The effect of hyperuricemia and its interaction with hypertension towards chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes: evidence from a cross- sectional study in Eastern China.

Objectives: This study aimed to explore the synergistic interaction effect between hyperuricemia and hypertension towards chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: This research originates from a cross-sectional study performed in Zhejiang Province, Eastern China, between March and November 2018. The correlation between serum uric acid levels and the risk of chronic kidney disease was assessed using a restricted cubic spline model.

Association between metabolic syndrome severity score and cardiovascular disease: results from a longitudinal cohort study on Chinese adults.

Objective: This study aimed to quantify the severity of metabolic syndrome(MetS) and investigate its association with cardiovascular disease(CVD) risk on Chinese adults.

Methods: 13,500 participants from the Zhejiang Adult Chronic Disease Study were followed up between 2010 and 2021. A continuous MetS severity score derived from the five components of MetS was used to quantify MetS severity, and the association between MetS severity and the risk of incident CVD was assessed using Cox proportional hazard and restricted cubic spline regression.

Anxiety symptoms and associated factors among school students after 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in Zhejiang Province, China.

Objectives: To ascertain the prevalence and associated factors of anxiety symptoms among middle and high school students in Zhejiang after 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design: A school-based cross-sectional study.

Setting: 30 counties/districts in Zhejiang Province, China.

The association of body mass index and its interaction with family history of dyslipidemia towards dyslipidemia in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study in Zhejiang Province, China.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and dyslipidemia and to explore the interaction between BMI and family history of dyslipidemia towards dyslipidemia in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between March and November 2018 in Zhejiang Province, China. A total of 1,756 patients with type 2 diabetes were included, physical examination data, fasting blood samples and face-to-face questionnaire survey data were collected.

Cancer incidence and mortality in Zhejiang Province, Southeast China, 2016: a population-based study.

Backgrounds: Cancer is one of the main causes of death worldwide, seriously threatening human health and life expectancy. We aimed to analyze the cancer incidence and mortality rates during 2016 in Zhejiang Province, Southeast China.

Methods: Data were collected from 14 population-based cancer registries across Zhejiang Province of China.

Sleep duration and behavioral correlates in middle and high school students: a cross-sectional study in Zhejiang province, China.

Objective: To investigate the sleep duration and correlates from lifestyle, dietary and weight control behaviors in Chinese adolescents.

Methods: Data were from 2017 Zhejiang Youth Risk Behavior Survey. A total of 17059 adolescents were included in this study and sleep duration and other behaviors information was collected via a self-reported questionnaire.

Trends in prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus in Zhejiang Province, China, 2016-2018.

Background: Limited population-based studies have investigated the secular trend of prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in mainland China. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the prevalence of GDM and time trends in Chinese female population.

Methods: Based on Diabetes Surveillance System of Zhejiang Province, 97,063 diagnosed GDM cases aged 20-50 years were identified from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018.

Associations between stressful life events and diabetes: Findings from the China Kadoorie Biobank study of 500,000 adults.

Aims/introduction: Evidence has shown that stressful life events are associated with the development of diabetes, yet studies in mainland China are scarce. In the present study, we explored the associations between cumulative and specific stressful life events and the prevalence of diabetes in Chinese adults.

Materials And Methods: The cross-sectional data were from the China Kadoorie Biobank study, which enrolled approximately 500,000 adults aged 30-79 years from 10 diverse regions of China.

Gender disparity in the associations of overweight/obesity with occupational activity, transport to/from work, leisure-time physical activity, and leisure-time spent sitting in working adults: A cross-sectional study.

Background: The associations of occupational activity (OA), commuting, leisure-time physical activity (LTPA), and sitting with overweight/obesity in working adults are controversial. This study explored these factors with the risk of overall and abdominal overweight/obesity in a Chinese working population and whether these associations differ by gender.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted.

Impact of injury-related mortality on life expectancy in Zhejiang, China based on death and population surveillance data.

Background: Life expectancy is a statistical measure of the average time an organism is expected to live. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of injury-related mortality on life expectancy in Zhejiang Province.

Methods: Our study used standard life tables to calculate life expectancy and cause-removed life expectancy based on mortality data from the Zhejiang Chronic Disease Surveillance System.

The associations between cigarette smoking and health-related behaviors among Chinese school-aged adolescents.

Background: Evidence on the interrelations between cigarette smoking and a cluster of lifestyle behaviors is scarce for the Chinese youth population. This study is conducted to identify the associations between cigarette smoking and multiple health-related behaviors in a Chinese sample of adolescents.

Methods: We used data from 2012 Zhejiang Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which is a school-based survey of 19,542 adolescents that assess risk behaviors using a self-reported questionnaire.

Breakfast Consumption and Its Associations with Health-Related Behaviors among School-Aged Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study in Zhejiang Province, China.

Evidence indicates that breakfast consumption is associated with a cluster of health-related behaviors, yet studies in mainland China are scarce. This study is conducted to describe the frequency of breakfast consumption among Chinese adolescents and examine its associations with other dietary, physical activity, sedentary, sleep, cigarette-smoking, and alcohol-drinking behaviors. Breakfast consumption and other health-related behaviors data was collected via a self-administered questionnaire in a cross-sectional study in Zhejiang Province, China.

Circulating MicroRNA-21 is Downregulated in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome.

The microRNA-21 (miR-21) is known to play a major role in cancer progression; however, its function in the cardiovascular system appears to be even more complex and conflicting. To characterize miR-21 expression in the plasma of individuals with or without metabolic syndrome (MetS), 58 MetS cases and 96 non-MetS controls were investigated. Expression levels of miR-21 were significantly decreased in the circulation of MetS subjects (OR=0.

Prevalence and associated factors of smoking in middle and high school students: a school-based cross-sectional study in Zhejiang Province, China.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and associated factors of smoking in a Chinese adolescent population.

Setting: A multistage, stratified cluster sampling technique was used in the present cross-sectional study conducted in Zhejiang Province of China. Based on socioeconomic status, school levels and geographical positions, 253 middle school classes, 122 academic school classes and 115 vocational high school classes located in 12 urban areas and 18 rural areas were chosen.

Cancer risk among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a population-based prospective study in China.

Evidence indicates an increased cancer risk among type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients, yet studies in mainland China are scarce. Based on Diabetes Surveillance System linking to Cancer Surveillance System of Zhejiang Province in China, we explored the cancer risk among T2DM patients. Totally, 327,268 T2DM patients were identified and followed from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2013.

[Investigation analysis on public awareness of tuberculosis knowledge in Zhejiang province, 2010].

Objective: To investigate the status of awareness on tuberculosis (TB) in the public and its impact factors in Zhejiang province.

Methods: A multi-stage sampling was applied. Around 6600 subjects were enrolled for questionnaire survey from December 2010 to January 2011 in Zhejiang province.

[Cross-sectional study on falls in residents of four communities in Zhejiang Province, China].

Objective: To understand the incidence of falls in different residents of four communities in Zhejiang Province to provide a basis for their prevention and control.

Methods: A household questionnaire survey on falls was conducted in 16 899 residents of two urban and two rural communities during November 2000 to October 2001.

Results: Standardized incidence rate of falls was 5.

[A cross-sectional study on injuries in residents at the community level of Zhejiang].

Objective: To study the incidence of injuries among residents living in the communities in Zhejiang.

Methods: A household questionnaire survey was conducted to 16 899 residents in four communities.

Results: The incidence of injuries was 16.