Metabolic Syndrome Components and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer: A Population-Based Prospective Study in Chinese Men.

To investigate the association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) in Chinese men, this study was performed based on data from a large prospective cohort study conducted in China named the Kailuan men cohort study. A total of 104,333 eligible men who participated in biennial examinations at least once from 2006 to 2015 were recruited. Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to estimate the effects of MetS components on CRC risk.

Association between ideal cardiovascular health score trajectories and arterial stiffness: the Kailuan Study.

Some studies have shown that a higher ideal cardiovascular health score (CVHS) predicts a lower incidence of arterial stiffness. Few studies have used multiple measurements of CVHS to examine the impact of CVHS on arterial stiffness. The current study aimed to identify the long-term patterns in CVHS trajectory and to explore the association between CVHS trajectory and arterial stiffness.

Association of Lipids With Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke: A Prospective Cohort Study Among 267 500 Chinese.

Background and Purpose- Previous results on the association between lipids and stroke were controversial. We investigated the association of total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C ), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and triglyceride with stroke. Methods- Six cohort studies in China with 267 500 participants were included.

The nonlinear association between outdoor temperature and cholesterol levels, with modifying effect of individual characteristics and behaviors.

Few studies have been conducted to investigate the underlying mechanisms of the effect of temperature on cardiovascular disease at population level, especially among Chinese population. A total of 56,039 participants were recruited from Kailuan cohort study, China. The lipoprotein profile indicators, including triglycerides (TG), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and high-density lipoprotein, were collected.

Changes in pulse pressure × heart rate, hs-CRP, and arterial stiffness progression in the Chinese general population: a cohort study involving 3978 employees of the Kailuan Company.

Background: Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is a marker of arterial stiffness, which represents sub-clinical atherosclerosis. Pulsatile stress and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) are associated with arteriosclerosis. However, there is no prospective data confirming whether changes in pulsatile stress and inflammatory markers affect the progression of arterial stiffness.

Association between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and all-cause mortality in the general population of northern China.

Recent studies proposed reasonable doubts about the good prognosis of very high levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c). We aimed to investigate the association between HDL-c levels and all-cause mortality using data from an observational cohort study in northern China from 2006 to 2015. The study population was stratified into six groups by HDL-c levels in mg/dl (<40, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, ≥80).

Joint association of body mass index and central obesity with cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in prediabetic population: A prospective cohort study.

Objective: To assess the joint association of body mass index (BMI) and central obesity with cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in prediabetic population.

Methods: Altogether 18,703 participants with prediabetes completed follow-up between June 2006 and December 2015 were included in the analyses. Prediabetes was defined as fasting plasma glucose level 5.

Time-averaged serum uric acid and 10-year incident diabetic kidney disease: A prospective study from China.

Background: The association between serum uric acid (SUA) and the risk of diabetic kidney diseases (DKD) remains controversial. We aim to investigate the association between time-averaged SUA and long-term incident DKD among general population-based patients with diabetes.

Methods: Altogether 1327 patients with diabetes and without kidney disease (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] ≥ 60 mL/min/1.

Association between healthy vascular aging and the risk of the first stroke in a community-based Chinese cohort.

In this study we tested whether vascular aging is associated with the risk of first stroke in the Kailuan cohort, a community-based Chinese cohort. For participants aged ≥ 50 years, healthy vascular aging (HVA) was defined as an absence of hypertension and a brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity < the mean + 2 standard deviations, which was determined from a reference sample of healthy participants aged < 30 years. The primary outcome was first stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic).

The association between cumulative C-reactive protein and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity.

Background And Aims: This study aimed to investigate the association between cumulative C-reactive protein (cumCPR) and arterial stiffness.

Methods: The cross-sectional study included 15,432 participants from the Kailuan Cohort. The participants were divided into four groups according to cumCRP quartiles.

Higher triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio increases cardiovascular risk: 10-year prospective study in a cohort of Chinese adults.

Aims/introduction: A higher ratio of triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) is considered as the independent risk index of cardiovascular (CV) events. However, cohort studies regarding this correlation are rarely reported, especially in the Chinese population. The aim of present study was to explore the relationship of the TG/HDL-C ratio with CV risks among Chinese adults during 10-year follow-up period.

Association Between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity (baPWV) in Males with Hypertension: A Community-Based Cross-Section Study in North China.

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) in hypertensive males. MATERIAL AND METHODS Altogether, 14 866 male hypertensive participants were included in the analysis. Participants were divided into 3 groups: low BMI group (BMI <24 kg/m²), moderate BMI group (24 kg/m² ≤BMI <28 kg/m²), and high BMI group (BMI ≥28 kg/m²).

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and risk of intracerebral hemorrhage: A prospective study.

Objective: To prospectively examine the association between low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (LDL-C) concentrations and intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) risk.

