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2. Religiosity and health among Chinese older adults: a meta-analytic review.
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Li, Jia and Wang, Qi
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PSYCHOLOGY ,CHINESE people ,PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems ,ONLINE information services ,META-analysis ,MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,EFFECT sizes (Statistics) ,HEALTH status indicators ,AGING ,HEALTH ,MEDLINE ,ANXIETY ,RELIGION - Abstract
The ageing population has been rapidly growing over recent years. Theoretically, religion seemingly plays an important role in improving older people's health. This study examines whether believing in religion is related to better health conditions among Chinese older adults through a meta-analysis. Two researchers independently extracted the studies from a comprehensive database and grey literature search and evaluated their scientific quality. From the 3,777 potentially eligible papers, just 76 were selected. The pooled effect size detected no significant difference between Chinese religious and non-religious older adults' overall health and wellbeing. Dividing the outcomes into different categories, religious older adults reported both a higher level of anxiety (Hedge's g = −0.392, 95% confidence interval (CI) = −0.494, −0.290; p = 0.004) and yet a higher level of happiness (Hedge's g = 0.342, 95% CI = 0.074, 0.610; p = 0.018). Having a higher proportion of females in the sample is related to a smaller effect size in overall health outcomes (β = −2.205, 95% CI = −3.800, −0.613; p = 0.007) and social support specifically (β = −4.660, 95% CI = −6.261, −3.058; p < 0.0001). This study is among the first to synthesise the quantitative evidence regarding health differences between older religion believers and non-believers in China. It calls for future studies investigating the pathways underlying the religion–health relationship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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3. Longitudinal association between soft drink consumption and handgrip strength in adults: a prospective analysis from the Tianjin Chronic Low-Grade Systemic Inflammation and Health (TCLSIH) cohort study.
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Liu, Tongfeng, Quan, Shengxin, Meng, Ge, Wu, Hongmei, Gu, Yeqing, Zhang, Shunming, Wang, Xuena, Zhang, Juanjuan, Zhang, Qing, Liu, Li, Sun, Shaomei, Wang, Xing, Zhou, Ming, Jia, Qiyu, Song, Kun, Fang, Zhongze, and Niu, Kaijun
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CARBONATED beverages ,DRINKING (Physiology) ,OXIDATIVE stress ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,LONGITUDINAL method ,INSULIN resistance ,FRUCTOSE ,INFLAMMATION ,PUBLIC health ,EXERCISE tests ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,GRIP strength ,BEVERAGES ,DRINKING behavior ,MUSCLE contraction ,ADULTS - Abstract
Soft drink consumption has become a highly controversial public health issue. Given the pattern of consumption in China, sugar-sweetened beverage is the main type of soft drink consumed. Due to containing high levels of fructose, a soft drink may have a deleterious effect on handgrip strength (HGS) due to oxidative stress, inflammation and insulin resistance. However, few studies show an association between soft drink consumption and HGS in adults. We aimed to investigate the association between soft drink consumption and longitudinal changes in HGS among a Chinese adult population. A longitudinal population-based cohort study (5-year follow-up, median: 3·66 years) was conducted in Tianjin, China. A total of 11 125 participants (56·7 % men) were enrolled. HGS was measured using a handheld digital dynamometer. Soft drink consumption (mainly sugar-containing carbonated beverages) was measured at baseline using a validated FFQ. ANCOVA was used to evaluate the association between soft drink consumption and annual change in HGS or weight-adjusted HGS. After adjusting for multiple confounding factors, the least square means (95 % CI) of annual change in HGS across soft drink consumption frequencies were −0·70 (–2·49, 1·09) for rarely drinks, −0·82 (–2·62, 0·97) for < 1 cup/week and −0·86 (–2·66, 0·93) for ≥ 1 cup/week (P
for trend < 0·05). Likewise, a similar association was observed between soft drink consumption and annual change in weight-adjusted HGS. The results indicate that higher soft drink consumption was associated with faster HGS decline in Chinese adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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4. Association of the short-chain fatty acid levels and dietary quality with type 2 diabetes: a case–control study based on Henan Rural Cohort.
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Li, Jia, Li, Yuqian, Zhang, Shuhua, Wang, Chongjian, Mao, Zhenxing, Huo, Wenqian, Yang, Tianyu, Li, Yan, Xing, Wenguo, and Li, Linlin
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ACETIC acid analysis ,FECAL analysis ,RISK assessment ,SHORT-chain fatty acids ,RESEARCH funding ,GUT microbiome ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,LONGITUDINAL method ,ODDS ratio ,TYPE 2 diabetes ,RURAL population ,CASE-control method ,RURAL conditions ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,BUTYRIC acid ,DIET ,REGRESSION analysis ,DISEASE risk factors ,ADULTS - Abstract
Evidence of the relationship between fecal short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) levels, dietary quality and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in rural populations is limited. Here, we aimed to investigate the association between fecal SCFA levels and T2DM and the combined effects of dietar quality on T2DM in rural China. In total, 100 adults were included in the case–control study. Dietary quality was assessed by the Alternate Healthy Eating Index 2010 (AHEI-2010), and SCFA levels were analysed using the GC-MS system. Generalised linear regression was conducted to calculate the OR and 95 % CI to evaluate the effect of SCFA level and dietary quality on the risk of T2DM. Finally, an interaction was used to study the combined effect of SCFA levels and AHEI-2010 scores on T2DM. T2DM participants had lower levels of acetic and butyric acid. Generalised linear regression analysis revealed that the OR (95 % CI) of the highest acetic and butyric acid levels were 0·099 (0·022, 0·441) and 0·210 (0·057, 0·774), respectively, compared with the subjects with the lowest tertile of level. We also observed a significantly lower risk of T2DM with acetic acid levels > 1330·106 μg/g or butyric acid levels > 585·031 μg/g. Moreover, the risks of higher acetic and butyric acid levels of T2DM were 0·007 (95 % CI: 0·001, 0·148), 0·005 (95 % CI: 0·001, 0·120) compared with participants with lower AHEI-2010 scores (all P < 0·05). Acetate and butyrate levels may be important modifiable beneficial factors affecting T2DM in rural China. Improving dietary quality for body metabolism balance should be encouraged to promote good health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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5. Ethnic differences in eating patterns and their associations with obesity among adults in West China.
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Wu, Yang, Wang, Yanxiang, Dang, Zhancui, Zhang, Yangrui, Wang, Youfa, Tong, Li, and Peng, Wen
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OBESITY risk factors ,FOOD habits ,TIBETANS ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,CROSS-sectional method ,MULTIVARIATE analysis ,FOOD consumption ,REGRESSION analysis ,POPULATION geography ,RISK assessment ,PSYCHOSOCIAL factors ,FACTOR analysis ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ETHNIC groups ,BODY mass index ,ODDS ratio ,ADULTS - Abstract
Despite observed ethnic differences in eating patterns and obesity, evidence in China is limited. This study examined ethnic differences in eating patterns and their associations with weight outcomes among multi-ethnic adults in West China. A cross-sectional survey collected self-reported data on demographics, eating behaviours, weight and height in 2021. Principal component analysis and multivariate regression were conducted to identify eating patterns and examine their associations with weight outcomes. In total, 4407 subjects aged ≥ 18 years were recruited across seven provinces in West China. Four eating patterns were identified: 'meat-lover' – characterised by frequent consumption of meat and dairy products, 'indulgent' – by frequent intakes of added salt, sugar, alcohol and pickled food, 'diversified-eating' – by frequently consuming food with diversified cooking methods and eating out and 'nutri-health-concerned' – by good food hygiene behaviours and reading food labels. Ethnic differences in eating patterns were observed. Compared with Han, Hui were less likely to exhibit meat-lover or diversified-eating patterns; Tibetans were less likely to have meat-lover or nutri-health-concerned patterns; Mongolians were more likely to have indulgent pattern. BMI was positively associated with meat-lover pattern in both genders (exp(β): 1·029; 95 % CI: 1·001, 1·058 for men; 1·018; 1·000, 1·036 for women) and negatively associated with nutri-health-concerned pattern in women (0·983; 0·966, 1·000). Mongolians were two times more likely to be overweight/obese than Han (OR: 3·126; 1·688, 5·790). Considerable ethnic differences existed in eating patterns in West China. Mongolians were more likely to be overweight/obese, which was associated with their indulgent eating patterns. Ethnic-specific healthy eating intervention programs are needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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6. Brain network integration underpins differential susceptibility of adolescent anxiety.
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Ding, Qingwen, Xu, Jiahua, Peng, Siya, Chen, Jie, Luo, Yu, Li, Xuebing, Wu, Ruilin, Li, Xinying, and Qin, Shaozheng
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BRAIN physiology ,RESEARCH funding ,ANXIETY in adolescence ,SENSORIMOTOR integration ,PARENTING ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,MAGNETIC resonance imaging ,DISEASE susceptibility ,DATA analysis software ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,ADOLESCENCE - Abstract
Background: Parenting is a common and potent environmental factor influencing adolescent anxiety. Yet, the underlying neurobiological susceptibility signatures remain elusive. Here, we used a longitudinal twin neuroimaging study to investigate the brain network integration and its heritable relation to underpin the neural differential susceptibility of adolescent anxiety to parenting environments. Methods: 216 twins from the Beijing Twin Study completed the parenting and anxiety assessments and fMRI scanning. We first identified the brain network integration involved in the influences of parenting at age 12 on anxiety symptoms at age 15. We then estimated to what extent heritable sensitive factors are responsible for the susceptibility of brain network integration. Results: Consistent with the differential susceptibility theory, the results showed that hypo-connectivity within the central executive network amplified the impact of maternal hostility on anxiety symptoms. A high anti-correlation between the anterior salience and default mode networks played a similar modulatory role in the susceptibility of adolescent anxiety to paternal hostility. Genetic influences (21.18%) were observed for the connectivity pattern in the central executive network. Conclusions: Brain network integration served as a promising neurobiological signature of the differential susceptibility to adolescent anxiety. Our findings deepen the understanding of the neural sensitivity in the developing brain and can inform early identification and personalized interventions for adolescents at risk of anxiety disorders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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7. Linguistic distance effect on cross-linguistic transfer of morphological awareness.
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ZHANG, DONGBO
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CONFIDENCE intervals ,ENGLISH as a foreign language ,LANGUAGE & languages ,LEARNING ,READING ,STRUCTURAL equation modeling ,DATA analysis software - Abstract
This study examined transfer facilitation effect of first language morphological awareness on second language lexical inference ability among Grade 6 Chinese-speaking English as a foreign language learners in China. A set of paper and pencil tests was administered to measure children's morphological awareness and lexical inference ability in both Chinese and English. Results showed that the contribution of Chinese morphological awareness to English morphological awareness was larger for compound words than for derived words. In addition, the indirect effect of Chinese compound awareness on English compound word meaning inference was significant, but that of Chinese derivational awareness on English derived word meaning inference did not achieve significance. These findings confirmed that cross-linguistic transfer of Chinese morphological awareness was responsive to the linguistic distance between Chinese and English. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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8. Organ meat consumption and risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: the Tianjin Chronic Low-grade Systemic Inflammation and Health cohort study.
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Li, Huiping, Zheng, Xiaoxi, Sabina, Rayamajhi, Amrish, Thapa, Meng, Ge, Zhang, Qing, Liu, Li, Wu, Hongmei, Gu, Yeqing, Zhang, Shunming, Zhang, Tingjing, Wang, Xuena, Dong, Jun, Cao, Zhixia, Zhang, Xu, Dong, Xinrong, Sun, Shaomei, Wang, Xing, Zhou, Ming, and Jia, Qiyu
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MEAT ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,FOOD consumption ,NON-alcoholic fatty liver disease ,REGRESSION analysis ,RISK assessment ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,RESEARCH funding ,LONGITUDINAL method ,PROPORTIONAL hazards models ,DISEASE risk factors ,ADULTS - Abstract
Prospective cohort studies linking organ meat consumption and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are limited, especially in Asian populations. This study aimed to prospectively investigate the association between organ meat consumption and risk of NAFLD in a general Chinese adult population. This prospective cohort study included a total of 15 568 adults who were free of liver disease, CVD and cancer at baseline. Dietary information was collected at baseline using a validated FFQ. NAFLD was diagnosed by abdominal ultrasound after excluding other causes related to chronic liver disease. Cox proportional regression models were used to assess the association between organ meat consumption and risk of NAFLD. During a median of 4·2 years of follow-up, we identified 3604 incident NAFLD cases. After adjusting for demographic characteristics, lifestyle factors, vegetable, fruit, soft drink, seafood and red meat consumption, the multivariable hazard ratios (95 % CI) for incident NAFLD across consumption of organ meat were 1·00 (reference) for almost never, 1·04 (0·94, 1·15) for tertile 1, 1·08 (0·99, 1·19) for tertile 2 and 1·11 (1·01, 1·22) for tertile 3, respectively (P
for trend < 0·05). Such association did not differ substantially in the sensitivity analysis. Our study indicates that organ meat consumption was related to a modestly higher risk of NAFLD among Chinese adults. Further investigations are needed to confirm this finding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2023
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9. Efficacy of an internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for subthreshold depression among Chinese adults: a randomized controlled trial.
