Publications by authors named "Zhi-Kang Zou"

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  • Aim: This study aimed to understand how peripheral refraction relates to the development of myopia in male teenage Chinese students.
  • Methods: Over two years, 85 non-myopic boys aged 14-16 were assessed for peripheral refraction at different angles to see how it changed and correlated with myopia onset.
  • Results: 15.29% of participants developed myopia, and those who did had lower baseline central and peripheral refraction values. Higher relative peripheral hyperopia was noted in myopic students, indicating that certain baseline refractive measurements might help in predicting myopia.
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Background: In recent decades, the prevalence rate of myopia has markedly increased, especially among teenagers. Our purpose was to determine the incidence of myopia and identify the related risk factors among schoolchildren in the experimental classes of the Air Force in China.

Methods: In May 2015, this 3-year prospective cohort study enrolled 522 boys (age, 14-16 years) attending grade 10 in 16 high schools in 15 cities in China.

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Purpose: To assess the incidence rate of myopia, refractive change, and the effects of influencing factors on a group of highly selected senior high school students in an Aviation Cadet prerecruitment class in China.

Methods: A total of 800 nonmyopic, male, Grade 9 students aged 14- to 16-years old with cycloplegic refraction of -0.25 or greater diopters (D) to 1.

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Objective: A meta-analysis was carried out to summarize published data on the relationship between breast cancer and dietary factors.

Methods: Databases in Chinese (China National Knowledge Infrastructure [CNKI], China Biology Medicine [CBM], WanFang, VIP) and in English (PubMed and Web of Science) were searched for articles analyzing vegetable, fruit, soy food and fat consumption and breast cancer risk published through June 30, 2013. Random effects models were used to estimate summary odds ratios (OR) based on high versus low intake, and subgroup analysis was conducted according to region, study design, paper quality and adjustment for confounding factors to detect the potential source of heterogeneity.

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N-glycans play an essential role in biological process and are associated with age, gender, and body mass parameters in Caucasian populations, whereas no study has been reported in Chinese populations. To investigate the correlation between N-glycan structures and metabolic syndrome (MetS) components, we conducted a population-based study in 212 Chinese Han individuals. The replication study was performed on 520 unrelated individuals from a Croatian island Korčula.

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