Background: With the rapid expansion of social media platforms, the demand for health information has increased substantially, leading to innovative approaches and new opportunities in health education.
Objective: This study aims to analyze the characteristics of articles published on the "Dr Ding Xiang" WeChat official account (WOA), one of the most popular institutional accounts on the WeChat platform, to identify factors influencing readership engagement and to propose strategies for enhancing the effectiveness of health information dissemination.
Methods: A total of 5286 articles published on the "Dr Ding Xiang" WOA from January 2021 to December 2021 were collected and analyzed.
To investigate the association between Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV)/human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) infection and both all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in a representative cohort of US adults, data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III (NHANES III; 1988‒1994) were analyzed, including 13,993 participants aged 18‒90 years who underwent KSHV serology evaluations. Mortality outcomes were ascertained through December 2019 using the National Death Index. Cox proportional hazards models were employed to examine the association between KSHV seropositivity and mortality, adjusting for potential confounders such as age, sex, ethnicity, body mass index, and serum TG.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo investigate the prevalence of pulmonary airflow limitation and its association with body mass index (BMI) in a community-based population in Shenzhen, China. Study participants were recruited from Nanlian Community in Shenzhen, China, and spirometry was performed to assess lung function including forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV), FEV/FVC ratio, and FEV divided by predicted value. Pulmonary airflow limitation was determined by the Chinese Guideline of Pulmonary Function Examination.
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