Association between ovarian and breast masses among Chinese women in Chongqing based on ultrasonography screening: A cross‐sectional study

ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure during childhood on type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia and coronary heart disease among Chinese non-smoking women.MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, the SHS exposure data in childhood were obtained using a questionnaire survey. Self-reported childhood SHS exposure was defined as the presence of at least one parent who smoked during childhood.ResultsOf the 6522 eligible participants, 2120 Chinese women who had never smoked were assessed. The prevalence of SHS exposure in the entire population was 28.1% (596). SHS exposure during childhood was not significant for the standard risk factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus (p=0.628) and hypertension (p=0.691). However, SHS was positively associated with hyperlipidaemia (p=0.037) after adjusting for age, obesity, education status, physical activity, alcohol consumption, current SHS exposure status, diabetes mellitus and hypertension. In addition, childhood SHS increased the occurrence of coronary heart disease (p=0.045) among non-smokers after further adjusting for hyperlipidaemia.ConclusionSHS exposure during childhood is associated with prevalent hyperlipidaemia and coronary heart disease in adulthood among non-smoking Chinese women.

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Changes in Body Weight From Young Adulthood to Middle Age and Its Association With Blood Pressure and Hypertension: A Cross‐Sectional Study in Hong Kong Chinese Women

Journal of the American Heart Association ◽

10.1161/jaha.115.002361 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Yao Jie Xie ◽

Suzanne C. Ho ◽

Xuefen Su ◽

Zhao‐min Liu

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Body Weight ◽

Hong Kong ◽

Young Adulthood ◽

Middle Age ◽

Chinese Women ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Hong Kong Chinese ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Postpartum depression and family function in Chinese women within 1 year after childbirth: A cross‐sectional study

Research in Nursing & Health ◽

10.1002/nur.22159 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ziyao Guan ◽

Yuwei Wang ◽

Xin Hu ◽

Jiarui Chen ◽

Chunxiang Qin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Postpartum Depression ◽

Chinese Women ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Family Function

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Gender Stratified Analyses of the Association of Skinfold Thickness with Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study in General Northeastern Chinese Residents

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph15122748 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (12) ◽

pp. 2748

Author(s):

Yuyan Liu ◽

Yongfang Li ◽

Jing He ◽

Ping Ma ◽

Luyang Yu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Chinese Women ◽

Subcutaneous Fat ◽

Skinfold Thickness ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Regression Analyses ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Subscapular Skinfold Thickness ◽

Overweight Or Obesity

The association of hypertension with skinfold thickness (ST) in adults is not clear. Our study was aimed at finding out the association of hypertension with ST in different gender and obesity categories. This is a cross-sectional study based on 2336 Chinese residents (767 men). Both subscapular skinfold thickness (SST) and tricep skinfold thickness (TST) were examined. We estimated the association of hypertension with per SD increase of SST and TST using multivariable logistic regression analyses in men and women. Six subgroups were stratified using cutoff points of body mass index (BMI) and ST: larger and smaller ST in normal weight (BMI < 24 kg/m2), overweight (24 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 28 kg/m2) and obesity (BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2), respectively. The association of hypertension with ST was only shown in women after adjustment for other risk factors. Among women of the normal weight subgroup, higher prevalence of hypertension was shown in those with larger ST. No difference of the prevalence of hypertension was found between women with larger ST in the normal weight subgroup and those with smaller ST in overweight or obesity subgroups. Our study suggested that even for people with normal weight, it was necessary to monitor the subcutaneous fat using ST for preventing hypertension at least in general Chinese women.

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