Data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) between 2007 and 2016 for children and adolescents aged 8-17 years (n = 7076) were analyzed. Outcome variables were systolic BP, diastolic BP and high BP status.

Associations Between Copper and Zinc and High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents Aged 8-17 Years: an Exposure-Response Analysis of NHANES 2007-2016.

Several studies have indicated an association between dietary copper and zinc intake and hypertension, but mainly limited to adult studies. Few studies have examined the associations between copper and zinc and high blood pressure (BP) in children. This study aims to evaluate the associations of zinc and copper with the risk of high BP in children and adolescents aged 8-17 years using the 2007-2016 National Health and Nutritional Examination Surveys (NHANES).

Health literacy and exercise-focused interventions on clinical measurements in Chinese diabetes patients: A cluster randomized controlled trial.

Background: The diabetes patients in China have low health literacy and low levels of physical activities which may result in the poor glycemic control and other clinical outcomes. This study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of health literacy and exercise-focused interventions on clinical outcomes among Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM).

Methods: In this cluster randomized controlled trial, 799 T2DM patients with the most recent A1c ≥ 7·5% (58 mmol/mol, or fasting glucose level ≥10 mmol/L) were recruited from 35 clinics in 8 communities in Shanghai, China, and randomized into one standard care (control) arm and three intervention arms receiving interventions focused on health literacy, exercise or both.

Electronic Health Record-Based Screening for Major Cancers: A 9-Year Experience in Minhang District of Shanghai, China.

An electronic health record (e-HR) system has been developed in Minhang District of Shanghai, China, since 2005, making it convenient for local health institutions to provide integrative and comprehensive health care and management for major diseases. In 2008, an e-HR-based cancer prevention program was initiated to screen multiple cancers, including colorectal, gastric, liver, lung, cervical, and breast cancers, and provide subsequent health education and health management to cancer patients and high-risk individuals. This study was designed in prospective analysis, based on the constructive analysis of key information, observation of cancer screening and healthcare processes and organizations, and stages of cancers detected by the e-HR-based programs.

Impact of risk factors for recurrence after the first ischemic stroke in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Risk factors for first-ever stroke have been studied extensively, while those for recurrent stroke are not accurately understood. To provide the adequate secondary prevention for the patients, it is necessary to reveal the risk factors that dominate recurrent stroke. Multiple databases were adopted to search for the relevant studies and full-text articles involving in the risk factors for stroke recurrence were reviewed.

Fasting plasma glucose variability and all-cause mortality among type 2 diabetes patients: a dynamic cohort study in Shanghai, China.

The study aims to examine whether the variation of fasting plasma glucose (FPG), represented by coefficient of variation (CV), independently predicts all-cause mortality among Chinese type 2 diabetes patients. This retrospective cohort study was designed based on a standardized electronic management system of diabetes patients in Shanghai, China. 8871 type 2 diabetes patients were enrolled between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2007 and were followed-up for all-cause mortality until 31 December 2014.

[Birth weight and subsequent risk of type 2 diabetes across two generations in Chinese females].

Objective: To evaluate the association between birth weight and subsequent risk of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) across two generations in Chinese females.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 10 324 blood-related females in Shanghai from November 2012 to January 2013. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data about demographic information, birth weight, lifestyle factors and diagnosis of T2DM.

Intake of fruit and vegetables and risk of bladder cancer: a dose-response meta-analysis of observational studies.

Background: Observational studies suggest an association between fruit and vegetables intake and risk of bladder cancer, but the results are controversial.

Methods: We therefore summarized the evidence from observational studies in categorical, linear, and nonlinear, dose-response meta-analysis. Pertinent studies were identified by searching EMBASE and PubMed from their inception to August 2013.

Dietary fiber intake and risk of type 2 diabetes: a dose-response analysis of prospective studies.

Observational studies suggest an association between dietary fiber intake and risk of type 2 diabetes, but the results are inconclusive. We conducted a meta-analysis of prospective studies evaluating the associations of dietary fiber intake and risk of type 2 diabetes. Relevant studies were identified by searching EMBASE (from 1974 to April 2013) and PubMed (from 1966 to April 2013).

