Publications by authors named "Zhi Hao Li"

Background: The frequency of salt added at the table (i.e., to food after it has been prepared, during consumption) could reflect an individual's long-term dietary preference and habitual intake in Western countries.

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Aims: To investigate the effect of optimal diastolic blood pressure (DBP) level on cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, considering different age groups. And the nonlinear relationship between DBP and CVD events by age were evaluated.

Methods: 358,734 participants of the UK biobank were included.

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A SPE-SERS method was developed for the detection of several antibiotic residues in dairy products. Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) encapsulated with an ultrathin Cr-MIL-101 shell (Au@Cr-MIL-101 NPs) have been synthesized, and the thickness of Cr-MIL-101 shell can be precisely controlled to 3 nm. As a superior solid phase extraction (SPE) adsorbent, Cr-MIL-101 acts as a shell layer to effectively enrich antibiotics within the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) field of Au NPs, which enhances the SERS signal and eliminates background interference.

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Background: Choline, an essential nutrient, plays a critical role in cognition, and may help prevent dementia and mild cognitive impairment. However, studies on dietary choline and its derivatives for preventing these conditions are limited and inconsistent.

Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the associations between dietary choline intake and the incidence of dementia, Alzheimer disease (AD), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and current cognitive performance in the United Kingdom Biobank cohort.

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  • This study investigates how regular fish oil supplementation affects the risk of developing hypertension and considers if genetic factors play a role in this association.
  • The research analyzed data from over 213,000 participants, finding that those who regularly used fish oil had a lower risk of new-onset hypertension compared to non-users, especially among those with higher genetic susceptibility.
  • The findings suggest that regular fish oil supplementation may be particularly beneficial for individuals genetically predisposed to hypertension, potentially reducing their risk by a significant margin.
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: The causal association of specific gut microbiota with dementia remains incompletely understood. We aimed to access the causal relationships in which one or more gut microbiota account for dementia. : Using data from the MiBioGen and FinnGen consortia, we employed multiple Mendelian randomization (MR) approaches including two-sample MR (TSMR), multivariable MR (MVMR), and Bayesian model averaging MR to comprehensively evaluate the causal associations between 119 genera and dementia, and to prioritize the predominant bacterium.

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  • A study was conducted to examine how regular internet usage affects overall and specific types of mortality among 21,481 older adults, aged around 64 years, over a span of 14 years.
  • The findings revealed that regular internet users had a lower risk of dying from any cause (hazard ratio of 0.78) and particularly from cardiovascular diseases (hazard ratio of 0.72), with no significant differences based on age, sex, or lifestyle factors like exercise and alcohol consumption.
  • The research also indicated that using the internet for about 2.1 to 4 hours daily may provide the greatest protective benefits against mortality, though more data is needed to fully confirm these trends.
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Background: The associations of weight change with all-cause and cause-specific mortality stratified by age remains unclear. We evaluated the age-stratified (< 65 vs ≥ 65 years) associations of weight change with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in a large sample of Chinese adults.

Methods: Our cohort study included 746,991 adults aged at least 45 years from the Shenzhen Healthcare Big Data Cohort in China.

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Objective: Radiomics models have demonstrated good performance for the diagnosis and evaluation of prostate cancer (PCa). However, there are currently no validated imaging models that can predict PCa or clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa). Therefore, we aimed to identify the best such models for the prediction of PCa and csPCa.

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The causal association of circulating metabolites with dementia remains uncertain. We assessed the causal association of circulating metabolites with dementia utilizing Mendelian randomization (MR) methods. We performed univariable MR analysis to evaluate the associations of 486 metabolites with dementia, Alzheimer's disease (AD), and vascular dementia (VaD) risk.

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With the acceleration of population aging, disability in older adults is a growing public health problem; however, little is known about the role of specific leisure-time activities in affecting disability. This study prospectively examined the association of leisure-time activities with disability among the Chinese oldest old. A total of 14 039 adults aged 80 years or older (median age of 89.

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Background: Dietary diversity has been suggested as a potential preventive measure against frailty in older adults, but the effect of changes in dietary diversity on frailty is unclear. This study was conducted to examine the association between the dietary diversity score (DDS) and frailty among older Chinese adults.

Methods: A total of 12,457 adults aged 65 years or older were enrolled from three consecutive and nonoverlapping cohorts from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (the 2002 cohort, the 2005 cohort, and the 2008 cohort).