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Ying, Yuchen, Ji, Yunxin, Kong, Fanqian, Wang, Minyao, Chen, Qiqi, Wang, Li, Hou, Yanbin, Yu, Libo, Zhu, Lijie, Miao, Pingping, Zhou, Jing, Zhang, Li, Yang, Yiling, Wang, Guanjun, Chen, Ruijia, Liu, Denong, Huang, Wenjun, Lv, Yueer, Lou, Zhongze, and Ruan, Liemin
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DIAGNOSIS of mental depression ,PATIENT aftercare ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,INTERNET ,EFFECT sizes (Statistics) ,BEHAVIOR therapy ,MEDICAL care ,TREATMENT effectiveness ,RANDOMIZED controlled trials ,MENTAL depression ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,RESEARCH funding ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,STATISTICAL sampling ,DATA analysis software ,GROUP process ,ADULTS - Abstract
Background: Subthreshold depression (sD) negatively impacts well-being and psychosocial function and is more prevalent compared with major depressive disorder (MDD). However, as adults with sD are less likely to seek face-to-face intervention, internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (ICBT) may overcome barriers of accessibility to psychotherapy. Although several trials explored the efficacy of ICBT for sD, the results remain inconsistent. This study evaluated whether ICBT is effective in reducing depressive symptoms among Chinese adults with sD. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was performed. The participants were randomly assigned to 5 weeks of ICBT, group-based face-to-face cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), or a waiting list (WL). Assessments were conducted at baseline, post-intervention and at a 6-month follow-up. The primary outcome measured depressive symptoms using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Outcomes were analyzed using a mixed-effects model to assess the effects of ICBT. Results: ICBT participants reported greater reductions on all the outcomes compared to the WL group at post-intervention. The ICBT group showed larger improvement on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) at post-intervention (d = 0.12) and at follow-up (d = 0.10), and with CES-D at post-intervention (d = 0.06), compared to the CBT group. Conclusions: ICBT is effective in reducing depressive symptoms among Chinese adults with sD, and improvements in outcomes were sustained at a 6-month follow-up. Considering the low rates of face-to-face psychotherapy, our findings highlight the considerable potential and implications for the Chinese government to promote the use of ICBT for sD in China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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10. Added sugar intake and its forms and sources in relation to risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: results from the Tianjin Chronic Low-grade Systemic Inflammation and Health cohort study.
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Zhang, Shunming, Li, Huiping, Meng, Ge, Zhang, Qing, Liu, Li, Wu, Hongmei, Gu, Yeqing, Zhang, Tingjing, Wang, Xuena, Zhang, Juanjuan, Dong, Jun, Zheng, Xiaoxi, Cao, Zhixia, Zhang, Xu, Dong, Xinrong, Sun, Shaomei, Wang, Xing, Zhou, Ming, Jia, Qiyu, and Song, Kun
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LIFESTYLES ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,FOOD consumption ,DRINKING (Physiology) ,AGE distribution ,NON-alcoholic fatty liver disease ,DIETARY sucrose ,RISK assessment ,COMPARATIVE studies ,SEX distribution ,FOOD ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,RESEARCH funding ,BODY mass index ,PROPORTIONAL hazards models ,LONGITUDINAL method ,FAMILY history (Medicine) ,DISEASE risk factors ,ADULTS - Abstract
It has been suggested that added sugar intake is associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, previous studies only focused on sugar-sweetened beverages; the evidence for associations with total added sugars and their sources is scarce. This study aimed to examine the associations of total added sugars, their physical forms (liquid v. solid) and food sources with risk of NAFLD among adults in Tianjin, China. We used data from 15 538 participants, free of NAFLD, other liver diseases, CVD, cancer or diabetes at baseline (2013–2018 years). Added sugar intake was estimated from a validated 100-item FFQ. NAFLD was diagnosed by ultrasonography after exclusion of other causes of liver diseases. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards models were fitted to calculate hazard ratios (HR) and corresponding 95 % CI for NAFLD risk with added sugar intake. During a median follow-up of 4·2 years, 3476 incident NAFLD cases were documented. After adjusting for age, sex, BMI and its change from baseline to follow-up, lifestyle factors, personal and family medical history and overall diet quality, the multivariable HR of NAFLD risk were 1·18 (95 % CI 1·06, 1·32) for total added sugars, 1·20 (95 % CI 1·08, 1·33) for liquid added sugars and 0·96 (95 % CI 0·86, 1·07) for solid added sugars when comparing the highest quartiles of intake with the lowest quartiles of intake. In this prospective cohort of Chinese adults, higher intakes of total added sugars and liquid added sugars, but not solid added sugars, were associated with a higher risk of NAFLD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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11. Maternal diet quality during pregnancy and its influence on low birth weight and small for gestational age: a birth cohort in Beijing, China.
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Yang, Wangxing, Han, Na, Jiao, Mingyuan, Chang, Xinlei, Liu, Jue, Zhou, Qianling, and Wang, Hai-Jun
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MOTHERS ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,NUTRITIONAL requirements ,GESTATIONAL age ,PREGNANT women ,LOW birth weight ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,RESEARCH funding ,FOOD quality ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,ODDS ratio ,SMALL for gestational age ,PREGNANCY - Abstract
This study aimed to describe diet quality of pregnant women and explore the association between maternal diet and the prevalence of low birth weight (LBW) and small for gestational age (SGA). A total of 3856 participants from a birth cohort in Beijing, China, were recruited between June 2018 and February 2019. Maternal diet in the first and second trimesters was assessed by the Chinese diet balance index for pregnancy (DBI-P), using data collected by the inconsecutive 2-d 24-h dietary recalls. Logistic regressions were performed to explore the independent effects of DBI-P components on LBW and SGA. The prevalence of LBW and SGA was 3·8% and 6·0%, respectively. Dietary intakes of the participants were imbalanced. The proportions of participants having insufficient intake of vegetables (87·3% and 86·6%), dairy product (95·9% and 96·7%) and aquatic foods (80·5% and 85·3%) were high in both trimesters. The insufficiency of fruit intake was more severe in the second (85·2%) than that in the first trimester (22·5%) (P < 0·05). After adjusting for potential confounders, the intake of fruits and dairy in the second trimester was negatively associated with the risk of LBW (OR = 0·850, 95% CI: 0·723, 0·999) and SGA (OR = 0·885, 95% CI: 0·787, 0.996), respectively. Sufficient consumption of fruits and dairy products in pregnancy may be suggested in order to prevent LBW and SGA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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12. Thyroid cancer and its associations with dietary quality in a 1:1 matched case–control study.
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Xia, Manman, Zang, Jiajie, Wang, Zhengyuan, Wang, Jiadong, Wu, Yi, Liu, Meixia, Shi, Zehuan, Song, Qi, Cui, Xueying, Jia, Xiaodong, and Wu, Fan
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DIET therapy for cancer patients ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,THYROID gland tumors ,CASE-control method ,COMPARATIVE studies ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,FOOD quality ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,ODDS ratio - Abstract
Thyroid cancer (TC) incidence has increased greatly during the past decades with a few established risk factors, while no study is available that has assessed the association of the Chinese Health Dietary Index (CHDI) with TC. We conducted a 1:1 matched case–control study in two hospitals in Shanghai, China. Diet-quality scores were calculated according to CHDI using a validated and reliable FFQ. Conditional logistic regression analysis and restricted cubic spline analysis were used to reveal potential associations between CHDI score and TC risk. A total of 414 pairs of historically confirmed TC patients and healthy controls were recruited from November 2012 to December 2015. The total score of cases and controls were 67·5 and 72·8, respectively (P < 0·001). The median score of total vegetables, fruit, diary products, dark green and orange vegetables, fish, shellfish and mollusk, soyabean, whole grains, dry bean and tuber in cases was significantly lower than those in controls. Compared with the reference group (≤60 points), the average (60–80 points) and high (≥80 points) levels of the CHDI score were associated with a reduced risk of TC (OR: 0·40, 95 % CI 0·26, 0·63 for 60–80 points; OR: 0·22, 95 % CI 0·12, 0·38 for ≥80 points). In age-stratified analyses, the favourable association remained significant among participants who are younger than 50 years old. Our data suggested that high diet quality as determined by CHDI was associated with lower risk of TC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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13. Associations of dietary patterns and pre-eclampsia: a matched case–control study.
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Zhu, Yongjian, Liu, Yanhua, Fu, Wenjun, Zeng, Fangfang, Cao, Yuan, Dou, Weifeng, Duan, Dandan, Chen, Yuming, Lyu, Quanjun, and Zhao, Xianlan
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RISK factors of preeclampsia ,VEGETABLES ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,FOOD consumption ,PREGNANT women ,DIET ,CASE-control method ,RISK assessment ,PREECLAMPSIA ,DIETARY sucrose ,FACTOR analysis ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,FRUIT ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,RESEARCH funding ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,ODDS ratio ,DIETARY proteins ,DIETARY fats ,DIETARY sodium - Abstract
Little is known about the effects of dietary patterns on prevalent pre-eclampsia in Chinese population. This study aimed to investigate the associations between dietary patterns and the odds of pre-eclampsia among Chinese pregnant women. A 1:1 age- and gestational week-matched case–control study was conducted between March 2016 and February 2019. A total of 440 pairs of pre-eclampsia cases and healthy controls were included. Dietary intakes were assessed by a seventy-nine-item FFQ and subsequently grouped into twenty-eight distinct groups. Factor analysis using the principal component method was adopted to derive the dietary patterns. Conditional logistic regression was used to analyse the associations of dietary patterns with prevalent pre-eclampsia. We identified four distinct dietary patterns: high fruit-vegetable, high protein, high fat-grain and high salt-sugar. We found that high fruit-vegetable dietary pattern (quartile (Q)4 v. Q1, OR 0·71, 95 % CI 0·55, 0·92, P
trend = 0·013) and high protein dietary pattern (Q4 v. Q1, OR 0·72, 95 % CI 0·54, 0·95, Ptrend = 0·011) were associated with a decreased odds of pre-eclampsia in Chinese pregnant women. Whereas high fat-grain dietary pattern showed a U-shaped association with pre-eclampsia, the lowest OR was observed in the third quartile (Q3 v. Q1, OR 0·75, 95 % CI 0·57, 0·98, Ptrend = 0·111). No significant association was observed for high salt-sugar dietary pattern. In conclusion, pregnancy dietary pattern characterised by high fruit-vegetable or high protein was found to be associated with a reduced odds of pre-eclampsia in Chinese pregnant women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2023
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14. Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, Mediterranean diet and blood lipid profiles in less-developed ethnic minority regions.
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Zhang, Ning, Xiao, Xiong, Xu, Jingru, Zeng, Qibing, Li, Jingzhong, Xie, Yiming, Guo, Bing, Dai, Suyao, Zhu, Xingren, Lei, Yi, Duojizhuoma, Yin, Jianzhong, and Zhao, Xing
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MEDITERRANEAN diet ,HDL cholesterol ,TRIGLYCERIDES ,MINORITIES ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,MULTIVARIATE analysis ,LDL cholesterol ,CARDIOVASCULAR diseases ,REGRESSION analysis ,DASH diet ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ETHNIC groups ,SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors ,LIPIDS ,LONGITUDINAL method ,CHOLESTEROL - Abstract
Different from developed countries, there is a paucity of research examining how the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and Mediterranean diets relate to lipids in less-developed ethnic minority regions (LEMR). A total of 83 081 participants from seven ethnic groups were retrieved from the baseline data of the China Multi-Ethnic Cohort study, which was conducted in less-developed Southwest China between May 2018 and September 2019. Multivariable linear regression models were then used to examine the associations of the DASH and alternative Mediterranean diet (AMED) scores, assessed by modified DASH score and AMED, as well as their components with total cholesterol (TC), LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, TAG and TC/HDL-cholesterol. The DASH scores were negatively associated with TC, HDL-cholesterol and TAG. Comparing the highest quintiles with the lowest DASH scores, TC decreased 0·0708 (95 % CI −0·0923, −0·0493) mmol/l, HDL-cholesterol decreased 0·0380 (95 % CI −0·0462, −0·0299) mmol/l and TAG decreased 0·0668 (95 % CI −0·0994, −0·0341) mmol/l. The AMED scores were negatively associated with TC, LDL-cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol. Comparing the highest quintiles with the lowest AMED scores, TC decreased 0·0816 (95 % CI −0·1035, −0·0597) mmol/l, LDL-cholesterol decreased 0·0297 (95 % CI −0·0477, −0·0118) mmol/l and HDL-cholesterol decreased 0·0275 (95 % CI −0·0358, −0·0192) mmol/l. Although both the DASH diet and the Mediterranean diet were negatively associated with blood lipids, those associations showed different patterns in LEMR, particularly for TAG and HDL-cholesterol. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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15. Maternal fish and shellfish consumption and preterm birth: a retrospective study in urban China.
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Wang, Li, Fu, Zhongxia, Deng, Wei, Zhu, Shengdong, Zhang, Chuan, and Zhang, Wei
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SHELLFISH ,PREMATURE infants ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,RETROSPECTIVE studies ,DISEASES ,PREGNANT women ,PERINATAL death ,RISK assessment ,MEDICAL protocols ,FISHES ,SEAFOOD ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,ODDS ratio - Abstract
Preterm birth is the leading cause of perinatal mortality and morbidity. Some prospective cohort studies suggested that fish and shellfish consumption may affect the incidence of preterm birth. However, conflicting evidence exists on the relationship between fish and shellfish consumption and preterm birth. A total of 10 179 women from Gansu province were interviewed after delivery to collect information on their past intake of fish and shellfish using FFQ. Logistic regression models were used to estimate OR and 95 % CI to examine the association between fish and shellfish consumption and preterm birth and its clinical subtypes. Fish and shellfish consumption was associated with reduced risk of preterm birth (OR = 0·65, 95 % CI 0·56, 0·77). Increasing frequency of fish and shellfish consumption, compared with no fish and shellfish consumption, was associated with decreasing odds of preterm birth. Besides, increasing weekly total amount of fish and shellfish consumption, compared with no fish and shellfish consumption, was also associated with decreasing odds of preterm birth. Significant trend effect was also seen between fish and shellfish consumption and very preterm birth (P
for trend = 0·001) and spontaneous preterm birth (Pfor trend = 0·003). Interaction was observed between total fish and shellfish consumption with maternal age (Pfor interaction = 0·041) and pre-pregnancy BMI underweight (Pfor interaction = 0·012). Our findings showed that maternal fish and shellfish consumption was associated with lower incidence of preterm birth.We recommend for the national guideline of ≥350 g/week of fish and shellfish consumption among pregnant women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2022
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16. Dietary fibre intake and risk of prediabetes in China: results from the Tianjin Chronic Low-grade Systemic Inflammation and Health (TCLSIH) Cohort Study.
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Zhang, Shunming, Meng, Ge, Zhang, Qing, Liu, Li, Yao, Zhanxin, Wu, Hongmei, Gu, Yeqing, Wang, Yawen, Zhang, Tingjing, Wang, Xuena, Zhang, Juanjuan, Sun, Shaomei, Wang, Xing, Zhou, Ming, Jia, Qiyu, Song, Kun, Qi, Lu, and Niu, Kaijun
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DIETARY fiber ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,RISK assessment ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,PREDIABETIC state ,LONGITUDINAL method ,PROPORTIONAL hazards models ,DISEASE risk factors - Abstract
High dietary fibre intake has been associated with a lower risk of diabetes, but the association of dietary fibre with prediabetes is only speculative, especially in China, where the supportive data from prospective studies are lacking. This study aimed to examine the association between dietary fibre intake and risk of incident prediabetes among Chinese adults. We performed a prospective analysis in 18 085 participants of the Tianjin Chronic Low-grade Systemic Inflammation and Health cohort study who were free of diabetes, prediabetes, cancer and CVD at baseline. Dietary data were collected using a validated 100-item FFQ. Prediabetes was defined based on the American Diabetes Association diagnostic criteria. Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) and 95 % CI. During 63 175 person-years of follow-up, 4139 cases of incident prediabetes occurred. The multivariable HR of prediabetes for the highest v. lowest quartiles were 0·85 (95 % CI 0·75, 0·98) (P for trend = 0·02) for total dietary fibre, 0·84 (95 % CI 0·74, 0·95) (P for trend < 0·01) for soluble fibre and 1·05 (95 % CI 0·93, 1·19) (P for trend = 0·38) for insoluble fibre. Fibre from fruits but not from cereals, beans and vegetables was inversely associated with prediabetes. Our results indicate that intakes of total dietary fibre, soluble fibre and fibre derived from fruit sources were associated with a lower risk of prediabetes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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17. The association between the dietary pattern in abdominal obesity based on visceral fat index and dyslipidaemia in the Henan Rural Cohort Study.
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Xue, Yuan, Liu, Chang, Pang, Shan-Bin, Mao, Zhen-Xing, Zhang, Dong-Dong, Gao, Jiao-Jiao, Lin, Ji-Song, Wang, Chong-Jian, Li, Xing, and Li, Wen-Jie
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OBESITY risk factors ,FOOD habits ,MEAT ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,ABDOMINAL adipose tissue ,HYPERLIPIDEMIA ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,BODY mass index ,DIETARY carbohydrates ,ODDS ratio ,ADIPOSE tissues ,RURAL population ,LONGITUDINAL method ,DOSE-response relationship in biochemistry ,DISEASE risk factors - Abstract
The present study aimed to explore the association between dietary patterns in abdominal obesity obtained by reduced-rank regression (RRR) with visceral fat index (VFI) as a dependent variable and dyslipidemia in rural adults in Henan, China. A total of 29538 people aged 18–79 were selected from the Henan Rural Cohort Study. RRR analysis was used to identify dietary patterns; logistic regression analysis and restricted cubic spline regression models were applied to analyze the association between dietary patterns in abdominal obesity and dyslipidemia. VFI was used as a mediator to estimate the mediation effect. The dietary pattern in abdominal obesity was characterized by high carbohydrate and red meat intake and low consumption of fresh fruits, vegetables, milk, etc. After full adjustment, the highest quartile of dietary pattern scores was significantly associated with an increased risk of dyslipidemia (OR: 1·33, 95 % CI 1·23–1·44, P
trend < 0·001), there was a non-linear dose–response relationship between them (Poverall-association < 0·001, Pnon-lin-association = 0·022). The result was similar in dose-response between the dietary pattern scores and VFI. The indirect effect partially mediated by VFI was significant (OR: 1·07, 95 % CI 1·06–1·08). VIF explained approximately 53·3 % of odds of dyslipidemia related to the dietary pattern. Abdominal obesity dietary pattern scores positively affected VFI and dyslipidemia; there was a dose-response in both relationships. Dyslipidemia progression increased with higher abdominal obesity dietary pattern scores. In addition, VFI played a partial mediating role in relationship between abdominal obesity dietary pattern and dyslipidemia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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18. Early-life exposure to the Chinese famine and risk of hyperuricaemia in adult females in Qingdao.
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Shao, Yuhan, Liu, Li, Li, Xiaojing, Sun, Jianping, and Huang, Xiaomei
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FAMINES ,HYPERURICEMIA ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,CROSS-sectional method ,MULTIVARIATE analysis ,REGRESSION analysis ,RISK assessment ,MALNUTRITION ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,STATISTICAL models ,ODDS ratio ,DISEASE risk factors ,DISEASE complications ,ADULTS - Abstract
Two population-based cross-sectional surveys involving randomly selected Chinese adults aged 35–74 years were conducted in Qingdao, China in 2006 and 2009. Nine thousand fifty-five subjects from the two surveys were grouped into four birth groups of fetal/infant exposed (born between 1 January 1959 and 31 December 1962), childhood exposed (born between 1 January 1950 and 31 December 1958), adolescence exposed (born between 1 January 1942 and 31 December 1949) and the unexposed (born before 1941 and after 1963). Multivariate logistic regression models were used to calculate the OR and 95 % CI of hyperuricaemia in different exposed groups. Overall, famine exposure in the fetal/infant period, childhood and adolescence was not associated with adulthood hyperuricaemia (all P > 0·05). In females, childhood exposed group (OR = 1·59, 95 % CI 1·25, 2·02) and adolescence exposed group (OR = 1·74, 95 % CI 1·30, 2·33) both had higher risks to have hyperuricaemia in adult. However, this difference was not found in fetal/infant exposed group. In males, no significant relation was observed in any famine exposed group (all P > 0·05). Exposure to famine in childhood and adolescence is associated with an increased risk of hyperuricaemia for adulthood of females, but not in males. Adequate nutrition during early life appears to be beneficial to prevent hyperuricaemia of adult females. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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19. Processing of novel L2 compounds across repeated exposures during reading: A growth curve analysis.
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Yi, Wei
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EYE movements ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,LEARNING strategies ,VOCABULARY ,ATTENTION ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,DATA analysis software ,READING - Abstract
Using eye tracking, this study examined L2 learners' real-time processing of novel compounds across repeated exposures during reading. Sixty-one L2 speakers of Chinese read 12 stories over two days. Unbeknown to them, 12 novel compounds were embedded, each occurring six times. Growth curve analyses showed that semantic transparency, working memory capacity, and morphological awareness had no impact on fixation durations for the novel compounds. However, participants with a larger L2 vocabulary size processed novel opaque compounds significantly faster than those with a smaller L2 vocabulary size. For both transparent and opaque compounds, first fixation durations did not change across exposures, yet similar curvilinear decreasing patterns were found in gaze duration and total reading time, with the rates of decrease moderated by L2 vocabulary size and working memory capacity, respectively. Taken together, such findings provide converging evidence supporting the incidental nature of vocabulary learning through natural reading. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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20. Relationship between seaweeds consumption and hyperuricaemia in general adults: a Population-based study from the Tianjin Chronic Low-grade Systemic Inflammation and Health (TCLSIH) cohort study.
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Zhang, Tingjing, Wang, Yawen, Gu, Yeqing, Meng, Ge, Zhang, Qing, Liu, Li, Wu, Hongmei, Zhang, Shunming, Wang, Xuena, Sun, Shaomei, Wang, Xing, Zhou, Ming, Jiao, Huanli, Jia, Qiyu, Song, Kun, Wu, Yuntang, Wu, Xiao-Hui, and Niu, Kaijun
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HYPERURICEMIA ,POLYSACCHARIDES ,POLYPHENOLS ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,INFLAMMATION ,CROSS-sectional method ,MULTIPLE regression analysis ,CAROTENOIDS ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,ALGAE ,URIC acid ,ODDS ratio ,LONGITUDINAL method ,ADULTS - Abstract
Seaweeds have numerous biologically active ingredients, such as polysaccharides, polyphenols and carotenoids, that are beneficial to human health. Although these benefits might be related to the synthesis, secretion or reabsorption of uric acid, no studies have explored the relationship between seaweeds consumption and hyperuricaemia (HUA) in the general population. The aim of this study was to investigate whether seaweeds consumption is related to HUA in a large-scale adult population. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 32 365 adults (17 328 men and 15 037 women) in Tianjin, People's Republic of China. Frequency of seaweeds consumption was assessed by a validated self-administered FFQ. HUA was defined as serum uric acid levels >420 μmol/L in men and >350 μmol/L in women. The association between seaweeds consumption and HUA was assessed by multiple logistic regression analysis. Restricted cubic spline functions were used for non-linearity tests. The prevalence of HUA in men and women was 21·17 % and 5·93 %, respectively. After adjustments for potential confounding factors, the OR (95 % CI) for HUA across seaweed consumption (g/1000 kcal per d) were 1·00 (reference) for level 1, 0·91 (95 % CI 0·81, 1·02) for level 2; 0·90 (95 % CI 0·81, 1·01) for level 3; 0·86 (95 % CI 0·78, 0·97) for level 4 in men and 0·90 (95 % CI 0·73, 1·10) for level 2; 0·82 (95 % CI 0·67, 1·00) for level 3; 0·84 (95 % CI 0·68, 1·03) for level 4 in women, respectively. A negative correlation between seaweeds consumption and HUA in males but not in females was observed. Further studies are needed to explore the causal relationship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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21. Higher dietary fibre intake is associated with lower CVD mortality risk among maintenance haemodialysis patients: a multicentre prospective cohort study.