Methods: The current cohort study included 96,043 participants (mean age 51.3 years) who were free of stroke, myocardial infarction, and cancer at baseline (2006).

The association between orthostatic blood pressure changes and subclinical target organ damage in subjects over 60 years old.

Background: Although recent studies have indicated that both orthostatic hypotension and orthostatic hypertension independently predict cardiovascular events, the underlying mechanisms are still controversial. The aim of the study was to investigate the relationships between orthostatic changes and organ damage in subjects over 60 years old.

Methods: This is a prospective observational cohort study.

Cohort Study of Repeated Measurements of Serum Urate and Risk of Incident Atrial Fibrillation.

Background Current evidence on the association between serum urate and risk of atrial fibrillation ( AF ) is limited by cross-sectional designs and 1-time measurement of serum urate. The roles of serum urate, gout-related inflammation, and systemic inflammation in the etiology of AF are currently unknown. This gap is important, given that systemic inflammation is a recognized risk factor for AF .

Association of Trajectory of Cardiovascular Health Score and Incident Cardiovascular Disease.

Importance: The American Heart Association 2020 Strategic Impact Goals target an improvement in overall cardiovascular health, as assessed by 7 health metrics (smoking, body weight, physical activity, diet, plasma glucose level, plasma cholesterol level, and blood pressure).

Objective: To examine whether trajectories of overall cardiovascular health over time, as assessed by the cardiovascular health score (CHS) in 2006, 2008, and 2010, are associated with subsequent risk of CVD.

Design, Setting, And Participants: The Kailuan study is a prospective, population-based study that began in 2006.

Stage 1 hypertension defined by the 2017 ACC/AHA Hypertension Guidelines and Risk of Cardiovascular Events: a Cohort Study from Northern China.

To examine the association between stage 1 hypertension (at baseline and longitudinal change) defined by the 2017 ACC/AHA hypertension guidelines and risk of cardiovascular events in a Chinese Kailuan Cohort. A total of 97,126 active and retired workers aged 18 to 98 years free of cardiovascular disease at baseline were followed for up to 10 years in the Chinese Kailuan Cohort Study. Adjusted Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals of cardiovascular events among different blood pressure categories.

Cumulative alcohol consumption and stroke risk in men.

Backgrounds: Views on the relationship between alcohol consumption and stroke risk remain controversial. Moreover, data on cumulative alcohol intake are limited. We examined the potential impact of cumulative alcohol consumption on the risk of total stroke and its subtypes in men.

Neck circumference is associated with hyperuricemia: a cross-sectional study.

Background/objective: Neck circumference (NC) is associated with metabolic abnormalities, independent of other obesity indices. However, data are limited regarding the potential relation between NC and serum uric acid (UA) concentrations. Therefore, we evaluated the cross-sectional association between NC and UA concentration, and odds of having hyperuricemia in a community-based cohort.

Blood Pressure Variability Is Associated with Hearing and Hearing Loss: A Population-Based Study in Males.

Blood pressure (BP) has been well documented to be associated with hearing loss previously. However, the role of blood pressure variability (BPV, representing BP fluctuation over a time period) on hearing remains unknown. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between BPV and hearing in Chinese population.

Aging, Arterial Stiffness, and Blood Pressure Association in Chinese Adults.

Arterial stiffness and blood pressure (BP) both increase with aging synchronously. Whether elevated BP results from thickening of arterial wall or vice versa is controversial in previous studies. This study included 17 862 participants without history of myocardial infarction, stroke, atrial fibrillation or flutter, or cancer and with brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and BP measurements during 2010 to 2016.

Baseline high-sensitivity C-reactive protein predicts the risk of incident ankylosing spondylitis: Results of a community-based prospective study.

Background: A hospitalized-based cohort study suggested that elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are associated with radiographic sacroiliitis progression in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients. However, data from community-based populations are limited.

Objective: We sought to determine the association between elevated CRP levels and AS diagnosis in a prospective community-based study of 129,681 Chinese adults over a follow-up period of 8 years.

Waist Circumference Might Be a Predictor of Primary Liver Cancer: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Waist circumference, as an indicator of central adiposity, has been identified as an important predictor of several specific cancers such as colorectal cancer and gastroesophageal cancer risk, however, a consensus regarding the association between waist circumference and primary liver cancer (PLC) risk has not been reached. A total of 104,825 males participating in the health checkup were included in the Kailuan male cohort study (2006-2015). Information on demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, lifestyle, medical records, and anthropometric measures were collected.

Change of Kidney Function Is Associated With All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Diseases: Results From the Kailuan Study.

Background Current evaluation about the relationship of sequential change in estimated glomerular filtration rate ( eGFR ) and clinical outcomes are still inconsistent. We aimed to investigate the association between the change in kidney function over time and the risk of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease. Methods and Results This prospective cohort including 37 691 participants aged ≥45 years used data from the Kailuan Health Registry.