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Background: Atherogenic index of plasma (AIP), a marker of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, few studies have investigated association between AIP and all-cause mortality and specific-mortality in the general population.

Methods: This study included data from 14,063 American adults.

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Background: Conflicting results have been reported on the association of dietary unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs) with longevity and cardiovascular health. Most previous studies have focused only on the amount of UFAs consumed, not the timing of intake.

Methods: This prospective cohort study used data from 30,136 adults aged 18 years and older.

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Introduction: The study aimed to investigate the associations of changes in social isolation, loneliness, or both, with cognitive function.

Methods: Data were from 7299 older adults in the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. We defined four change patterns (no, incident, transient, and persistent) for social isolation and loneliness, and created nine-category variable to represent the joint changes.

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  • The study investigates the relationship between metabolic obesity phenotypes and all-cause mortality in a group of 1,207 Chinese individuals aged around 92 years, focusing on how obesity's effects vary depending on metabolic health.
  • Results show that metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) is linked to a lower risk of death compared to non-obesity, while metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO) does not show this same benefit.
  • Transitioning from MHO to MUO increases mortality risk, highlighting the importance of maintaining metabolic health over mere weight management in older adults.
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Background: There is limited understanding regarding prospective associations of insomnia symptoms and trajectories with functional disability. We aimed to investigate the associations of insomnia symptoms and trajectories with functional disability.

Method: A total of 13 197 participants were eligible from the Health and Retirement Study.

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Importance: Epidemiological evidences regarding the association between whole grain intake and the risk of new-onset hypertension are still controversial.

Objective: We aimed to investigate the relationship between whole grain intake and new-onset hypertension and examine possible effect modifiers in the general population.

Methods: A total of 10,973 participants without hypertension from the China Health and Nutrition Survey were enrolled, with follow-up beginning in 1997 and ending in 2015.

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Cross-coupling reactions represent an indispensable tool in chemical synthesis. An intriguing challenge in this field is to achieve selective cross-coupling between two precursors with similar reactivity or, to the limit, the identical molecules. Here we report an unexpected dehydrobrominative cross-coupling between 1,3,5-tris(2-bromophenyl)benzene molecules on silver surfaces.

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Ambient air pollution is a major global health concern. Yet, no study has thoroughly assessed its link to respiratory mortality. Our research evaluated the combined and individual effects of air pollutants on respiratory mortality risks based on the UK Biobank.

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Backgrounds: Short-term exposure to air pollutants increases the risk of migraine, but the long-term impacts of exposure to multiple pollutants on migraine have not been established. The aim of this large prospective cohort study was to explore these links.

Methods: A total of 458,664 participants who were free of migraine at baseline from the UK Biobank were studied.

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Background: The relationship between whole grain intake and chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains uncertain.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the association between whole grain intake and risk of CKD in Chinese adults.

Methods: The present cross-sectional study used data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey conducted in 2009.

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A catalytic enantioselective polycyclization of tertiary enamides with terminal silyl enol ethers has been developed by virtue of Cu(OTf) catalysis with a novel spiropyrroline-derived oxazole (SPDO) ligand. This tandem reaction offers an effective approach to assemble bicyclic and tricyclic -heterocycles bearing both - and -quaternary stereogenic centers, which are primal subunits in a range of natural alkaloids. Strategic application of this methodology and a late-stage radical cyclization as key steps have been showcased in the concise total synthesis of (-)-cephalocyclidin A.

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  • Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are commonly used to treat conditions like gastroesophageal reflux disease and peptic ulcers, but their link to cardiovascular disease (CVD) is not well understood.
  • A large study involving over 459,000 participants found that regular PPI use significantly increased the risk of various CVD events, such as coronary heart disease, stroke, and heart failure.
  • The results suggest that healthcare providers should be cautious when prescribing PPIs due to their potential association with heightened cardiovascular risks.
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  • Pre-magnetization enhances the effectiveness of zero-valent iron (ZVI) in removing contaminants, but the impact of different magnetization methods on its performance when used with advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) is not well understood.
  • This study investigated the efficiency of dry and wet pre-magnetized ZVI (Pre-ZVI) combined with peroxymonosulfate (PMS) to eliminate oxytetracycline (OTC) and evaluated the long-term effectiveness of Pre-ZVI.
  • Results showed the reaction rates were slightly lower over 30 days for both methods, and the study also proposed four degradation pathways for OTC and assessed the toxicity of the resulting byproducts, offering valuable insights
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