Investigation of health literacy status and related influencing factors in military health providers of Chinese People's liberation Army, a cross-sectional study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate health literacy and analyze its influencing factors in military health providers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA Army).

Methods: From November to December 2018, cluster sampling was used to select 1512 military health providers from the Army Medical University. Health literacy was measured by using the Chinese Citizen Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) (2015 edition).

Maternal rodent exposure to di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate decreases muscle mass in the offspring by increasing myostatin.

Background: Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and its metabolites can cross the placenta and may cause birth defects and developmental disorders. However, whether maternal DEHP exposure affects skeletal muscle development in the offspring and the pathways involved are unknown. This study investigated the effects of maternal DEHP exposure and the contribution of myostatin (MSTN) to skeletal muscle development in the offspring.

Levels of phthalate acid esters and sex hormones and their possible sources in traffic-patrol policemen in Chongqing.

To investigate the correlation between the air phthalate acid ester (PAE) exposure and serum PAE concentration and the effects of PAE exposure on reproductive health among Chongqing traffic-patrol policemen. In 2013, 32 traffic-patrol policemen working in an area with poor air quality in Chongqing and 28 traffic-patrol policemen working in an area with good air quality were selected. Their blood levels of 14 PAEs and six reproductive hormones were determined.

Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma in human placenta may mediate the adverse effects of phthalates exposure in pregnancy.

Peroxisome-proliferator activated receptor gamma (PPARG) in placenta play an important role in pregnancy. Our previous study showed that it mediated the effects of phthalates on placental mRNA expression of estrogen synthetases in rats. To assess the effects of phthalate exposure on PPARG placental expression, and the contribution of PPARG to the effects of phthalates in human.

Survey of health literacy level and related influencing factors in military college students in Chongqing, China: A cross-sectional analysis.

Health literacy (HL) has become an important public health issue and is receiving growing attention. However, the HL levels of military college students in China have never been analyzed. This study aimed to investigate the HL and related associate factors in military college students in Chongqing, China.

The CD4/CD8 ratio is associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) in elderly Chinese patients.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between number of circulating T cells and coronary artery disease (CAD) in an elderly Chinese population.

Methods: A total of 295 elderly inpatients (age≥60) were included in this cross-sectional study. Their clinical and biochemical characteristics were recorded.

[Genetic polymorphism of Chinese Zhuang population at HLA-Cw locus by sequence based typing].

Thirst study was purposed to explore the genetic polymorphism of Chinese Zhuang population at HLA-Cw locus by sequence based typing (SBT). A total of 150 unrelated blood samples from Chinese Zhuang population were subjected to sequencing at exon 2, 3 and 4 of HLA-Cw gene in both directions by using SBT technique established by our laboratory. The purified products of sequencing reaction were run by means of electrophoresis on the ABI 3730 DNA Sequencer and the assignment of HLA-Cw genotype was accomplished by using the Assign 3.