Study on Varicella-Zoster Virus Antibody Levels among Children Aged 1-7 Years in Changzhou, China.

We aim to understand the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) antibody levels in children after vaccination and to construct VZV-IgG centile curves and reference values for children aged 1-7 years. From September to October 2023, a total of 806 children were recruited according to the time intervals of 1 month, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, and 3 years after vaccination, as well as age groups. A generalized additive model for location, shape, and scale (GAMLSS) was applied to estimate P, P, P, P, P, P, and P centile reference values of VZV-IgG, and 95% reference intervals were calculated.

Association between the proportions of carbohydrate and fat intake and hypertension risk: findings from the China Health and Nutrition Survey.

Objective: The aim of this study was to expound the dietary effects of different proportions of carbohydrate and fat on hypertension in the Chinese population.

Methods: We used data derived from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) from 1991 to 2011. In total, 10 459 Chinese participants aged over 12 years were included in the final analysis.

Estimation of losses of quality-adjusted life expectancy attributed to the combination of cognitive impairment and multimorbidity among Chinese adults aged 45 years and older.

Objectives: This study aims to estimate the losses of quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE) due to the joint effects of cognitive impairment and multimorbidity, and to further confirm additional losses attributable to this interaction among middle-aged and elderly Chinese people.

Methods: The National Cause of Death Monitoring Data were linked with the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). A mapping and assignment method was used to estimate health utility values, which were further used to calculate QALE.

Association between Dietary Quality and Prediabetes based on the Diet Balance Index.

Dietary quality is an important factor influencing prediabetes, but few studies have applied the Chinese Diet Balance Index (DBI-16) to evaluate the dietary quality of individuals with prediabetes and explore the associations between dietary quality and prediabetes. In our study, the lower-bound score, higher-bound score and diet quality distance, were respectively calculated to assess dietary quality based on each food group. Logistic regression was used to calculate the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (95%CI) of unfavorable dietary quality leading to prediabetes in every subgroup.

High-sensitivity C-reactive protein and cystatin C independently and jointly predict all-cause mortality among the middle-aged and elderly Chinese population.

Studies investigating the relationship between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), cystatin C, and all-cause mortality yielded inconsistent results. Moreover, the joint effect of hs-CRP and cystatin C on mortality risk is largely unknown for the general population. In this study, we examined the associations between hs-CRP, cystatin C, and all-cause mortality using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS).