Evaluation on the Efficacy and Safety of Panax Notoginseng Saponins in the Treatment of Stroke among Elderly People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 206 Randomized Controlled Trials.

Background: Evidence regarding the effect of Panax notoginseng saponins (PNS) on treating elderly stroke patients is scare and inconsistent. This study investigated the efficacy and safety of PNS by means of meta-analysis so as to provide an evidence-based reference for the treatment of elderly patients with stroke.

Methods: We searched the PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CNKI, VIP, Wanfang, and China Biomedical Database to identify the eligible randomized controlled trials (RCTs) concerning using PNS to treat elderly people with stroke from their inception to first, May 2022.

[Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its family factors for children and adolescents in Chongqing City in 2014].

Objective: To study the prevalence and family factors on metabolic syndrome( MS) in children and adolescents for Chongqing City.

Methods: Multi-stage cluster sampling was used to recruit 1309 children and adolescents between 10 and 17 years old for physical examination( height, weight, waist circumference and blood pressure), blood biochemical examination( fasting plasma glucose, triglyceride, total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol)and questionnaire for family factors( breast feeding, delivery mode, birth weight, education of parents, height and weight of parents, family history of hypertension and diabetes, and so on). MS was diagnosed by the definition of metabolic syndrome and prophylaxis and treatment proposal in Chinese children and adolescents.

The relationship between obesity and body compositions with respect to the timing of puberty in Chongqing adolescents: a cross-sectional study.

Background: It is well known that excess adiposity during childhood may influence pubertal development. However, the extent to which body compositions vary in throughout puberty in boys and girls is currently unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate whether obesity and body compositions correlate with the timing of puberty in boys and girls.

[Correlation of pubertal timing, obesity, and body composition of children and adolescents in Chongqing City].

Objective: To investigate the correlation of pubertal timing, obesity, and body composition in children and adolescents in Chongqing city, China, and the difference in physical development and body fat among male and female students during puberty.

Methods: By a purposive sampling method, 1447 primary and junior high school students( 7- 17 years old) from two 9- year coherent-style schools in the Jiulongpo district( Chongqing City) were selected as research subjects. Height, weight, waist circumference, and skinfold thickness of the subjects were measured.