Evaluation of androgen receptor transcriptional activities of some pesticides in vitro.

Organophosphates and pyrethroids are among the most common pesticides currently in use worldwide. Several pesticides have been reported to possess hormonal activities, and thus are classified as endocrine disruptors. The present study was planned to evaluate potential androgenic and antiandrogenic activities of the pesticides.

[Study on the relationship between compositions of hyperuricemia and metabolic syndrome].

Objective: To study the relationship between compositions of hyperuricemia and metabolic syndrome among residents aged > or =20 years.

Methods: A stratified cluster sampling was conducted with 7887 dwellers recruited and examinaed. Blood samples were then collected for serum detection.

[A community-based case-control study on risk factors of hyperuricemia among residents in the community].

Objective: To investigate the risk factors of hyperuricemia among residents aged >/= 20 years.

Methods: A community based case-control study was conducted in 286 patients with 858 controls without hyperuricemia. Available data were analyzed by mono-factorial and multi-factorial logistic regression methods using SPSS 10.