Renin-angiotensin system mechanism underlying the effect of auricular acupuncture on blood pressure in hypertensive patients with phlegm-dampness constitution: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Phlegm-dampness constitution is a traditional Chinese medicine constitution typically associated with essential hypertension. Previous studies have demonstrated that auricular acupuncture effectively decreases blood pressure and adjusts the constitution. However, the mechanism underlying auricular acupuncture's effect is poorly understood.

Causal relationship between leisure sedentary behaviors and low back pain risk: a Mendelian randomization study.

Purpose: This study aims to assess the causal associations of leisure sedentary behaviors with low back pain (LBP).

Methods: A Mendelian randomization (MR) study was carried out utilizing genetic instruments to determine whether leisure sedentary behaviors (including leisure television watching, leisure computer use, and driving) are causally associated with LBP. All instrumental variables were selected from publicly available genetic summary data.

Causal association between obstructive sleep apnea and gastroesophageal reflux disease: A bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study.

Correlations between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) have been detected in previous observational studies. However, this association remains uncertain due to the potential presence of selection and confounding biases. Therefore, this bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study was conducted to evaluate the causal relationship between OSA and GERD.

Traditional Chinese Medicine constitution types of high-normal blood pressure: A meta-analysis.

Objective: We determined the distribution of constitutional types of high-normal blood pressure in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and provided evidence for the prevention of high-normal blood pressure and hypertension.

Methods: Eight digital databases were searched from January 2011 to November 2022, including PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, EBSCOhost, CNKI, CBM, Wangfang, and CQVIP. We performed a meta-analysis with the random-effects model or fixed-effects model to describe the distribution of constitutional types of high-normal blood pressure in TCM.

Diet-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among young and middle-aged individuals with high-normal blood pressure: A cross-sectional study in China.

Background: Dietary modifications play an important role in the prevention and management of high-normal blood pressure (BP). The aim of this study was to investigate diet-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors, and the socio-demographic determinants of these, among young and middle-aged Chinese individuals with high-normal BP.

Methods: Data from the 2015 China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) were analyzed in this study.