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Open AccessTrends of obesity and overweight among children and adolescents in China
Recent decades have shown a rapid increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Chinese children based on several national surveys. Restrictions due to the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak have w...
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Open AccessAssociation between type of drinking water and upper gastrointestinal cancer incidence in the Linxian General Population
This study aimed to explore the association between drinking water source and risk of upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancer, including esophageal cancer (EC) and gastric cancer (GC), in the Linxian General Popul...
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Low LDL-C levels are associated with risk of mortality in a Chinese cohort study
Although low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) has been considered as a risk factor of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, limited studies can be available to evaluate the association of LDL-C with r...
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Short-term associations between ambient fine particulate matter pollution and hospital visits for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Yinzhou District, China
Ambient particulate matter is one of the main risk factors of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in develo** countries. However, the studies were scant in China concerning the health effects of the...
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Open AccessRegression-based normative data for social health scale for the elderly (short version) in eastern China
Social Health Scale for the Elderly short version (SHSE-S) is a psychometrically sound instrument that comprehensively assesses the social health status of older adults in China. The aim of the present study w...
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Association between visit-to-visit variability of HbA1c and cognitive decline: a pooled analysis of two prospective population-based cohorts
The aim of this study was to investigate the association between visit-to-visit variability in HbA1c and cognitive function decline in the elderly population.
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Acute effect of fine and coarse particular matter on cardiovascular visits in Ningbo, China
Although a growing number of epidemiological studies have been conducted on size-specific health effects of particulate matter in China, results remain inconsistent. In this study, we investigated acute effect...
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Open AccessAssociation between ambient air pollutants and preterm birth in Ningbo, China: a time-series study
Exposure to air pollutants has been related to preterm birth, but little evidence can be available for PM2.5, O3 and CO in China. This study aimed to investigate the short-term effect of exposure to air pollutant...
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Association between short-term exposure to ambient air pollution and daily mortality: a time-series study in Eastern China
Few studies were conducted to evaluate health effects of acute exposure to PM2.5 and daily mortality in Asian countries due to lack of large-scale PM2.5 monitoring data. We conducted a time-series study to examin...
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Effects of air pollution on hospital visits for pneumonia in children: a two-year analysis from China
Although the effect of air pollution on respiratory health has been identified, few studies can be available to evaluate the association of air pollution with hospital visits for children’s pneumonia in China....
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Open AccessAttributable causes of colorectal cancer in China
Colorectal cancer is the 4th common cancer in China. Most colorectal cancers are due to modifiable lifestyle factors, but few studies have provided a systematic evidence-based assessment of the burden of color...
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Air pollution and hospital visits for acute upper and lower respiratory infections among children in Ningbo, China: A time-series analysis
Acute upper and lower respiratory infections are main causes of mortality and morbidity in children. Air pollution has been recognized as an important contributor to development and exacerbation of respiratory...
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Open AccessBody Mass Index and Mortality: A 10-Year Prospective Study in China
Although several studies have evaluated the role of body weight as a risk factor for mortality, most studies have been conducted in Western populations and the findings remain controversial. We performed a pro...
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Open AccessDietary components and risk of total, cancer and cardiovascular disease mortality in the Linxian Nutrition Intervention Trials cohort in China
Although previous studies have shown that dietary consumption of certain food groups is associated with a lower risk of cancer, heart disease and stroke mortality in western populations, limited prospective da...
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Prevalence of type-specific human papillomavirus and pap results in Chinese women: a multi-center, population-based cross-sectional study
To estimate the burden of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among sexually active women in China.
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Attributable causes of breast cancer and ovarian cancer in China: Reproductive factors, oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy
To provide an evidence-based, consistent assessment of the burden of breast cancer attributable to reproductive factors (RFs, including nulliparity, mean number of children, age at first birth and breastfeedin...
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Electrochemical treatment of COD in biologically pretreated coking wastewater using Ti/RuO2-IrO2 electrodes combined with modified coke
The electrochemical treatment of COD contained in biologically pretreated coking wastewater treated by a three-dimensional electrode system with modified coke as the particle electrode was investigated. And th...
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Attributable causes of cancer in China: Fruit and vegetable
To provide an evidence-based and consistent assessment of the burden of cancer attributable to inadequate fruit and vegetable intake in China in 2005.
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Estimation of cancer cases and deaths attributable to infection in China
The burden of cancer attributable to infection in China has not been systematically quantified in detail.
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Estimation of cancer incidence and mortality attributable to smoking in China
Tobacco smoking, as a cause of cancer, is common in China. Few studies have been conducted to assess the burden of tobacco-related cancer in the Chinese population.
