ObjectiveTo understand the prevalence of anorectal diseases in the elderly in the community, and to evaluate the role of electronic rectosigmoidoscope in the screening of anorectal diseases.MethodThe resident population aged 60–74 in the Xichang’an Street Area of Xicheng District of Beijing were collected to complete the initial screening by filling in the risk factor assessment questionnaire, and who were classified as the high-risk with positive initial screening were admitted to the diagnostic re-screening by electronic rectosigmoidoscope.ResultsThere were 4 782 screening subjects, while 4 347 people actually participated in the initial screening, and 2 997 people were positive (positive rate was 68.9%). Among them, 2 312 participated in the electronic rectosigmoidoscope screening, and the compliance rate was 77.1%. A total of 2 275 patients with various anorectal diseases were detected by electronic rectosigmoidoscope, 1 311 (56.7%) of whom were hemorrhoids, 458 (19.8%) were rectal polyps, 154 (6.7%) were anal papillary hypertrophy, 147 (6.4%) were proctitis, 103 (4.4%) were anal fissure, 52 (2.2%) were anal fistula , 33 (1.4%) were rectal melanoma , and 17 (0.7%) were suspected rectal cancer. The detection rates of rectal polyps, proctitis, and anal fistula in the men were higher than those in the women (P<0.05), while the detection rates of hemorrhoids, anal papilla hypertrophy, anal fissure, and rectal melanosis in the women were higher than those in the men (P<0.05).ConclusionsAs a screening tool, electronic rectosigmoidoscope has the characteristics of simple operation, good compliance of the subject, and high compliance rate for re-screening. It is suitable for large-scale screening of anorectal diseases for elderly residents in the community.
Objective To evaluate the three-dimensional acetabular orientation in asymptomatic population and patients of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) using a semi-automated measurement software, which provides data for the differential diagnosis, surgical planning, surgical instrument design, and postoperative evaluation of hip related diseases. MethodsEighty-four cases of CT data in asymptomatic population (asymptomatic group) and 47 cases of CT data in DDH patients (DDH group) were collected. There was no significant difference in gender and age (including age of male and female subgroups) between the two groups (P<0.05). MaxTHA, a semi-automatic measurement software, was used to measure acetabular inclination and anteversion, including operative inclination (OI), radiographic inclination (RI), anatomic inclination (AI), operative anteversion (OA), radiographic anteversion (RA), and anatomic anteversion (AA). Comparisons were made between the two populations, between different Crowe classification subgroups, between different gender subgroups, and between left and right sides of acetabula. Results The comparison between asymptomatic group, healthy side of DDH group, and affected side of DDH group showed that there was no significant difference in acetabular orientation between asymptomatic group and healthy side of DDH group (P>0.05). The OI, RI, and AI of affected side of DDH group were significantly higher than those in healthy side of DDH group and asymptomatic group, and AA was significantly lower than that in healthy side of DDH group and asymptomatic group (P<0.05). The comparison between the normal acetabula and DDH acetabula with different Crowe classifications showed that there was no significant difference in the acetabulum orientation between Crowe Ⅰ group and the normal group (P>0.05). The OI, RI, and AI of Crowe Ⅱ, Ⅲ, and Ⅳ groups were significantly higher than those of normal group (P<0.05), the OI of Crowe Ⅲ group, RI and AI of Crowe Ⅳ group were significantly higher than those of Crowe Ⅰ group (P<0.05), the AI of Crowe Ⅳ group was significantly higher than that of Crowe Ⅱ group (P<0.05), and the OA, RA, and AA of Crowe Ⅲ group were significantly lower than other subgroups (P<0.05) except Crowe Ⅰ group. The OA, RA, and AA in asymptomatic female group, and the OA and AI in DDH female group were significantly higher than those in all male groups (P<0.05). The OI, RI, AI, and OA of the right acetabula in asymptomatic male group, and the RI and AI of the right acetabula in asymptomatic female group were significantly higher than those on the left side (P<0.05). ConclusionThere were significant differences in acetabular orientation between asymptomatic and DDH populations, inter-group differences among Crowe classification subgroups, inter-gender differences among subgroups, and bilateral differences among asymptomatic individuals.
