The effects of interaction between smoking and abdominal obesity on pre-diabetes mellitus.

Limited studies have been conducted on the interaction of smoking and abdominal obesity on the risk of pre-diabetes mellitus (PDM) among rural adults in southwest China. The data was obtained from a cross-sectional survey conducted using a two stage random sampling method around Rongchang district in ChongQing municipality southwest of China in 2022. A total of 3,017 participants aged 40 to 79 years old were included in the study.

Correlations among nicotine dependence, health-related quality of life, and depression in current smokers: a cross-sectional study with a mediation model.

Background: Although the negative impact of smoking and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) on depression has been confirmed in various studies, There has been little exploration of how HRQoL mediates the relationship between smoking and depression. The purpose of the current study was to examine the relationship between smoking and depression in the Chinese current smokers with nicotine dependence and the mediating role of HRQoL.

Methods: A cross-sectional study named "Psychology and Behavior Investigation of Chinese Residents" was conducted from July 10 to September 15, 2021 in China.

Measures for preventing norovirus outbreaks on campus in economically underdeveloped areas and countries: evidence from rural areas in Western China.

Background: The outbreak of norovirus represents a significant public health emergency within densely populated, impoverished, and underdeveloped areas and countries. Our objective is to conduct an epidemiology study of a norovirus outbreak that occurred in a kindergarten located in rural western China. We aim to raise awareness and garner increased attention towards the prevention and control of norovirus, particularly in economically underdeveloped regions.

Exposure to Chinese famine and the risk of hyperuricemia in later life: a population-based cross-sectional study.

Background: Limited studies have investigated the relationship between famine exposure and the risk of hyperuricemia in later life. Consequently, the primary purpose of the current study was to examine the potential association between exposure to Chinese famine and hyperuricemia, as well as any gender disparities in this relationship.

Method: The data were obtained from the China PEACE (China Patient-Centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events) Million Persons Project in Rongchang.

Female exposed to the Chinese famine increases the risk of dyslipidemia in later life.

The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease theory suggests that early-life malnutrition is associated with an increased risk of chronic disease in adulthood. In this study, we aimed to analyze the association between exposure to the Chinese famine during fetal, childhood, and adolescence, while also exploring potential gender disparities in this association. From August 2018 to 2022 December, a 3-stage stratified random sampling method was employed to recruit 6916 eligible participants in Chongqing for this study.