Adult breakfast habits and nutritional status: A household based cross-sectional study in Zhejiang Province, China.

Background And Objectives: Although Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents offers advice for breakfast in China, current breakfast consumption habits are unclear. The aim of this study was to describe the frequency of breakfast consumption among adults and explore its associations with daily food consumption and daily nutrient intake.

Methods And Study Design: A stratified cluster sampling technique was employed in this cross-sectional study.

Associations of cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption with metabolic syndrome in a male Chinese population: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Whether cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption are associated with the risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) remains controversial. This study investigated the associations of cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption with MetS in a male population in China.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study.

[Association between dyslipidemia and different subtypes of hypertension among Zhejiang population in 2010].

Objective: To explore the association between dyslipidemia and different subtypes of hypertension among Zhejiang population.

Methods: From June to October in 2010, 19 113 local residents aged ≥ 18 years old were selected among 7571 families from fifteen counties in Zhejiang by four stage stratified-random sampling method. A self-designed questionnaire was adopted to collect information on demographic characteristics, physical activity and life style.

[Prevalence and risk factors of pre-hypertension among adults of Zhejiang province].

Objective: To access the prevalence rates of pre-hypertensive patients at different stages and its associated risk factors among adults of Zhejiang province.

Methods: Study subjects were selected among local residents aged ≥ 18 years from 15 counties by multi stage stratified cluster random sampling method, from July to November, 2010. Each participant was required to complete questionnaire, physical examination and testing for overnight fasting blood specimen.

[A study on acquired immune deficiency syndrome related behaviors in male clients of female sex workers].

Objective: To study the socio-demographic characteristics, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) related behaviors of male clients of female sex workers and their determinants.

Methods: Contacting subjects through 5 ways including volunteers of female sex workers (FSWs), sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics, long-distance bus stations, long-distance cargo station while adopting methods as snowballing, employing an anonymous questionnaire. Data was analyzed by logistic regression analysis.