Publications by authors named "Jie Ming Lu"
Background And Purpose: The findings of clinical studies exploring essential oils (EOs) for anxiety remain disputed, and no studies have yet clarified the differences in the efficacy of EOs. The purpose of the study was to directly or indirectly compare the efficacy of different types of EOs on anxiety by pooling the results of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
Methods: PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) databases were searched from inception to November 2022.
Introduction: Body mass index (BMI) trajectories, such as non-linear time trends and nonlinear changes in BMI with age, can provide information on the underlying temporal health patterns. The relationship between BMI trajectories and the risk of hypertension remains controversial.
Methods: PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were searched from their inception to January 31, 2022.
This study was designed to systematically evaluate the effects of growth factor (GF) for therapeutic angiogenesis on ischemic heart disease (IHD) by pooling the results of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). PubMed, EMBASE, and CENTRAL databases were searched from inception to October 2022. RCTs, investigating the effects of GF therapy on IHD, were included.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Effects of vibration training on activation characteristics of lower limb skeletal muscle and physiological load in middle aged and elderly people aged 50-65].
Zhongguo Ying Yong Sheng Li Xue Za Zhi
September 2022
HDL-C, longitudinal change and risk of mortality in a Chinese cohort study.
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis
August 2021
Background And Aims: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) concentration and variability are both important factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality. We aimed to explore the associations of HDL-C and longitudinal change in HDL-C with risk of mortality.
Methods And Results: We recruited a total of 69,163 participants aged ≥40 years and had medical examination records of HDL-C during 2010-2014 from the Yinzhou District, Ningbo, China.
Article Synopsis
- * Researchers analyzed health examination data from 65,517 participants and found that those with very low LDL-C levels faced a significantly higher risk of death from various causes compared to those with median levels.
- * The findings suggest that low LDL-C levels could be more dangerous than previously thought, increasing the risk of deaths from cardiovascular disease, strokes, and cancer in this population.
Objective: Unprecedented rigorous public health measures were implemented during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic, but it is still unclear how the intervention influenced hospital visits for different types of diseases. We aimed to evaluate the impact of the intervention on hospital visits in Yinzhou District, Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China.
Methods: We conducted an interrupted time-series analysis from 1 January 2017 to 6 September 2020 based on the Yinzhou Health Information System in Ningbo, Zhejiang province.
The study compared the effects of low intensity resistance training with blood flow restriction (BFR) with different occlusion pressure on lower limb muscle and cardiopulmonary function. Twenty-seven college students were randomly divided into three groups by different occlusion pressure: 0 mmHg (group C), 120 mmHg (group L) and 180 mmHg (group H). Before and after training (3 times a week for 12 weeks) with an inflatable cuff (20% 1RM, half squat), the muscle thickness(MTH)of rectus femoris and medius femoris, relative peak knee extensor moment(rM), peak power(P), relative maximal oxygen uptake(rVOmax), stroke volume(SV), cardiac output(CO), ejection fraction(EF) and other indicators were measured for all subjects.
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- The study assessed adverse events (AEs) related to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in a mainly Chinese population by analyzing clinical trials up to September 2019.
- It included 13 trials with 1063 patients, revealing high incidences of treatment-related AEs (84.1%) and immune-related AEs (43.3%), with a notable increase in severe AEs when combining ICIs with chemotherapy.
- Specific AEs were identified for different ICIs, and while most AEs were mild and manageable, combining ICIs with other treatments raises concerns for more severe side effects.
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- This study investigates the link between lifestyle factors (like BMI, smoking, alcohol use, and physical activity) and mortality rates in a large cohort of over 360,000 residents in China from 2004 to 2017.
- Results show that maintaining a healthy BMI, not smoking or drinking, and exercising regularly significantly lower total mortality and the risk of death from cancer and cardiovascular diseases.
- The findings emphasize that as lifestyle risk scores increase, the likelihood of both total and cause-specific mortality rises, underlining the importance of healthy habits for longevity in the Chinese population.
Ambient particulate matter is one of the main risk factors of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in developing countries. However, the studies were scant in China concerning the health effects of the fine particulate matter (PM; particulate matter ≤ 2.5 μm in diameter) on hospital visits for COPD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntra-individual variability of total cholesterol is associated with cardiovascular disease mortality: A cohort study.
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis
November 2019
Background And Aims: The relationship between serum total cholesterol (TC) and mortality remains inconsistent. Additionally, intra-individual variability of cholesterol has been of increasing interest as a new indicator for health outcomes. We aimed to examine the association between TC and its variability and risk of mortality.
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