Prevalence estimates for primary brain tumors in China: a multi-center cross-sectional study.

Background: Although the first leading cause of death in China was malignant neoplasms (mortality, 374.1 per 100,000 person-years), the full impact of primary brain tumors (PBT) on the healthcare system is not completely described because there are a few well documented reports about the epidemiologic features of brain tumors. This study aimed to report a comprehensive assessment on the prevalence of PBT.

Evaluation of anthropometric indices for metabolic syndrome in Chinese adults aged 40 years and over.

Background: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) is increasing worldwide with a marked impact in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes risk.

Aim Of The Study: To evaluate the anthropometric indices for metabolic syndrome (MetS) and determine the optimal cut-off values of waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), and waist height ratio (WHtR) for MetS in Chinese adults aged 40 years and over.

Methods: A sample of Chinese adults aged 40 years and over including 430 men and 638 women was investigated.

Obesity and its associations with hypertension and type 2 diabetes among Chinese adults age 40 years and over.

Aim: To investigate the prevalence of obesity in a Chinese community according to the World Health Organization recommended criteria for Asians in 2000 based on body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC), and to examine the associations between obesity and the risk of hypertension and type 2 diabetes among adults age 40 years and over in Shanghai, China.

Methods: A population-based survey was conducted in Youyi Community in Shanghai. Five thousand seventy-one subjects (1917 men and 3154 women) were included in this study.

Association of WBC count and glucose metabolism among Chinese population aged 40 years and over.

Chronic subclinical inflammation may be involved in the pathogenesis of Type 2 diabetes. We examined whether elevated WBC count, a marker of inflammation, was associated with worsening of glucose tolerance among Chinese population aged 40 years and over. Based on the 75g OGTT, 1016 subjects aged from 40 to 88 years were classified into four groups: NFG/NGT (n=299), isolated IFG (n=213), IGT (n=213) and Type 2 diabetes (n=291).

Serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and microalbuminuria in relation to fasting and 2-h postload plasma glucose in a Chinese population.

Objective: Serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and microalbuminuria are predictors of cardiovascular disease. The association of these factors of cardiovascular risk with fasting and 2-h postload plasma glucose in a group of Chinese subjects was investigated.

Design: This was a cross-sectional cohort study.

[Prevalence and predictors of microalbuminuria in persons with various glucose tolerance levels].

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of microalbuminuria in persons with various glucose tolerance levels and the risk factors for the development of microalbuminuria.

Methods: Early morning urine samples were collected from 1,779 subjects with all the data necessary for this survey from a population screened in Baoshan Community, Shanghai by cluster sampling, including 752 with normal glucose tolerance (NGT), 505 impaired glucose tolerance (IGR), and 522 type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) diagnosed according to a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). Urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) was measured by rate-nephelometry method.