Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Insulin Pump Among Non-Endocrinology Nurses in South China.

Purpose: To investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) on insulin pump among non-endocrinology nurses in Southern China.

Methods: This multicenter cross-sectional study enrolled non-endocrinology nurses in Southern China between November 2020 and December 2020. A structured questionnaire about insulin pumps was designed and used to collect data.

Experimental study of the anti-atherosclerotic effect of demethylzeylasteral.

This study aimed to confirm that atherosclerosis (AS) is a systemic immune-mediated chronic inflammatory disease and to investigate the anti-atherosclerotic effect of demethylzeylasteral by testing the immunocompetent cells and inflammatory mediators in the blood and atherosclerotic plaques of the rabbit model of AS. For this purpose, 60 male New Zealand white rabbits were given 150 g high-fat diet (1% cholesterol, 5% lard, and 15% egg yolk powder) daily for a total of 90 days. On day 61, the rabbits were randomly divided into the saline group (n=15), the rosuvastatin group (n=15), the low-dose demethylzeylasteral group (n=15), and the high-dose demethylzeylasteral group (n=15).

Association of BMI and interpregnancy BMI change with birth outcomes in an Australian obstetric population: a retrospective cohort study.

Objective: To assess maternal and neonatal outcomes associated with increasing body mass index (BMI) and interpregnancy BMI changes in an Australian obstetric population.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study from 2008 to 2013 was undertaken. BMI for 14 875 women was categorised as follows: underweight (≤18 kg/m(2)); normal weight (19-24 kg/m(2)); overweight (25-29 kg/m(2)); obese class I (30-34 kg/m(2)); obese class II (35-39 kg/m(2)) and obese class III (40+ kg/m(2)).