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Lin, Zizhen, Qin, Xianhui, Yang, Yaya, Huang, Yan, Wang, Jieyu, Kong, Yaozhong, Li, Yumin, Yang, Shenglin, Lu, Yongxin, Zhao, Yanhong, Li, Youbao, Wan, Qijun, Wang, Qi, Huang, Sheng, Liu, Yan, Liu, Aiqun, Liu, Fanna, Hou, FanFan, and Liang, Min
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TREATMENT of chronic kidney failure ,CARDIOVASCULAR disease related mortality ,DIETARY fiber ,RESEARCH ,CAUSES of death ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,INGESTION ,MEDICAL cooperation ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,DEATH ,HEMODIALYSIS ,LONGITUDINAL method - Abstract
High fibre intake is associated with reduced mortality risk in both general and chronic kidney disease populations. However, in dialysis patients, such data are limited. Therefore, the association between dietary fibre intake (DFI) and the risk of all-cause and CVD mortality was examined in this study. A total of 1044 maintenance haemodialysis (MHD) patients from eight outpatient dialysis centres in China were included in this study. Data on DFI were collected using 24-h dietary recalls for 3 d in a week and were normalised to actual dry weight. The study outcomes included all-cause and CVD mortality. Over a median of 46 months of follow-up, 354 deaths were recorded, of which 210 (59 %) were due to CVD. On assessing DFI as tertiles, the CVD mortality risk was significantly lower in patients in tertiles 2–3 (≥0·13 g/kg per d; hazard ratio (HR) 0·71; 95 % CI 0·51, 0·97) compared with those in tertile 1 (<0·13 g/kg per d). A similar but non-significant trend was found for the association between DFI (tertiles 2–3 v. tertile 1; HR 0·83; 95 % CI 0·64, 1·07) and all-cause mortality. In summary, higher DFI was associated with lower CVD mortality risk among Chinese MHD patients. This study emphasises the significance of DFI in MHD patients and provides information that is critical for the improvement of dietary guidelines for dialysis patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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22. Association between childhood conditions and arthritis among middle-aged and older adults in China: the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.
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Lu, Nan, Wu, Bei, Jiang, Nan, and Dong, Tingyue
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ARTHRITIS diagnosis ,MOTHERS ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,HEALTH services accessibility ,DISEASES ,INTERVIEWING ,RISK assessment ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,AGE factors in disease ,POPULATION health ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,ODDS ratio ,LONGITUDINAL method ,MIDDLE age ,OLD age - Abstract
This study examined the association between childhood conditions and arthritis among middle-aged and older adults in China. The data were derived from the 2015 wave and the life-history module of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with respondents age 45 and over across China. Multiple imputation was used to handle the missing data, generating a final analytic sample of 19,800. Doctor-diagnosed arthritis was the main outcome variable. Random-effects logistic regression models were used to test the proposed models. Approximately 8 per cent of the respondents had better family financial status in childhood than their neighbours. Close to 8 per cent had been hospitalised or encountered similar conditions (e.g. confined to bed or home) for at least one month in childhood. Around one-third reported better subjective health in childhood than their peers. The majority of the respondents (80%) reported that they had stable health resources, and that their mothers were illiterate during their childhood. Childhood family financial status, subjective health, mother's education, access to health care and medical catastrophic events were found to be significant factors associated with arthritis in later life, after controlling for adulthood and older-age conditions (family financial status: odds ratio (OR) = 0.885, 95 per cent confidence interval (95% CI) = 0.848–0.924; subjective health: OR = 0.924, 95% CI = 0.889–0.960; mother's education: OR = 0.863, 95% CI = 0.750–0.992; access to health care: OR = 0.729, 95% CI = 0.552–0.964; medical catastrophic events: OR = 1.266, 95% CI = 1.108–1.446). The study results highlight an important role that childhood conditions play in affecting the onset of arthritis in late life in China. Health-care providers may consider childhood conditions as a valuable screening criterion to identify risk populations, which could be used to guide health promotion and prevention programmes, and promote healthy ageing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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23. Dietary iron intake and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in middle-aged and older adults in urban China: a prospective cohort study.
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Li, Shu-Yi, Wang, Fan, Lu, Xiao-Ting, Zhong, Rong-Huan, Long, Jing-An, Fang, Ai-Ping, and Zhu, Hui-Lian
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GLYCOSYLATED hemoglobin ,MEAT ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,SELF-evaluation ,INGESTION ,HEALTH outcome assessment ,DIETARY supplements ,TYPE 2 diabetes ,RISK assessment ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ODDS ratio ,IRON compounds ,LONGITUDINAL method ,PROPORTIONAL hazards models ,DISEASE risk factors ,MIDDLE age ,OLD age - Abstract
The association between dietary Fe intake and diabetes risk remains inconsistent. We aimed to explore the association between dietary Fe intake and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) risk in middle-aged and older adults in urban China. This study used data from the Guangzhou Nutrition and Health Study, an on-going community-based prospective cohort study. Participants were recruited from 2008 to 2013 in Guangzhou community. A total of 2696 participants aged 40–75 years without T2DM at baseline were included in data analyses, with a median of 5·6 (interquartile range 4·1–5·9) years of follow-up. T2DM was identified by self-reported diagnosis, fasting glucose ≥ 7·0 mmol/l or glycosylated Hb ≥ 6·5 %. Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) and 95 % CI. We ascertained 205 incident T2DM cases during 13 476 person-years. The adjusted HR for T2DM risk in the fourth quartile of haem Fe intake was 1·92 (95 % CI 1·07, 3·46; P
trend = 0·010), compared with the first quartile intake. These significant associations were found in haem Fe intake from total meat (HR 2·74; 95 % CI 1·22, 6·15; Ptrend = 0·011) and haem Fe intake from red meat (HR 1·86; 95 % CI 1·01, 3·44; Ptrend = 0·034), but not haem Fe intake from processed meat, poultry or fish/shellfish. The association between dietary intake of total Fe or non-haem Fe with T2DM risk had no significance. Our findings suggested that higher dietary intake of haem Fe (especially from red meat), but not total Fe or non-haem Fe, was associated with greater T2DM risk in middle-aged and older adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2021
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24. The association of dietary flavonoids, magnesium and their interactions with the metabolic syndrome in Chinese adults: a prospective cohort study.
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Jin, Shanshan, Liu, Junyi, Jia, Yubing, Han, Tianshu, Zhao, Xiujuan, Sun, Changhao, and Na, Lixin
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OBESITY risk factors ,METABOLIC syndrome risk factors ,RELATIVE medical risk ,FLAVONOIDS ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,MULTIVARIATE analysis ,DIETARY supplements ,METABOLIC syndrome ,MAGNESIUM ,DISEASE prevalence ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,LONGITUDINAL method ,ADULTS - Abstract
The aim was to systematically analyse the association of the specific flavonoids, Mg and their interactions from different food sources with the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components in a cohort study. A total of 6417 participants aged 20 to 74 years from the Harbin Cohort Study on Diet, Nutrition and Chronic Non-communicable Diseases were included. Multivariate logistic regression analyses, forest plot and restricted cubic spline were performed in the study. After a 5·3-year follow-up, 1283 incident cases of the MetS were reported. Those with a higher total flavonoid intake had a lower risk of the MetS (fourth v. first quartile, relative risk (RR) 0·58; 95 % CI 0·37, 0·93; P = 0·024) and central obesity (RR 0·56; 95 % CI 0·33, 0·95; P = 0·032). Further analysis showed that the specific flavonoids quercetin, kaempferol, isorhamnetin, luteolin, and flavonoids from fruits, potatoes and legumes had the similar associations with risk of the MetS and central obesity (P < 0·05 for all). A higher intake of total flavonoids, quercetin and luteolin combined with a high level of Mg was more strongly associated with a lower risk of the MetS (RR 0·60; 95 % CI 0·45, 0·81 for total; RR 0·61; 95 % CI 0·45, 0·82 for quercetin; RR 0·52; 95 % CI 0·38, 0·71 for luteolin; all P
for interaction < 0·01). Dose–response effects showed an L-shaped curve between the total intake of five flavonoids and the risk of the MetS. A higher flavonoid intake is associated with a lower risk of the MetS and central obesity; their combination with Mg helps to strengthen their negative association with the MetS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2021
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25. The association between maternal fat-soluble vitamin concentrations during pregnancy and infant birth weight in China.
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Yang, Wangxing, Jiao, Mingyuan, Xi, Lei, Han, Na, Luo, Shusheng, Xu, Xiangrong, Zhou, Qianling, and Wang, Haijun
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VITAMINS ,FETAL macrosomia ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,VITAMIN E ,DURATION of pregnancy ,FETAL development ,RETROSPECTIVE studies ,VITAMIN D ,BIRTH weight ,VITAMIN A ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,ODDS ratio ,PREGNANCY - Abstract
Fat-soluble vitamins during pregnancy are important for fetal growth and development. The present study aimed at exploring the association between vitamin A, E and D status during pregnancy and birth weight. A total of 19 640 women with singleton deliveries from a retrospective study were included. Data were collected by the hospital electronic information system. Maternal serum vitamin A, E and D concentrations were measured during pregnancy. Logistic regression was performed to estimate the association between the vitamin status and low birth weight (LBW) or macrosomia. Women with excessive vitamin E were more likely to have macrosomia (OR 1·30, 95 % CI 1·07, 1·59) compared with adequate concentration. When focusing on Z scores, there was a positive association between vitamin E and macrosomia in the first (OR 1·07, 95 % CI 1·00, 1·14), second (OR 1·27, 95 % CI 1·11, 1·46) and third (OR 1·28, 95 % CI 1·06, 1·54) trimesters; vitamin A was positively associated with LBW in the first (OR 1·14, 95 % CI 1·01, 1·29), second (OR 1·31, 95 % CI 1·05, 1·63) and third (OR 2·00, 95 % CI 1·45, 2·74) trimesters and negatively associated with macrosomia in the second (OR 0·79, 95 % CI 0·70, 0·89) and third (OR 0·77, 95 % CI 0·62, 0·95) trimesters. The study identified that high concentrations of vitamin E are associated with macrosomia. Maintaining a moderate concentration of vitamin A during pregnancy might be beneficial to achieve optimal birth weight. Further studies to explore the mechanism of above associations are warranted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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26. Association between consumption frequency of honey and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: results from a cross-sectional analysis based on the Tianjin Chronic Low-grade Systemic Inflammation and Health (TCLSIH) Cohort Study.
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Zhang, Shunming, Wu, Xiaohui, Bian, Shanshan, Zhang, Qing, Liu, Li, Meng, Ge, Yao, Zhanxin, Wu, Hongmei, Gu, Yeqing, Wang, Yawen, Sun, Shaomei, Wang, Xing, Zhou, Ming, Jia, Qiyu, Song, Kun, and Niu, Kaijun
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THERAPEUTIC use of honey ,FATTY liver prevention ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,DRINKING (Physiology) ,NON-alcoholic fatty liver disease ,MULTIVARIATE analysis ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,CROSS-sectional method ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ODDS ratio - Abstract
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome. Recent evidence has suggested the protective effects of honey consumption against the metabolic syndrome, but the association between honey intake and NAFLD is still unclear. We investigated how the consumption frequency of honey was associated with NAFLD in the general population. This was a cross-sectional study of 21 979 adults aged 20–90 years. NAFLD was diagnosed based on the ultrasound-diagnosed fatty liver without significant alcohol intake and other liver diseases. Diet information, including consumption frequency of honey, was assessed by a validated 100-item FFQ. OR with 95 % CI were calculated by the binary logistic regression model, adjusting for confounding factors identified by the directed acyclic graph. Overall, 6513 adults (29·6 %) had NAFLD. Compared with participants consuming ≤1 time/week of honey, the multivariable OR of NAFLD were 0·86 (95 % CI 0·77, 0·97) for 2–6 times/week and 1·10 (95 % CI 0·95, 1·27) for ≥1 times/d (P
for trend = 0·90). The results were generally similar in subgroups of BMI at a cut-point of 24·0 kg/m2 (Pfor interaction = 0·10). In this large-scale study, consuming honey 2–6 times/week was inversely associated with NAFLD, whereas consuming honey ≥1 times/d had no association with NAFLD. These results need replication in other large-scale prospective studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2021
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27. Associations between serum carotenoid levels and the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a case–control study.
