Comparison of Hypertension in Migrant and Local Patients with Atherosclerotic Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Study in Shanghai, China.

Background: Hypertension and its complications represent major health problems worldwide and are distributed differently in different populations. This study aimed to reveal the differences between two populations of patients with hypertension who had atherosclerotic complications: local residents in and migrants to the city of Shanghai, China.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among hospitalized patients with hypertension age 21-65 years in Pudong District.

Status of evidence-based chronic diseases prevention implementation in Shanghai, China: A qualitative study.

Background: Given the rapid increase in chronic disease epidemics in developing countries and the lagging research and practice in evidence-based chronic diseases prevention (EBCDP), we evaluated the status of public health practitioners' implementation of EBCDP and its impeding factors in China, as well as made a comparison between China and the developed countries to encourage better utilisation of this new field of science in China.

Methods: We interviewed health practitioners and patients from various health institutions in China and conducted a literature review to assess the current status of EBCDP practice in developed countries and identify the contextual driving factors.

Results: China is in its initial stage of EBCDP practice, as it lacks evidence-based interventions.

Disparities in mental health care utilization among inpatients in various types of health institutions: a cross-sectional study based on EHR data in Shanghai, China.

Background: Reform of the health care system in China has prompted concerns about the utilization of mental health services. This study aims to compare the utilization of mental health services among inpatients in various types of health institutions in Shanghai (community health care centres, secondary general hospitals, tertiary general hospitals, and specialty hospitals).

Methods: Based on electronic health record (EHR) data, we extracted all of the mental hospitalization data from various types of public health institutions in Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China, from 2013 to 2016.

Using the Risk Factors of Pancreatic Cancer and Their Interactions in Cancer Screening: A Case-Control Study in Shanghai, China.

Background: The incidence of pancreatic cancer has increased annually, but the risk factors and their interactions are still unknown.

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify risk factors and the effects of their interactions on pancreatic cancer occurrence among patients in Shanghai, China.

Methods: We conducted a hospital-based case-control study.