scholarly journals Association Between Pulse Pressure and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Among Low-Income Adults Aged 45 Years and Older: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Rural China

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Liu ◽  
Qiuxing Lin ◽  
Dandan Guo ◽  
Yuan Yang ◽  
Xin Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Pulse Pressure ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Intima Media Thickness ◽  
Carotid Intima Media Thickness ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Media Thickness

scholarly journals Sex Differences in the Association Between Obesity and Cognitive Impairment in a Low-Income Elderly Population in Rural China: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dandan Guo ◽  
Xin Zhang ◽  
Changqing Zhan ◽  
Qiuxing Lin ◽  
Jie Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Elderly Men ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: Obesity is a potentially modifiable risk factor for cognitive impairment. However, sex-specific relationships between obesity and cognitive impairment in late life remain unclear.Objective: We aimed to assess sex differences in the association between various obesity parameters and cognitive impairment in a low-income elderly population in rural China.Methods: A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted to collect basic information from elderly residents aged 60 years and older from April 2014 to August 2014 in rural areas of Tianjin, China. Obesity parameters, including body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC), and Mini Mental State Examination scores were measured, and the relationships between these variables were assessed.Results: A total of 1,081 residents with a mean age of 67.70 years were enrolled in this study. After adjusting for age, educational attainment, smoking status, drinking status, physical exercise participation, and the presence of diabetes and hyperlipidemia, blood pressure group; a high BMI was found to be associated with an increased prevalence of cognitive impairment in elderly women. Each 1-unit increase in BMI was associated with a 5.9% increase in the prevalence of cognitive impairment. WC was related to the prevalence of cognitive impairment in elderly men, and each 1-cm increase in WC was associated with a 4.0% decrease in the prevalence of cognitive impairment. However, there were no significant associations between WC and cognitive function in women or between BMI and cognitive impairment in men.Conclusion: A greater WC was positively associated with better cognitive function in low-income elderly men in rural China, whereas a higher BMI was associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment in elderly women, independent of sociodemographic, lifestyle, and health-related comorbid factors. Our results suggest weight management of elderly women in rural China may have cognitive benefits. However, randomized controlled trials would be needed to confirm causality.

Incense Smoke and Increasing Carotid Intima Media Thickness: A Cross-Sectional Study of the Thai-Vietnamese Community

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 178-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rattanee Kammoolkon ◽  
Nutta Taneepanichskul ◽  
Nattaporn Pitaknoppakul ◽  
Somrat Lertmaharit ◽  
Vitool Lohsoonthorn
Keyword(s):  
Intima Media Thickness ◽  
Carotid Intima Media Thickness ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Exposed Group ◽  
Mean Difference ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Media Thickness ◽  
Incense Burning

Incense burning, a source of household indoor air pollution, is possible to effect on cardiovascular system. Our study sought to examine the association of long-term exposure to household incense smoke with increased carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT). A cross-sectional study was conducted 132 adults aged ≥35 years. Participants were stratified into 3 groups by their long-term household incense use; nonexposed group, non–daily exposed group, and daily exposed group. A combined mean CIMT (mean difference = 0.04 mm; P < .01) and combined maximum CIMT (mean difference = 0.09 mm; P < .01) in the daily exposed group had greater than the nonexposed group. The mean CIMT and maximum CIMT of the left common carotid artery in the daily exposed group was significantly greater than the nonexposed group ( P < .01). These findings suggest that incense burning inside the house may be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality.

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