Objective To evaluate the effect of a health education for preventing HIV/AIDS in floating population. Methods A computerized literature search was carried out in PubMed, CBM (Chinese Biomedical Database), CNKI (Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure), Wanfang (Chinese) and VIP (Chinese) databases to collect articles published between 1996 and 2006 concerning the effect of a HIV/AIDS education intervention in floating population. We also checked the reference lists of relevant articles. The study type was self-control intervention study. Meta-analyses were performed to assess 3 outcomes of the intervention, i.e. knowledge about HIV transmission, means of prevention and attitudes towards HIV/AIDS patients. Fixed and random effect models were employed to combine results after a heterogeneity test, with rate difference (RD) used as the indicator of intervention effect. Results The analysis showed that the RD for knowing the sexual transmission route of HIV, the RD for knowing the effect of condoms for HIV prevention, and the RD for changing attitudes towards HIV/AIDS patients, i.e. treating them as ordinary people, were increased by 16% (0.10, 0.22), 22% (0.17, 0.28) and 19% (0.13, 0.25), respectively. Conclusion Health education for preventing HIV/AIDS is effective in changing knowledge and attitudes in floating population.
ObjectiveTo study the effectiveness and safety of glucosamine for osteoarthritis (OA) in Asian population.
MethodDatabases of PubMed, Embase, CNKI, VIP and Wanfang were searched from the time of establishment till May 2014 and controlled trials of glucosamine compared with placebo or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) were included. Quality evaluation and Meta-analysis by using RevMan 5.1 were performed.
ResultsA total of 17 studies including 2 251 cases were included. The efficiency rate in the glucosamine group was higher than that in the NSAIDs group[OR=3.03, 95% CI (1.78, 5.18), P<0.000 1]. The efficiency rate in the glucosamine combined NSAIDs group was higher than that in the NSAIDs group[OR=4.30,95%CI (1.84,10.06),P=0.000 8]. The safety analysis showed that the adverse event rate in the glucosamine group was lower than that in the NSAIDs group[OR=0.23,95%CI (0.14,0.37),P<0.000 01], while the difference between the glucosamine combined NSAIDs group and the NSAIDs group was not statistically significant[OR=0.84, 95%CI (0.50, 1.41), P=0.50].
ConclusionsCompared with NSAIDs, glucosamine is better and safer for OA treatment in Asian population.
Objective To systematically evaluate the correlation between endometriosis (EM) in Chinese women and Xba I polymorphism in intron-1 of estrogen receptor α (ER-α) gene. Methods Such databases as PubMed, MEDLINE, The Cochrane Library (Issue 3, 2012), VIP, CBM, WanFang Data and CNKI were searched to collect case-control studies about the correlation between EM and Xba I polymorphism in intron-1 of ER-α gene. The retrieval time was from 1980 to 2012. Two reviewers independently screened the literature according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, extracted the data and assessed the quality, and then the meta-analysis was conducted by using RevMan 5.0 and Stata 12.0 software. Results A total of 7 studies involving 676 EM patients and 688 healthy volunteers were included. The results of meta-analyses showed that Chinese women with X/X genotype had similar risk of EM compared to those with x/x genotype (OR=0.95, 95%CI 0.58 to 1.54, P=0.82) or X/x genotype (OR=0.73, 95%CI 0.44 to 1.20, P=0.22). The allele X also showed similar risk of EM compared to the allele x (OR=1.11, 95%CI 0.93 to 1.33, P=0.25). Conclusion At present, it has not yet been found that the incidence of EM in Chinese women is related to the Xba I polymorphism in intron-1 of ER-α gene as well as the allele X. For the quantity and quality limitation of the included studies, this conclusion has to be proved by more studies.
ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of health economics of census versus high-risk population screening for tuberculosis in Mianyan city, in order to provide references for the selection of suitable tuberculosis screening method in western region of China.
MethodsWe included active tuberculosis patients by residents health screening of 21 villages and towns in Mianyan city from June 2013 to March 2013. Relevant data was analyzed by referencing the National Assessment of Tuberculosis Control Program in 2001-2010.
Results184047 residents were screened by tuberculosis census and 128 active tuberculosis patients were diagnosed while 61045 residents were screened by high-risk population screening and 76 active tuberculosis patients were diagnosed. The cost-utility ratio and benefit-cost ratio of tuberculosis census were 6174.17 and 3.84, respectively. The cost-utility ratio and benefit-cost ratio of high risk population screening were 3106.16 and 7.62, respectively.
ConclusionHigh-risk population screening has higher cost-utility ratio and benefit-cost ratio than tuberculosis census with higher missed diagnosis. Benefits and harms of tuberculosis detection rate and cost should be fully balanced before tuberculosis screening method were chosen in western underdeveloped region of China.
Objective To discuss the epidemiological characteristics of young and middle-aged people infected with COVID-19 in Gansu province under the new epidemic policy. Methods A total of 1800 people were collected from two tertiary hospitals in Gansu province from November 8, 2022 to January 28, 2023. The vaccination status, nucleic acid antigen detection, the specific time of infection, main symptoms and severity of the disease were investigated. Results Among 1800 participants, 1685 (93.6%) were vaccinated and 1565 (86.9%) were infected with COVID-19. Among the 1565 infected persons, 523 (33.4%) completed both nucleic acid and antigen testing, 382 (24.4%) completed nucleic acid testing, 490 (31.3%) completed antigen testing, 170 (10.9%) received IgG testing. 1490 (95.2%) were slight ill, 75 (4.8%) were critical ill, and 96 (6.1%) were hospitalized, and no one died. In 2022, 92 cases (5.9%) were infected in the first half of November, 141 cases (9.1%) in the second half of November, 630 cases (40.3%) in the first half of December, and 553 cases (35.4%) in the second half of December. 109 cases (7.0%) were infected in the first half of January, 38 cases (2.2%) in the second half of January, and 2 cases (0.1%) in the first half of February of 2023. and no cases in the second half of February. Among the 1565 infected persons, 825 (52.7%) had respiratory symptoms, 293 (18.7%) had gastrointestinal symptoms, 257 (16.4%) had autonomic disorders, 140 (8.9%) had other symptoms such as decreased smell and taste, and 48 (3.3%) had no symptoms after infection. Conclusions The vaccination rate of young and middle-aged people in Lanzhou city of Gansu Province is high. Since the new policy, the infection rate of the novel coronavirus among young and middle-aged people is high, the number of antigen tests is more than nucleic acid tests, most of the infected patients are slight, with fewer critical patients, and the hospitalization rate is low. The peak of infection occurred in early December 2022, and the infection rate was basically zero by February 2023. The main symptoms of COVID-19 infection are mainly respiratory tract, followed by digestive tract and autonomic nervous system disorders, and few patients are completely asymptomatic.
Objective To clarify the correlation of p53 codon 72 polymorphism in peripheral blood with keloid susceptibility in Chinese population. Methods All the literatures of case-control research on the correlation between p53 codon 72 polymorphism in peripheral blood and keloid in Chinese population were searched in PubMed, EBSCO, CNKI, CBM, and WanFang Data from their establishment to August 2010. Meta-analyses were performed to detect whether there were differences between the keloid group and the control group about the distribution of genotypes of p53 codon 72 in peripheral blood, such as, Pro/Pro vs. Arg/Arg, Pro/Pro vs. Pro/Arg, and alleles Pro vs. Arg. Results Five studies involving 328 keloid patients and 420 patients in the control group were included. The results of meta-analyses showed that the population having the genotype Pro/Pro presented no increased keloid risk compared to that with the genotypes Arg/Arg (OR=2.17, 95%CI 0.86 to 5.47) or Pro/Arg (OR=1.90, 95%CI 0.92 to 3.93), while the allele Pro showed significant association with increased keloid risk compared to the allele Arg (OR=1.86, 95%CI 1.03 to 3.35). Conclusion The allele Pro of p53 codon 72 in peripheral blood of Chinese population is significantly associated with increased keloid risk.