[Short-term effect of black film covering on Oncomelania hupensis snail control in marshland and lake regions].

Objective: To evaluate the short-term effect of the black film covering combined with niclosamide on Oncomelania hupensis snail control in marshland and lake regions.

Methods: A ditch with snails in Anxiang County was selected as the experimental sites. The ditch was divided into 3 groups: a film group, a niclosamide group, and a niclosamide and film group.

Diabetes mellitus increases the risk of bladder cancer: an updated meta-analysis of observational studies.

Background: Increasing evidence suggests that diabetes mellitus (DM) may be associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer. We performed an updated meta-analysis to examine the association between DM and risk of bladder cancer.

Materials And Methods: We systematically searched the EMBASE and Medline (PubMed) databases (from inception through February 1, 2013) and reviewed the reference lists of relevant publications to search for additional studies.

Identification of parasite-host habitats in Anxiang county, Hunan Province, China based on multi-temporal China-Brazil earth resources satellite (CBERS) images.

Remote sensing is a promising technique for monitoring the distribution and dynamics of various vector-borne diseases. In this study, we used the multi-temporal CBERS images, obtained free of charge, to predict the habitats of the snail Oncomelania hupensis, the sole intermediate host of schistosomiasis japonica, a snail-borne parasitic disease of considerable public health in China. Areas of suitable snail habitats were identified based on the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and the normalized difference water index (NDWI), and the predictive model was tested against sites (snails present or absent) that were surveyed directly for O.

[Surveillance of schistosomiasis in Zhuxi Village, Xingzi County, 2005-2010].

Objective: To understand the effect of schistosomiasis control in Zhuxi Village, Xingzi County, Jiangxi Province.

Methods: According to the national scheme of schistosomiasis surveillance, we investigated the schistosomiasis epidemic in Zhuxi Village from 2005-2010. The epidemic data of schistosomiasis on the humans, farm cattle, and Oncomelania snails were collected, respectively and analyzed by using the method of Cochran-Armitage test.

[Relationship between snails and recent water level in different marshlands in Xingzi County, Jiangxi Province].

Objective: To study the longitudinal change of data on Oncomelania hupensis surveillance in different marshlands and the impact of recent water level in Xingzi County, Jiangxi Province.

Methods: All information including water level of hydrometric station and the data of snails at the marshlands of Xiguanhu, Majiawan and Ximiaoqian was collected to explore the longitudinal change of snails and analyze the relationship between snail distribution and recent water level with Spearman rank correlation analysis.

Results: The highest proportion of frames with living snails and living snail densities at Majiawan and Ximiaoqian was 89.

Remote sensing and disease control in China: past, present and future.

Satellite measurements have distinct advantages over conventional ground measurements because they can collect the information repeatedly and automatically. Since 1970 globally and 1985 in China, the availability of remote sensing (RS) techniques has steadily grown and they are becoming increasingly important to improve our understanding of human health. This paper gives the first detailed overview on the developments of RS applications for disease control in China.

[Identification of snail habitats in the Poyang Lake region, based on the application of indices on joint normalized difference vegetation and water].

Objective: With Landsat TM remote sensing images, snail habitats in Poyang Lake region were identified, using two indices: the modified normalized difference water index (MNDWI) and the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI).

Methods: Two Remote sensing images of both wet and drought seasons in Poyang Lake region were obtained. MNDWI and NDVI were extracted from the images respectively, to present the regions of "water in summer and land in winter" and the coverage of vegetation.

Burden of pneumonia and meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in China among children under 5 years of age: a systematic literature review.

Background And Methods: To understand the burden and epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae disease among children between 1 and 59 months of age in China, we conducted a review of literature published between 1980 and 2008 applying standardized algorithms. Because of the absence of population-based surveillance for pneumococcal disease (PD), we identified all-cause pneumonia, bacteremia and meningitis burden, syndromes most commonly associated with S. pneumoniae, and applied the proportion of disease attributable to S.