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Li, Shan, Zhu, Xianglu, Zhu, Lin, Hu, Xin, and Wen, Shujuan
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LYMPHOMA risk factors ,CANCER patients ,CAROTENOIDS ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,HIGH performance liquid chromatography ,RISK assessment ,SMOKING ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,CASE-control method ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ODDS ratio - Abstract
Limited studies have investigated the effects of serum carotenoids on the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), and the findings have been inconclusive. This study aims to assess the association between serum total or specific carotenoid levels and NHL risk. This 1:1 matched, hospital-based case–control study enrolled 512 newly diagnosed (within 1 month) NHL patients and 512 healthy controls who were matched by age (±5 years) and sex in Urumqi, China. Serum carotenoid levels were measured by HPLC. Conditional logistic regression showed that higher serum total carotenoid levels and their subtypes (e.g. α-carotene, β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin and lycopene) were dose-dependently associated with decreased NHL risk. The multivariable-adjusted OR and their 95 % CI for NHL risk for quartile 4 (v. quartile 1) were 0·31 (95 % CI 0·22, 0·48; P
for trend < 0·001) for total carotenoids, 0·52 (95 % CI 0·33, 0·79; Pfor trend : 0·003) for α-carotene, 0·63 (95 % CI 0·42, 0·94; Pfor trend : 0·031) for β-carotene, 0·73 (95 % CI 0·49, 1·05; Pfor trend : 0·034) for β-cryptoxanthin and 0·51 (95 % CI 0·34, 0·75; Pfor trend : 0·001) for lycopene. A null association was observed between serum lutein + zeaxanthin and NHL risk (OR 0·89, 95 % CI 0·57, 1·38; Pfor trend : 0·556). Significant interactions were observed after stratifying according to smoking status, and inverse associations were more evident among current smokers than past or never smokers for total carotenoids, α-carotene and lycopene (Pfor heterogeneity : 0·047, 0·042 and 0·046). This study indicates that higher serum carotenoid levels might be inversely associated with NHL risk, especially among current smokers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2020
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28. Associations of fat and carbohydrate intake with becoming overweight and obese: an 11-year longitudinal cohort study.
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Cao, Ya-Jing, Wang, Hui-Jun, Zhang, Bing, Qi, Su-Fen, Mi, Ying-Jun, Pan, Xing-Bing, Wang, Chao, and Tian, Qing-Bao
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CONFIDENCE intervals ,CARBOHYDRATE content of food ,FAT content of food ,FOOD habits ,INGESTION ,LONGITUDINAL method ,OBESITY ,PROPORTIONAL hazards models ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
The effects of macronutrient intake on obesity are controversial. This research aims to investigate the associations between macronutrient intake and new-onset overweight/obesity. The relationship between the consumption of carbohydrate and total fat and obesity was assessed by the multivariable Cox model in this 11-year cohort, which included 6612 adults (3291 men and 3321 women) who were free of overweight and obesity at baseline. The dietary intake was recorded using a 24-h recall method for three consecutive days. Moreover, substitution models were developed to distinguish the effects of macronutrient composition alteration from energy intake modification. During 7·5 person years (interquartile range 4·3, 10·8) of follow-up, 1807 participants became overweight or obese. After adjusting for risk factors, the hazard ratio (HR) of overweight/obesity in extreme quintiles of fat was 1·48 (quintile 5 v. quintile 1, 95 % CI 1·16, 1·89; P
trend = 0·02) in women. Additionally, replacing 5 % of energy from carbohydrate with equivalent energy from fat was associated with an estimated 4·3 % (HR 1·043, 95 % CI 1·007, 1·081) increase in overweight/obesity in women. Moreover, dietary carbohydrate was inversely associated with overweight/obesity (quintile 5 v. quintile 1, HR 0·70, 95 % CI 0·55, 0·89; Ptrend = 0·02) in women. Total fat was related to a higher risk of overweight/obesity, whereas high carbohydrate intake was related to a lower risk of overweight/obesity in women, which was not observed in men. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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29. Intake of total cruciferous vegetable and its contents of glucosinolates and isothiocyanates, glutathione S -transferases polymorphisms and breast cancer risk: a case–control study in China.
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Zhang, Nai-Qi, Mo, Xiong-Fei, Lin, Fang-Yu, Zhan, Xiao-Xia, Feng, Xiao-Li, Zhang, Xin, Luo, Hong, and Zhang, Cai-Xia
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BREAST tumor risk factors ,CANCER patients ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,BRASSICACEAE ,GENETIC polymorphisms ,INGESTION ,TRANSFERASES ,WOMEN'S health ,PHYTOCHEMICALS ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,CASE-control method ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ODDS ratio - Abstract
Cruciferous vegetables contain high levels of glucosinolates (GSL) and isothiocyanates (ITC). ITC are known to induce glutathione S-transferases (GST) and thus exert their anticarcinogenic effects. This study explored the combined effects of cruciferous vegetable, GSL and ITC intake and GST polymorphisms on breast cancer risk. A total of 737 breast cancer cases and 756 controls were recruited into this case–control study. OR and 95 % CI were assessed by multivariable logistic regression. Higher cruciferous vegetable, GSL and ITC intakes were inversely associated with breast cancer risk, with adjusted OR of 0·48 (95 % CI 0·35, 0·65), 0·54 (95 % CI 0·40, 0·74) and 0·62 (95 % CI 0·45, 0·84), respectively. Compared with women carrying the GSTP1 rs1695 wild AA genotype and high cruciferous vegetable, GSL or ITC intake, carriers of the AA genotype with low cruciferous vegetable, GSL and ITC intake had greater risk of breast cancer, with adjusted OR of 1·43 (95 % CI 1·01, 1·87), 1·34 (95 % CI 1·02, 1·75) and 1·37 (95 % CI 1·05, 1·80), respectively. Persons with the GSTM1-null genotype and lower intake of cruciferous vegetables, GSL and ITC had higher risk of breast cancer than those with the GSTM1-present genotype and higher intake, with OR of 1·42 (95 % CI 1·04, 1·95), 1·43 (95 % CI 1·05, 1·96) and 1·45 (95 % CI 1·06, 1·98), respectively. Among women possessing the GSTT1-present genotype, low intake of cruciferous vegetables, GSL or ITC was associated with higher risk of breast cancer. But these interactions were non-significant. This study indicated that there were no significant interactions between cruciferous vegetable, GSL or ITC intake and GST polymorphisms on breast cancer risk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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30. Dietary B vitamin and methionine intakes and risk for colorectal cancer: a case–control study in China.
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Huang, Chu-Yi, Abulimiti, Alinuer, Zhang, Xin, Feng, Xiao-Li, Luo, Hong, Chen, Yu-Ming, Fang, Yu-Jing, and Zhang, Cai-Xia
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COLON tumors ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,DIET ,FOLIC acid ,INGESTION ,METHIONINE ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,RECTUM tumors ,RISK assessment ,VITAMIN B complex ,VITAMIN B12 ,VITAMIN B2 ,VITAMIN B6 ,MULTIPLE regression analysis ,CASE-control method ,ODDS ratio ,DISEASE risk factors - Abstract
B vitamins (including folate, vitamin B
2 , vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 ) and methionine are essential for methylation reactions, nucleotide synthesis, DNA stability and DNA repair. However, epidemiological evidence among Chinese populations is limited. The objective of this study was to evaluate B vitamins and methionine in relation to colorectal cancer risk in a Chinese population. A case–control study was conducted from July 2010 to April 2019. A total of 2502 patients with colorectal cancer were recruited along with 2538 age- (5-year interval) and sex-matched controls. Dietary data were collected using a validated FFQ. Multivariable logistic regression was used to assess OR and 95 % CI. The intake of folate, vitamin B2 , vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 was inversely associated with colorectal cancer risk. The multivariable OR for the highest quartile v. the lowest quartile were 0·62 (95 % CI 0·51, 0·74; Ptrend < 0·001) for folate, 0·46 (95 % CI 0·38, 0·55; Ptrend < 0·001) for vitamin B2 , 0·55 (95 % CI 0·46, 0·76; Ptrend < 0·001) for vitamin B6 and 0·72 (95 % CI 0·60, 0·86; Ptrend < 0·001) for vitamin B12 . No statistically significant association was found between methionine intake and colorectal cancer risk. Stratified analysis by sex showed that the inverse associations between vitamin B12 and methionine intake and colorectal cancer risk were found only among women. This study indicated that higher intake of folate, vitamin B2 , vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 was associated with decreased risk of colorectal cancer in a Chinese population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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31. The association between milk consumption and the metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study of the residents of Suzhou, China and a meta-analysis.
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Hidayat, Khemayanto, Yu, Lu-Gang, Yang, Jin-Rong, Zhang, Xue-Ying, Zhou, Hui, Shi, Yu-Jie, Liu, Biao, and Qin, Li-Qiang
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METABOLIC syndrome risk factors ,BLOOD sugar ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,FASTING ,HYPERTENSION ,INGESTION ,META-analysis ,METROPOLITAN areas ,MILK ,SURVEYS ,TRIGLYCERIDES ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,METABOLIC syndrome ,RELATIVE medical risk ,DISEASE prevalence ,CROSS-sectional method ,WAIST circumference ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ODDS ratio - Abstract
The association between milk consumption and the metabolic syndrome remains inconclusive, and data from Chinese populations are scarce. We conducted a cross-sectional study to investigate the association between milk consumption and the metabolic syndrome and its components among the residents of Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, China. A total of 5149 participants were included in the final analysis. A logistic regression model was applied to estimate the OR and 95 % CI for the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its components according to milk consumption. In addition, the results of our study were further meta-analysed with other published observational studies to quantify the association between the highest v. lowest categories of milk consumption and the metabolic syndrome and its components. There was no significant difference in the odds of having the metabolic syndrome between milk consumers and non-milk consumers (OR 0·86, 95 % CI 0·73, 1·01). However, milk consumers had lower odds of having elevated waist circumference (OR 0·78, 95 % CI 0·67, 0·92), elevated TAG (OR 0·83, 95 % CI 0·70, 0·99) and elevated blood pressure (OR 0·85, 95 % CI 0·73, 0·99). When the results were pooled together with other published studies, higher milk consumption was inversely associated with the risk of the metabolic syndrome (relative risk 0·80, 95 % CI 0·72, 0·88) and its components (except elevated fasting blood glucose); however, these results should be treated with caution as high heterogeneity was observed. In summary, the currently available evidence from observational studies suggests that higher milk consumption may be inversely associated with the metabolic syndrome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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32. Association of infant and young child feeding practices with cognitive development at 10–12 years: a birth cohort in rural Western China.
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Zhu, Zhonghai, Cheng, Yue, Qi, Qi, Lu, Yu, Ma, Siyuan, Li, Shaoru, Li, Hongbo, Elhoumed, Mohamed, Tsegaye, Sintayehu, Fawzi, Wafaie W., Sudfeld, Christopher R., Yan, Hong, Dibley, Michael J., and Zeng, Lingxia
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ENRICHED foods ,BREASTFEEDING ,CHILD development ,COGNITION ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,DIETARY supplements ,DOSE-response relationship in biochemistry ,HIGH-protein diet ,INGESTION ,LONGITUDINAL method ,RURAL conditions ,STATISTICAL sampling ,MICRONUTRIENTS ,RANDOMIZED controlled trials ,MIDDLE-income countries ,LOW-income countries - Abstract
We aimed to comprehensively examine the association of breast-feeding, types and initial timing of complementary foods with adolescent cognitive development in low- and middle-income countries. We conducted a prospective cohort study of 745 adolescents aged 10–12 years who were born to women who participated in a randomised trial of prenatal micronutrient supplementation in rural Western China. An infant feeding index was constructed based on the current WHO recommendations. Full-scale intelligence quotient (FSIQ) was assessed and derived by the fourth edition of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children. The duration of exclusive or any breast-feeding was not significantly associated with adolescent cognitive development. Participants who regularly consumed Fe-rich or Fe-fortified foods during 6–23 months of age had higher FSIQ than those who did not (adjusted mean differences 4·25; 95 % CI 1·99, 6·51). For cows'/goats' milk and high protein-based food, the highest FSIQ was found in participants who initially consumed at 10–12 and 7–9 months, respectively. A strong dose–response relationship of the composite infant feeding index was also identified, with participants in the highest tertile of overall feeding quality having 3·03 (95 % CI 1·37, 4·70) points higher FSIQ than those in the lowest tertile. These findings suggest that appropriate infant feeding practices (breast-feeding plus timely introduction of appropriate complementary foods) were associated with significantly improved early adolescent cognitive development scores in rural China. In addition, improvement in Fe-rich or Fe-fortified foods complementary feeding may produce better adolescent cognitive development outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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33. Higher intakes of dietary vitamin D, calcium and dairy products are inversely associated with the risk of colorectal cancer: a case–control study in China.
