Spirometric prediction equations and the relationship between metabolic syndrome and spirometric parameters from an island in Fujian, China.

Background: We investigated risk factors for decreased lung function among Chinese island residents (≥30 years) to determine the relationship between metabolic syndrome (MS) and decreased lung function.

Methods: From October 17, 2011 to November 1, 2011, 2607 residents aged ≥30 years who lived on the Huangqi Peninsula of Fujian were enlisted by random cluster sampling. They completed a questionnaire designed according to the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) questionnaire, and underwent physical examination, blood test, and lung function evaluation.

Risk factors for small airway obstruction among Chinese island residents: a case-control study.

Background: We investigated the prevalence of and risk factors for small airway obstruction (SAO) among Chinese island residents to establish means to prevent and treat SAO.

Methods: From October 17, 2011 to November 1, 2011, a total of 2,873 residents aged >20 years who lived on the Huangqi Peninsula of Fujian were recruited by random cluster sampling. They were asked to complete a Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) questionnaire and underwent physical examinations and lung function evaluations.

[A case-control study on the risk factors for lower respiratory tract infection by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in a medical intensive care unit].

Objective: To explore the risk factors for lower respiratory tract infection by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in the medical intensive care unit (MICU) in Fujian Provincial Hospital.

Methods: A 1:4 matched case-control study was carried out in the MICU in Fujian Provincial Hospital. Thirty-five patients with hospital-acquired lower respiratory tract infection by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia from 2007 to 2010 were included as cases, and 140 patients without lower respiratory tract infection served as controls.