ObjectiveTo systematically review the implementation status, effectiveness and existing problems of nutrition improvement measures for vulnerable populations in rural areas of China.
MethodsAll studies about the implementation status, effectiveness and existing problems of nutrition improvement measures for vulnerable populations in rural areas of China were electronically searched in VIP, CNKI, WanFang Data and CBM from inception to January 1st, 2014. Two reviewers independently screened literature according to inclusion and exclusion criteria, extracted data, and assessed methodological quality of included studies, and then performed qualitative analysis in terms of implementation effectiveness and situation.
ResultsA total of 79 studies were finally included. The results of qualitative analysis showed that:the earliest study was published in 1990; 38.0% of these studies were carried out in the southwest and northwest areas of China; 31.6% of these studies were financially supported, and most funds were provided by some international institutions; 90.0% of these research subjects focused on infants and children (under the age of 10); a variety of nutrition improvement measures had been taken, and 55.7% of these interventions measures were nutrition education which could be implemented easily; the implementation duration of 38.0% of these measures lasted less than half a year; 32.9% of these studies adopted the blood test to evaluate the outcomes of nutrition measures; all of the studies showed that nutrition levels of vulnerable populations in rural areas of China had been obviously improved by these measures.
ConclusionThe nutrition improvement measures for vulnerable populations in rural areas of China have been implemented relatively earlier focusing on populations in West China where was less developed. However, an imbalance exists in the attention to target populations, especially to the elderly. Face to face nutrition education is most frequently taken; however, it could not directly reflect the changing of nutritional status. In addition, implementation duration is fairly short which indicates that more fund supports are needed from the government or institutions.
ObjectiveTo analyze genotype frequencies of CYP2C19 in healthy Asian population, and to provide evidence-based data for further personalized drug therapy and pharmacogenomics research.
MethodsLiterature was retrieved from digital databases of PubMed, EMbase, The Cochrane Library (Issue 2, 2013), CNKI, WanFang Data, VIP and CBM from their established dates to August, 2013. According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the data of the allele frequencies of the gene were extracted, pooled, and analyzed.
ResultsA total of 36 articles were included, involving 15 countries and 9 693 healthy populations. Analysis was conducted on regional features, by regions as China, East Asia (China, Korea and Japan), Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar and Indonesia), South Asia (India) and West Asia (Palestine, Lebanon, Iran, Turkey and Jordan). The results showed that the genotype frequencies of *1/*1, *1/*2, *1/*3, *2/*2, *2/*3 and *3/*3 were 37.2%, 41.4%, 6.7%, 9.9%, 4.1% and 0.7% (Chinese, n=4 105); 36.4%, 39.1%, 8.8%, 9.5%, 4.9% and 1.3% (East Asian, n=6 198); 44.9%, 41.1%, 4.7%, 7.0%, 1.8% and 0.6% (Southeast Asian, n=1 933); 43.5%, 42.9%, 0.3%, 12.7%, 0.6% and 0.0% (South Asian, n=361); 77.8%, 18.9%, 0.3%, 2.6%, 0.1% and 0.3% (West Asia, n=1 201); and 43.5%, 37.1%, 6.6%, 8.3%, 3.5% and 1.0% (Asian, n=9 693).
ConclusionThe present study suggests that there is a great difference on the genotype frequencies of CYP2C19 for different ethnic groups in China, and at different regions in Asia. Besides, genetic variation is impacted by geographical factors such as region and environment.