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Zhang, Xin, Fang, Yu-Jing, Feng, Xiao-Li, Abulimiti, Alinuer, Huang, Chu-Yi, Luo, Hong, Zhang, Nai-Qi, Chen, Yu-Ming, and Zhang, Cai-Xia
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DIETARY calcium ,COLON tumors ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,DAIRY products ,INGESTION ,INTERVIEWING ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,RECTUM tumors ,RISK assessment ,VITAMIN D ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,CASE-control method ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ODDS ratio ,DISEASE risk factors - Abstract
The effects of dietary vitamin D, Ca and dairy products intakes on colorectal cancer risk remain controversial. The present study investigated the association between these dietary intakes and the risk of colorectal cancer in Guangdong, China. From July 2010 to December 2018, 2380 patients with colorectal cancer and 2389 sex- and age-matched controls were recruited. Dietary intake data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a validated FFQ. Unconditional multivariable logistic regression models were used to calculate the OR and 95 % CI after adjusting for various confounders. Higher dietary vitamin D and Ca intakes were associated with 43 and 52 % reductions in colorectal cancer risk, with OR of 0·57 (95 % CI 0·46, 0·70) and 0·48 (95 % CI 0·39, 0·61), respectively, for the highest quartile (v. the lowest quartile) intakes. A statistically significant inverse association was observed between total dairy product intake and colorectal cancer risk, with an adjusted OR of 0·32 (95 % CI 0·27, 0·39) for the highest v. the lowest tertile. Subjects who drank milk had a 48 % lower risk of colorectal cancer than those who did not (OR 0·52, 95 % CI 0·45, 0·59). The inverse associations of dietary vitamin D, Ca, total dairy products and milk intakes with the risk of colorectal cancer were independent of sex and cancer site. Our study supports the protective effects of high dietary vitamin D, Ca and dairy products intakes against colorectal cancer in a Chinese population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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34. Association between edible mushroom intake and the prevalence of newly diagnosed non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: results from the Tianjin Chronic Low-Grade Systemic Inflammation and Health Cohort Study in China.
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Zhang, Shunming, Gu, Yeqing, Lu, Min, Fu, Jingzhu, Zhang, Qing, Liu, Li, Meng, Ge, Yao, Zhanxin, Wu, Hongmei, Bao, Xue, Sun, Shaomei, Wang, Xing, Zhou, Ming, Jia, Qiyu, Song, Kun, Wu, Yuntang, and Niu, Kaijun
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ULTRASONIC imaging of the abdomen ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,FATTY liver ,INGESTION ,LONGITUDINAL method ,EDIBLE mushrooms ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,SELF-evaluation ,MULTIPLE regression analysis ,DISEASE prevalence ,CROSS-sectional method ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ODDS ratio - Abstract
Animal studies have suggested that mushroom intake can alleviate non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) due to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. However, the association between mushroom intake and NAFLD is unknown in humans. We aimed to investigate the association of mushroom intake with NAFLD among Chinese adults. This is a cross-sectional study of 24 236 adults (mean (standard deviation) age: 40·7 (sd 11·9) years; 11 394 men (47·0 %)). Mushroom intake was assessed via a validated FFQ. Newly diagnosed NAFLD was identified based on the results of annual health examinations, including ultrasound findings and a self-reported history of the disease. Multiple logistic models were used to examine the association between mushroom intake and NAFLD. The prevalence of newly diagnosed NAFLD was 19·0 %. Compared with those consuming mushrooms less frequently (≤1 time/week), the fully adjusted OR of newly diagnosed NAFLD were 0·95 (95 % CI 0·86, 1·05) for those consuming 2–3 times/week and 0·76 (95 % CI 0·63, 0·92) for those consuming ≥4 times/week (P
for trend = 0·01). The inverse association was consistent in subgroups defined by age, sex and BMI. In conclusion, higher mushroom intake was significantly associated with lower prevalence of NAFLD among Chinese adults. Future research is required to understand the causal association between mushroom intake and NAFLD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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35. Association of dietary patterns with depressive symptoms in Chinese postmenopausal women.
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Liao, Kuan, Gu, Yeqing, Liu, Mingyue, Fu, Jingzhu, Wang, Xiaotong, Yang, Guanlin, Zhang, Qing, Liu, Li, Meng, Ge, Yao, Zhanxin, Wu, Hongmei, Xia, Yang, Bao, Xue, Zhang, Shunming, Sun, Shaomei, Wang, Xing, Zhou, Ming, Jiao, Huanli, Jia, Qiyu, and Song, Kun
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MENTAL depression risk factors ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,MENTAL depression ,FACTOR analysis ,FOOD habits ,MULTIVARIATE analysis ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,RISK assessment ,MULTIPLE regression analysis ,CROSS-sectional method ,POSTMENOPAUSE ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ODDS ratio - Abstract
Many components in diet have regulated oxidative stress, inflammatory reaction and even balance oestrogen levels. Because these factors are closely associated with depressive symptoms in postmenopausal women, it is considered that dietary factors are able to prevent and control depressive symptoms. On the other hand, a dietary pattern that considers the correlations and synergies between foods and nutrients is expected to have a greater impact on disease risk. The aim of the present study is to evaluate whether dietary patterns are associated with depressive symptoms in Chinese postmenopausal women. A cross-sectional study of 2051 postmenopausal women (mean age: 58·8 (sd 7·4) years) was conducted in Tianjin, China. Dietary consumption was assessed by a valid self-administered FFQ. Principal component analysis was used to derive three major dietary patterns: 'healthy', 'sweets' and 'traditional Tianjin' from eighty-eight food items. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale, and cut-off point of 48 indicating serious depressive symptoms. The association between quartile of dietary patterns and depressive symptoms was assessed using multiple logistic regression analysis. The multivariable-adjusted OR of having depressive symptoms for increasing quartile of dietary patterns were as follows: healthy, 1·00, 0·79 (95 % CI 0·49, 1·28), 0·62 (95 % CI 0·37, 1·04) and 0·57 (95 % CI 0·33, 0·97); sweets, 1·00, 0·75 (95 % CI 0·42, 1·3), 1·08 (95 % CI 0·64, 1·81) and 1·66 (95 % CI 1·03, 2·71); and traditional Tianjin, 1·00, 1·02 (95 % CI 0·58, 1·79), 0·96 (95 % CI 0·54, 1·71) and 2·53 (95 % CI 1·58, 4·16), respectively. The present study demonstrated that a healthy dietary pattern was inversely associated with depressive symptoms. On the contrary, greater adherence to sweets and traditional Tianjin dietary patterns was associated with a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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36. The association of maternal dietary folate intake and folic acid supplementation with small-for-gestational-age births: a cross-sectional study in Northwest China.
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Li, Shanshan, Liu, Danmeng, Zhang, Ruo, Lei, Fangliang, Liu, Xin, Cheng, Yue, Li, Chao, Xiao, Mengyao, Guo, Leqian, Li, Minmin, Zhang, Binyan, Zhu, Zhonghai, Shi, Guoshuai, Liu, Yezhou, Dang, Shaonong, and Yan, Hong
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FETAL growth retardation -- Risk factors ,BIRTH size ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,DIETARY supplements ,FOLIC acid ,INGESTION ,RESEARCH ,MATHEMATICAL variables ,WOMEN'S health ,CROSS-sectional method ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ODDS ratio ,PREGNANCY - Abstract
The effect of maternal folate intake on small-for-gestational-age (SGA) births remains inconclusive. The present study aimed to investigate the associations of maternal folate intake from diet and supplements with the risk of SGA births using data from a cross-sectional study in Shaanxi Province of Northwest China. A total of 7307 women who were within 12 months (median 3; 10th–90th percentile 0–7) after delivery were included. Two-level models were adopted to examine the associations of folate (dietary folate, supplemental folic acid and total folate) intake with the risk of SGA births and birth weight Z score, controlling for a minimum set of confounders that were identified in a directed acyclic graph. Results showed that a higher supplemental folic acid intake during the first trimester was negatively associated with the risk of SGA births (≤60 d v. non-use: OR 0·80; 95 % CI 0·66, 0·96; >60 d v. non-use: OR 0·78; 95 % CI 0·65, 0·94; P
trend = 0·010; per 10-d increase: OR 0·97; 95 % CI 0·95, 0·99). A higher total folate intake during pregnancy was associated with a reduced risk of SGA births (highest tertile v. lowest tertile: OR 0·77; 95 % CI 0·64, 0·94; Ptrend = 0·010; per one-unit increase in the log-transformed value: OR 0·81; 95 % CI 0·69, 0·95). A similar pattern was observed for the birth weight Z score. Our study suggested that folic acid supplementation during the first trimester and a higher total folate intake during pregnancy were associated with a reduced risk of SGA births. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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37. Serum folate concentrations at diagnosis are associated with hepatocellular carcinoma survival in the Guangdong Liver Cancer Cohort study.
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Fang, Ai-Ping, Liu, Zhao-Yan, Liao, Gong-Cheng, Chen, Pei-Yan, Wang, Xiao-Yan, Zhang, Dao-Ming, Luo, Yun, Long, Jing-An, Zhong, Rong-Huan, Zhou, Zhong-Guo, Xu, Yan-Jun, Xu, Xiao-Jun, Ling, Wen-Hua, Chen, Min-Shan, Zhang, Yao-Jun, and Zhu, Hui-Lian
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MORTALITY risk factors ,C-reactive protein ,CHEMILUMINESCENCE assay ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,FOLIC acid ,HEPATOCELLULAR carcinoma ,IMMUNOASSAY ,INFLAMMATION ,LONGITUDINAL method ,SEX distribution ,SMOKING ,SURVIVAL ,PROPORTIONAL hazards models ,ODDS ratio - Abstract
Existing data on folate status and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) prognosis are scarce. We prospectively examined whether serum folate concentrations at diagnosis were associated with liver cancer-specific survival (LCSS) and overall survival (OS) among 982 patients with newly diagnosed, previously untreated HCC, who were enrolled in the Guangdong Liver Cancer Cohort (GLCC) study between September 2013 and February 2017. Serum folate concentrations were measured using chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay. Cox proportional hazards models were performed to estimate hazard ratios (HR) and 95 % CI by sex-specific quartile of serum folate. Compared with patients in the third quartile of serum folate, patients in the lowest quartile had significantly inferior LCSS (HR = 1·48; 95 % CI 1·05, 2·09) and OS (HR = 1·43; 95 % CI 1·03, 1·99) after adjustment for non-clinical and clinical prognostic factors. The associations were not significantly modified by sex, age at diagnosis, alcohol drinking status and Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage. However, there were statistically significant interactions on both multiplicative and additive scale between serum folate and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels or smoking status and the associations of lower serum folate with worse LCSS and OS were only evident among patients with CRP > 3·0 mg/l or current smokers. An inverse association with LCSS were also observed among patients with liver damage score ≥3. These results suggest that lower serum folate concentrations at diagnosis are independently associated with worse HCC survival, most prominently among patients with systemic inflammation and current smokers. A future trial of folate supplementation seems to be promising in HCC patients with lower folate status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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38. Different forms and sources of iron in relation to colorectal cancer risk: a case–control study in China.
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Luo, Hong, Zhang, Nai-Qi, Huang, Jing, Zhang, Xin, Feng, Xiao-Li, Pan, Zhi-Zhong, Chen, Yu-Ming, Fang, Yu-Jing, and Zhang, Cai-Xia
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RECTUM tumors ,COLON tumors ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,DIET ,INGESTION ,INTERVIEWING ,IRON compounds ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,RISK assessment ,MULTIPLE regression analysis ,CASE-control method ,ODDS ratio ,TUMOR risk factors ,CANCER risk factors - Abstract
Few studies have examined the association of various types of Fe with colorectal cancer risk. The aim of this study was to investigate different forms and sources of Fe in relation to colorectal cancer risk in a Chinese population. A total of 2138 patients with colorectal cancer and 2144 sex- and age-matched (5-year interval) controls were recruited from July 2010 to November 2017. Dietary information was assessed by face-to-face interviews using a validated FFQ. Multivariable logistic regression was used to estimate the OR and 95 % CI on models. Intake of Fe from plants and Fe from white meat were inversely associated with the risk of colorectal cancer, while haem Fe and Fe from red meat were positively associated with colorectal cancer risk. The multivariable OR for the highest quartile v. the lowest quartile were 0·72 (95 % CI 0·59, 0·87, P
trend <0·001) for Fe from plants, 0·54 (95 % CI 0·45, 0·66, Ptrend <0·001) for Fe from white meat, 1·26 (95 % CI 1·04, 1·53, Ptrend =0·005) for haem Fe and 1·83 (95 % CI 1·49, 2·24, Ptrend <0·001) for Fe from red meat intake, respectively. However, no significant association was found between the consumption of total dietary Fe, non-haem Fe, Fe from meat and colorectal cancer risk. This study showed that lower intake of Fe from plants and white meat, as well as higher intake of haem Fe and Fe from red meat, were associated with colorectal cancer risk in a Chinese population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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39. A cross-sectional survey of nutrition labelling use and its associated factors on parents of school students in Shanghai, China.
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Ma, Jianhong, Zhu, Zhenxin, Chen, Xiao, Guo, Yan, Zhang, Huansheng, Zhang, Yuyan, and Zang, Jiajie
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NUTRITION research ,FOOD labeling ,FOOD packaging ,PARENTS ,CHINESE students ,CROSS-sectional method ,CHILD nutrition ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,HEALTH behavior ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,SURVEYS ,PARENT attitudes ,HEALTH literacy ,NUTRITIONAL value ,ODDS ratio - Abstract
Objective: To understand parents' knowledge and use of nutrition labelling and to explore its associated factors.Design: Cross-sectional survey.Setting: Two schools providing a nine-year educational programme in Putuo District, Shanghai, China, were selected for the study. Information was included on demographic data and knowledge of the Chinese Food Pagoda.Subjects: Students and their parents (n 1770) participated in a questionnaire survey.Results: Of questionnaires, 1766 were completed (response rate 99·8 %). Utilization rate of nutrition labelling was 19·3 %. Among 624 parents knowing nutrition labelling, 22·1 % understood all the information included, 70·7 % understood it partially and 7·2 % could not understand it at all. Use of nutrition labelling by parents was related to the following factors (OR; 95 % CI): high educational level of parent (1·465; 1·165, 1·841), parent's knowledge of the Chinese Food Pagoda (1·333; 1·053, 1·688), parent's consumption of top three snacks which are unhealthy (1·065; 1·023, 1·109), parent's assumption that nutrition labelling would affect their choice of food (1·522; 1·131, 2·048), student's willingness to learn about labels (1·449; 1·093, 1·920) and student's knowledge and use of labels (2·214; 1·951, 2·513).Conclusions: Parents' knowledge and use of nutrition labelling are still at a lower level, and some information included in the nutrition labels is not understood by parents. The forms of the existing nutrition labelling need to be continuously improved to facilitate their understanding and usefulness. It is necessary to establish nutrition projects focusing on education and use of nutrition labels which help parents and their children make the right choices in selecting foods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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40. Dietary inflammatory index and risk of oesophageal cancer in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.
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Tang, Li, Shivappa, Nitin, Hebert, James R., Lee, Andy H., Xu, Fenglian, and Binns, Colin W.
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ESOPHAGEAL tumors ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,DIET ,INFLAMMATION ,INGESTION ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,CASE-control method ,ODDS ratio ,TUMOR risk factors - Abstract
Diet has been shown to have an effect on both inflammation and oesophageal cancer. This study investigated the association between the dietary inflammatory index (DII
® ) and the risk of oesophageal cancer in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. A case–control study was conducted during 2008–2009 in Urumqi and Shihezi. DII scores were calculated based on dietary intake assessed by a validated FFQ administered to 359 incident oesophageal cancer patients and 380 hospital-based controls. Higher DII scores indicate more pro-inflammatory diets. Logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the association between DII scores and oesophageal cancer risk. Oesophageal cancer patients had a significantly higher median DII score (−0·35; interquartile range (IQR)=−2·25, 1·86) than that of controls (−1·41; IQR −3·07, 0·40). Multivariable logistic analysis revealed a positive association between higher DII scores and oesophageal cancer risk (ORQuartile 4 v. 1 2·55; 95 % CI 1·61, 4·06; Ptrend <0·001). A pro-inflammatory diet appears to be associated with an increased risk of oesophageal cancer in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Specific carcinogenic mechanisms are discussed. Accumulating evidence, to which the study contributes, indicates that encouraging the intake of more anti-inflammatory foods may be a strategy to protect against oesophageal cancer in this high-risk area of China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2018
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41. Glucosinolate and isothiocyanate intakes are inversely associated with breast cancer risk: a case–control study in China.
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Zhang, Nai-Qi, Ho, Suzanne C., Mo, Xiong-Fei, Lin, Fang-Yu, Huang, Wu-Qing, Luo, Hong, Huang, Jing, and Zhang, Cai-Xia
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BREAST tumor risk factors ,CANCER patients ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,BRASSICACEAE ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,RESEARCH ,MATHEMATICAL variables ,PHYTOCHEMICALS ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,CASE-control method ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ODDS ratio - Abstract
Although previous studies have investigated the association of cruciferous vegetable consumption with breast cancer risk, few studies focused on the association between bioactive components in cruciferous vegetables, glucosinolates (GSL) and isothiocyanates (ITC), and breast cancer risk. This study aimed to examine the association between consumption of cruciferous vegetables and breast cancer risk according to GSL and ITC contents in a Chinese population. A total of 1485 cases and 1506 controls were recruited into this case–control study from June 2007 to March 2017. Consumption of cruciferous vegetables was assessed using a validated FFQ. Dietary GSL and ITC were computed by using two food composition databases linking GSL and ITC contents in cruciferous vegetables with responses to the FFQ. The OR and 95 % CI were assessed by unconditional logistic regression after adjusting for the potential confounders. Significant inverse associations were found between consumption of cruciferous vegetables, GSL and ITC and breast cancer risk. The adjusted OR comparing the highest with the lowest quartile were 0·51 (95 % CI 0·41, 0·63) for cruciferous vegetables, 0·54 (95 % CI 0·44, 0·67) for GSL and 0·62 (95 % CI 0·50, 0·76) for ITC, respectively. These inverse associations were also observed in both premenopausal and postmenopausal women. Subgroup analysis by hormone receptor status found inverse associations between cruciferous vegetables, GSL and ITC and both hormone-receptor-positive or hormone-receptor-negative breast cancer. This study indicated that consumption of cruciferous vegetables, GSL and ITC was inversely associated with breast cancer risk among Chinese women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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42. Predicting weight status in Chinese pre-school children: independent and interactive effects of caregiver types and feeding styles.
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Wei, Xiaotong, Ma, Yanan, Hu, Jiajin, Lin, Wenjing, Zhao, Zhongyi, and Wen, Deliang
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PRESCHOOL children ,WEIGHT gain ,CAREGIVERS ,SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors ,CHILD care ,HEALTH ,ARTIFICIAL feeding ,BODY weight ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,GRANDPARENTS ,PARENTS ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,BODY mass index ,CROSS-sectional method ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
Objective: To investigate caregiver type as a potential moderating effect in the relationship between feeding style and weight status among Chinese pre-school children.Design: Cross-sectional data collected with the Caregiver's Feeding Style Questionnaire (CFSQ), anthropometric data, childcare and sociodemographic information.Setting: Shenyang, China.Subjects: Caregiver-child dyads (n 857).Results: After controlling for confounders, authoritarian feeding style was associated with a 0·30 lower BMI Z-score. Fathers as primary caregivers were related to lower BMI Z-score (β=-0·66), while grandparents as main caregivers were associated with higher BMI Z-score (β=0·66) after adjusting for covariates. Mothers buffered the relationship between authoritarian (β=0·50, 95 % CI 0·04, 0·95) or indulgent (β=-0·60, 95 % CI -1·06, -0·14) feeding styles and BMI Z-score. Grandparents strengthened the trend that indulgent feeding style was related to higher BMI Z-score (β=0·54, 95 % CI 0·01, 1·08).Conclusions: The results of independent and interactive effects of specific feeding styles and caregiver types had different influences on child BMI Z-scores. Longitudinal investigations are needed to evaluate the effect of fathers' and grandparents' feeding on their children's nutrition and weight status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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43. Co-occurrence of DSM-IV mental disorders and alcohol use disorder among adult Chinese males.
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Cheng, H. G., Phillips, M. R., Li, X., Zhang, J., Shi, Q., Xu, G., Song, Z., Ding, Z., and Pang, S.
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MENTAL illness ,AFFECTIVE disorders ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,MEN'S health ,META-analysis ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,COMORBIDITY ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,ANXIETY disorders ,ALCOHOL-induced disorders ,ODDS ratio - Abstract
BackgroundStudies from high-income countries report moderate-to-strong positive associations between alcohol use disorder (AUD) and other mental disorders, but there is little evidence about the comorbidity of AUD from low-and-middle-income countries.MethodsA sample of 74 752 adults from five provinces that account for >12% of China's adult population was screened using the General Health Questionnaire, and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV was administered by psychiatrists to a subsample of 9619 males. The associations between AUD and other mental disorders at each site and the characteristics of men with AUD with and without comorbid mental disorders were estimated using logistic regression and summarized across sites using meta-analysis. Generalized estimation equations estimated the associations between the clinical features of alcohol dependence and comorbidity.ResultsRobust inverse associations were found between current AUD and any mood disorder (adjusted OR = 0.6, 95% CI = 0.4–0.8) and any anxiety disorder (OR = 0.5, 95% CI = 0.3–1.0). Compared with men without AUD, men with AUD without comorbid disorders were more likely to be middle-aged, to be currently married, and to have higher family incomes. Men with comorbid AUD and other disorders were more likely to have the clinical features of alcohol dependence than men with AUD without comorbid disorders.ConclusionsInverse associations between AUD and other mental disorders and the higher social status of men with AUD than men without AUD found in this large, representative sample of community-dwelling Chinese males highlight the importance of considering the local substance-use culture when designing clinical or preventive interventions for addictive conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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44. Maternal perception of child overweight status and its association with weight-related parenting practices, their children's health behaviours and weight change in China.
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Jungwon Min, Wang, Vivian H. C., Hong Xue, Jie Mi, and Youfa Wang
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OVERWEIGHT children ,PARENTING ,CHILDREN ,CHILDHOOD obesity ,PHYSICAL activity ,HEALTH ,REGULATION of body weight ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,HEALTH behavior ,SURVEYS ,ATTITUDES of mothers ,ODDS ratio - Abstract
Objective: Childhood obesity has increased rapidly in China, but understanding is limited on how parents perceive their child's weight status and how this perception affects weight-related parenting practices. We examined maternal perception of her child's weight status and its association with demographics, subsequent weight-related parenting practices, the child's health behaviours and weight change. Design/Setting/Subjects: Maternal perception of child's weight status and health behaviours from the China Health and Nutrition Surveys were assessed at baseline and in follow-up surveys for 816 children aged 6-18 years during 2004-2011. Associations were tested using mixed models. Results: Overall, maternal and child perceptions of the child's weight status were fairly consistent (kw=0·56), 63·8% of mothers had correct perception. While 9·6% of mothers perceived their child as overweight, 10·9% of children did so, and 13·6% of children were indeed overweight. Compared with mothers who viewed their children as normal weight, mothers who thought their children were overweight were more likely to encourage their children to increase their physical activity (OR; 95% CI: 1·8; 1·0, 3·3) and to diet (4·3; 2·3, 7·8). Children perceived as overweight by their mothers were more likely to have insufficient physical activity (2·8; 1·6, 4·7) and gain more weight during follow-up (BMI Z-score, ß (SE): 1·0 (0·1); P<0·01) than children perceived by their mothers as normal weight. Conclusions: In China, mothers who perceive their child as overweight are more likely to encourage their child to exercise and modify their diet for weight management, but this encouragement does not seem to improve the child's health behaviours and weight status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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45. A higher Dietary Inflammatory Index score is associated with a higher risk of breast cancer among Chinese women: a case–control study.
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Huang, Wu-Qing, Mo, Xiong-Fei, Ye, Yan-Bin, Shivappa, Nitin, Lin, Fang-Yu, Huang, Jing, Hébert, James R., Yan, Bo, and Zhang, Cai-Xia
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BREAST tumor risk factors ,CHINESE people ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,DIET ,ESTROGEN receptors ,INFLAMMATION ,INGESTION ,LEANNESS ,PROGESTERONE receptors ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,WOMEN'S health ,MULTIPLE regression analysis ,CASE-control method ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ODDS ratio - Abstract
Previous studies have investigated the association between dietary inflammatory potential and the development of cancer. For breast cancer the results have been equivocal. The present study aimed to investigate whether higher Dietary Inflammatory IndexTM (DII) scores were associated with increased risk of breast cancer among Chinese women. A total of 867 cases and 824 controls were recruited into the present case–control study from September 2011 to February 2016. DII scores were computed based on baseline dietary intake assessed by a validated 81-item FFQ. The OR and 95 % CI were assessed by multivariable logistic regression after adjusting for various potential confounders. DII scores in this study ranged from −5·87 (most anti-inflammatory score) to +5·71 (most proinflammatory score). A higher DII score was associated with a higher breast cancer risk (adjusted ORquartile 4 v. 1 2·28; 95 % CI 1·71, 3·03; adjusted ORcontinuous 1·40; 95 %CI 1·25, 1·39). In stratified analyses, positive associations also were observed except for underweight women or women with either oestrogen receptor+ or progesterone receptor+ status (but not both). Results from this study indicated that higher DII scores, corresponding to more proinflammatory diets, were positively associated with breast cancer risk among Chinese women. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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46. Association between phytosterol intake and colorectal cancer risk: a case–control study.
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Huang, Jing, Xu, Ming, Fang, Yu-Jing, Lu, Min-Shan, Pan, Zhi-Zhong, Huang, Wu-Qing, Chen, Yu-Ming, and Zhang, Cai-Xia
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TUMOR prevention ,COLON tumor prevention ,RECTUM tumors ,COLON tumors ,DIET therapy for cancer patients ,CHINESE people ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,DIET ,LONGITUDINAL method ,MULTIVARIATE analysis ,NUTRITIONAL assessment ,PROBABILITY theory ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,RESEARCH evaluation ,SEX distribution ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,CASE-control method ,PHYTOSTEROLS ,ODDS ratio ,TUMOR risk factors ,CANCER risk factors - Abstract
A study in rodent models showed that phytosterols protected against colon carcinogenesis, probably by inhibiting dysregulated cell cycle progression and inducing cellular apoptosis. However, epidemiological studies on the relationship between phytosterols and colorectal cancer risk are quite limited. The aim of this study was to investigate dietary phytosterol intake in relation to colorectal cancer risk in the Chinese population. A case–control study was conducted from July 2010 to June 2016, recruiting 1802 eligible colorectal cancer cases plus 1813 age (5-year interval) and sex frequency-matched controls. Dietary information was collected by using a validated FFQ. The OR and 95 % CI of colorectal cancer risk were assessed by multivariable logistic regression models. A higher total intake of phytosterols was found to be associated with a 50 % reduction in colorectal cancer risk. After adjusting for various confounders, the OR of the highest quartile intake compared with the lowest quartile intake was 0·50 (95 % CI 0·41, 0·61, Ptrend<0·01) for total phytosterols. An inverse association was also found between the consumption of β-sitosterol, campesterol, campestanol and colorectal cancer risk. However, stigmasterol intake was related to an increased risk of colorectal cancer. No statistically significant association was found between β-sitostanol and colorectal cancer risk. Stratified analysis by sex showed that the positive association of stigmasterol intake with colorectal cancer risk was found only in women. These data indicated that the consumption of total phytosterols, β-sitosterol, campesterol and campestanol is inversely associated with colorectal cancer risk in a Chinese population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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47. Dietary choline and betaine intake, choline-metabolising genetic polymorphisms and breast cancer risk: a case–control study in China.
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Du, Yu-Feng, Luo, Wei-Ping, Lin, Fang-Yu, Lian, Zhen-Qiang, Mo, Xiong-Fei, Yan, Bo, Xu, Ming, Huang, Wu-Qing, Huang, Jing, and Zhang, Cai-Xia
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BREAST tumor risk factors ,CHOLINE ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,GENETIC polymorphisms ,HOSPITALS ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,CASE-control method ,BETAINE ,GENOTYPES - Abstract
Choline and betaine are essential nutrients involved in one-carbon metabolism and have been hypothesised to affect breast cancer risk. Functional polymorphisms in genes encoding choline-related one-carbon metabolism enzymes, including phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PEMT), choline dehydrogenase (CHDH) and betaine-homocysteine methyltransferase (BHMT), have important roles in choline metabolism and may thus interact with dietary choline and betaine intake to modify breast cancer risk. This study aimed to investigate the interactive effect of polymorphisms in PEMT, BHMT and CHDH genes with choline/betaine intake on breast cancer risk among Chinese women. This hospital-based case–control study consecutively recruited 570 cases with histologically confirmed breast cancer and 576 age-matched (5-year interval) controls. Choline and betaine intakes were assessed by a validated FFQ, and genotyping was conducted for PEMT rs7946, CHDH rs9001 and BHMT rs3733890. OR and 95 % CI were estimated using unconditional logistic regression. Compared with the highest quartile of choline intake, the lowest intake quartile showed a significant increased risk of breast cancer. The SNP PEMT rs7946, CHDH rs9001 and BHMT rs3733890 had no overall association with breast cancer, but a significant risk reduction was observed among postmenopausal women with AA genotype of BHMT rs3733890 (OR 0·49; 95 % CI 0·25, 0·98). Significant interactions were observed between choline intake and SNP PEMT rs7946 (Pinteraction=0·029) and BHMT rs3733890 (Pinteraction=0·006) in relation to breast cancer risk. Our results suggest that SNP PEMT rs7946 and BHMT rs3733890 may interact with choline intake on breast cancer risk. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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48. Developmental changes in genetic and environmental influences on Chinese child and adolescent anxiety and depression.
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Zheng, Y., Rijsdijk, F., Pingault, J.-B., McMahon, R. J., and Unger, J. B.
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MENTAL depression genetics ,ANXIETY disorders ,CHI-squared test ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,STATISTICAL correlation ,RESEARCH funding ,SELF-evaluation ,SEX distribution ,TWINS ,MATHEMATICAL variables ,PHENOTYPES ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,CHILDREN ,GENETICS - Abstract
Background. Twin and family studies using Western samples have established that child and adolescent anxiety and depression are under substantial genetic, modest shared environmental, and substantial non-shared environmental influences. Generalizability of these findings to non-Western societies remains largely unknown, particularly regarding the changes of genetic and environmental influences with age. The current study examined changes in genetic and environmental influences on self-reported anxiety and depression from late childhood to mid-adolescence among a Chinese twin sample. Sex differences were also examined. Method. Self-reported anxiety and depression were collected from 712 10- to 12-year-old Chinese twins (mean = 10.88 years, 49% males) and again 3 years later. Quantitative genetic modeling was used to examine developmental changes in genetic and environmental influences on anxiety and depression, and sex differences. Results. Heritability of anxiety and depression in late childhood (23 and 20%) decreased to negligible in mid-adolescence, while shared environmental influences increased (20 and 27% to 57 and 60%). Shared environmental factors explained most of the continuity of anxiety and depression (75 and 77%). Non-shared environmental factors were largely time-specific. No sex differences were observed. Conclusions. Shared environmental influences might be more pronounced during the transition period of adolescence in non-Western societies such as China. Future research should examine similarities and differences in the genetic and environmental etiologies of child and adolescent internalizing and other psychopathology in development between Western and non-Western societies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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49. Pre-conceptional intake of folic acid supplements is inversely associated with risk of preterm birth and small-for-gestational-age birth: a prospective cohort study.
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Zheng, Ju-Sheng, Guan, Yuhong, Zhao, Yimin, Zhao, Wei, Tang, Xuejuan, Chen, Hua, Xu, Meilong, Wu, Lingping, Zhu, Shanlin, Liu, Huijuan, Huang, Tao, and Li, Duo
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RISK factors in premature labor ,BIRTH size ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,DIETARY supplements ,DOSE-effect relationship in pharmacology ,FOLIC acid ,INTERVIEWING ,LONGITUDINAL method ,PRECONCEPTION care ,PROBABILITY theory ,RESEARCH funding ,STATISTICAL hypothesis testing ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,RELATIVE medical risk ,DATA analysis software - Abstract
Associations of folic acid supplementation with risk of preterm birth (PTB) and small-for-gestational-age (SGA) birth were unclear for the Chinese populations. The aim of the present study was to investigate the associations in a large Chinese prospective cohort study: the Jiaxing Birth Cohort. In the Jiaxing Birth Cohort, 240 954 pregnant women visited local clinics or hospitals within their first trimester in Southeast China during 1999–2012. Information on anthropometric parameters, folic acid supplementation and other maternal characteristics were collected by in-person interviews during their first visit. Pregnancy outcomes were recorded during the follow-up of these participants. Multinomial logistic regression was used to examine the association of folic acid supplementation with pregnancy outcomes. The prevalence of folic acid supplementation was 24·9 % in the cohort. The prevalence of PTB and SGA birth was 3·48 and 9·2 %, respectively. Pre-conceptional folic acid supplementation was associated with 8 % lower risk of PTB (relative risk (RR) 0·92; 95 % CI 0·85, 1·00; P=0·04) and 19 % lower risk of SGA birth (RR 0·81; 95 % CI 0·70, 0·95; P=0·008), compared with non-users. Higher frequency of pre-conceptional folic acid use was associated with lower risk of PTB (Ptrend=0·032) and SGA birth (Ptrend=0·046). No significant association between post-conceptional initiation of folic acid supplementation and either outcome was observed. In conclusion, the present study suggests an association between pre-conceptional, but not post-conceptional, folic acid supplementation and lower risk of PTB and SGA birth in the Jiaxing Birth Cohort. Further research in other cohorts of large sample size is needed to replicate these findings. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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50. Specific serum carotenoids are inversely associated with breast cancer risk among Chinese women: a case–control study.
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Yan, Bo, Lu, Min-Shan, Wang, Lian, Mo, Xiong-Fei, Luo, Wei-Ping, Du, Yu-Feng, and Zhang, Cai-Xia
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BREAST tumor risk factors ,CANTHAXANTHIN ,CAROTENOIDS ,CHI-squared test ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,HOSPITALS ,LYCOPENE ,PROBABILITY theory ,RESEARCH funding ,STATISTICAL hypothesis testing ,T-test (Statistics) ,PERIMENOPAUSE ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,MULTIPLE regression analysis ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,RELATIVE medical risk ,CASE-control method ,BETA carotene ,POSTMENOPAUSE ,DATA analysis software ,ZEAXANTHIN ,LUTEIN ,ODDS ratio ,MANN Whitney U Test - Abstract
Previous epidemiological studies have revealed the anti-cancer effect of dietary circulating carotenoids. However, the protective role of specific individual circulating carotenoids has not been elucidated. The purpose of this study was to examine whether serum carotenoids, including α-carotene, β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, lycopene and lutein/zeaxanthin, could lower the risk for breast cancer among Chinese women. A total of 521 women with breast cancer and age-matched controls (5-year interval) were selected from three teaching hospitals in Guangzhou, China. Concentrations of α-carotene, β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, lycopene and lutein/zeaxanthin were measured using HPLC. Unconditional logistic regression models were used to calculate OR and 95 % CI using quartiles defined in the control subjects. Significant inverse associations were observed between serum α-carotene, β-carotene, lycopene, lutein/zeaxanthin and the risk for breast cancer. The multivariate OR for the highest quartile of serum concentration compared with the lowest quartile were 0·44 (95 % CI 0·30, 0·65) for α-carotene, 0·27 (95 % CI 0·18, 0·40) for β-carotene, 0·41 (95 % CI 0·28, 0·61) for lycopene and 0·26 (95 % CI 0·17, 0·38) for lutein/zeaxanthin. However, no significant association was found between serum β-cryptoxanthin and the risk for breast cancer. Stratified analysis by menopausal status and oestrogen receptor (ER)/progesterone receptor (PR) showed that serum α-carotene, β-carotene, lycopene and lutein/zeaxanthin were inversely associated with breast cancer risk among premenopausal women and among all subtypes of ER or PR status. The results suggest a protective role of α-carotene, β-carotene, lycopene and lutein/zeaxanthin, but not β-cryptoxanthin, in breast cancer risk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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