High incidence of and risk factors for metachronous bilateral upper tract urothelial carcinoma in Taiwan

AIM: Urothelial carcinoma (UC) can occur multifocally in the whole urothelium. A higher rate of bilateral metachronous upper tract (UT) UC was noted in Taiwan. The incidence and risk factors were largely unknown and hence were explored in the study. METHODS: From January 1977 through June 2003, 462 patients with unilateral UT-UC were studied retrospectively. The cumulative incidence of contralateral recurrence was analysed with the Kaplan-Meier analysis. Potential risk factors for contralateral recurrence including age, smoking, bladder cancer, renal function, diagnostic year etc. were evaluated with the log-rank test. Independent risk factors were identified by using the Cox regression analysis. RESULTS: The median follow-up time was 34 months (6-337). Among the 462 patients, 52 (11.3%) developed metachronous contralateral UC. The 2, 5, and 10-year contralateral disease-free survivals were 93.5%, 84.0%, and 75.7%, respectively. The median time to contralateral recurrence was 31.0 months. With the univariate analysis, only poor renal function (serum creatinine < or > OR =2.0 mg/dL, P < 0.001) and late diagnostic year (before or after 1990, P < 0.001) were risk factors for contralateral recurrence. In the multivariate analysis, poor renal function (hazard ratio: 2.98; 95% confidence interval: 1.67-5.33; P < 0.001) and late diagnostic year (hazard ratio: 4.27; 95% confidence interval: 1.71-10.65; P = 0.002) remained independent risk factors. CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of metachronous UT-UC is high in Taiwan. Patients who had either chronic renal insufficiency or a disease diagnosed after 1990 had a higher risk of contralateral recurrence.     

中国人与白种人鼻咽癌的发病和治疗

对1971—1990年间加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚癌症中心收治的428例鼻咽癌病人的发病和治疗情况进行分析。其中,中国人占303例(71％),白种人116例(27％)。中国人在该省鼻咽癌的年发病率是白种人的64倍,其中又以在中国出生的发病率最高,分别为白种人的104倍和北美出生的中国人的16倍。本组总的5年和10年生存率分别为51％和39％,颈淋巴结阴性的病人5年生存率达64％;而阳性的病人只有44％。鼻咽癌的预后与它的临床分期、病理类型、治疗前有无做颈淋巴结活检,以及性别有关,而与病人的人种和出生地无关。     

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection Incidence in Hospitalized Renal Transplant Patients in the United States, 1998–2000

The incidence, risk factors, and prognosis for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection have not been reported in a national population of renal transplant recipients. We performed a retrospective cohort study of 15,870 Medicare patients who received renal transplants from January 1, 1998 to July 31, 2000. Cox regression analysis derived adjusted hazard ratios (AHR) for factors associated with a diagnosis of MTB infection (by Medicare Institutional Claims) and the association of MTB infection with survival. There were 66 renal transplant recipients diagnosed with tuberculosis infection after transplant (2.5 cases per 1000 person years at risk, with some falling off of cases over time). The most common diagnosis was pulmonary TB (41 cases). In Cox regression analysis, only systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was independently associated with TB. Mortality after TB was diagnosed was 23% at 1 year, which was significantly higher than in renal transplant recipients without TB (AHR, 4.13, 95% CI, 2.21, 7.71, p < 0.001). Although uncommon, MTB infection is associated with a substantially increased risk of mortality after renal transplantation. High-risk groups, particularly those with SLE prior to transplant, might benefit from intensified screening.     

IL-1Ra基因多态性在冠心病病人心血管事件中的作用

目的 探讨白细胞介素-1受体拮抗剂(interleukin-1 receptor antagonist,IL-1Ra)基因多态性与冠心病患病率及心血管事件发生的关系.方法 利用聚合酶链式反应(PCR)技术对220例冠心病患者及100例正常对照者IL-1Ra基因进行扩增;检测冠心病患者的高敏感性C反应蛋白、血清总胆固醇、甘油三酯、低密度脂蛋白和体重指数;所有冠心病患者随访12个月,了解患者在出院后1年内的心血管事件.结果 冠心病患者和正常人的IL-1Ra基因多态性分布的差别没有统计学意义;出院后未发生心血管事件的冠心病患者Ⅱ型基因型携带率高于其他基因型.结论 监测IL-1Ra基因多态性不能预测冠心病的发生;但其多态性中Ⅱ型基因对已患冠心病患者的预后有一定保护作用.     

合肥工业大学高级知识分子糖尿病调查分析

目的　了解我校高级知识分子糖尿病患病情况及分析影响患病的相关因素。方法　采用流行病学统计方法分析数据。结果　糖尿病患病率为 17.78%,高于 1980年全国和 1995年全省患病率水平。患病率随年龄增长而增高 ,70岁以上为高峰 ,男女性别间患病率无差异。结论　糖尿病与高血压、高脂血症和肥胖有密切相关 ,应制定相应糖尿病防治措施。     

Trends of incidence and mortality rates of stroke from 1983 to 2000 in Hanzhong rural population

Objective: To explore the trends of incidence and mortality rates of stroke in Hanzhong rural population. Methods: Acting as the WHO MONICA project. Results: The incidence rate of stroke was 152. 9/100 000. There was decline trend in male(P <0. 05). The mortality rate of stroke was 115.9/100 000. There was no significant decline trend during 18-year period (P < 0. 05). The incidence and mortality rates of stroke of male were higher than those of female(P<0. 05). The incidence and mortality rates were all increased with age(P <0. 01 ). Conclusion: It must stick to the long- term prevention measures to decrease incidence rate, and improve the condition of medical treatment to reduce the mortality rate in rural population.     

郑州市十万人皮肤病调查中银屑病132例分析

本文对十万人皮肤病调查中银屑病132例进行分析,患病率为0.13％,在所见125种皮肤病中居第七位,男女之比为1.64∶1,患病较多的年龄组为16～40,女为11～35岁。女性发病年龄高峰较男性为早,初发部位和现在皮疹分布部位均以头、肘、小腿以头部为最多,其发病诱因不明,但遗传,感染和受潮湿是比较突出的可能诱因,而饮酒,吃刺激性食物则是加重症状的因素,对银屑病病情轻重患者分别提出用药的建议。     

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PROSTATE CANCER IN GUNMA PREFECTURE, JAPAN

Background Prostate cancer is rare in Asia, but the number of patients is increasing in Japan. We conducted an epidemiological study of prostate cancer in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, to investigate the trends and characteristics of the disease.
Methods: The subjects were 1.411 prostate cancer patients newly diagnosed between 1985 and and 656 patients who died from prostate cancer between 1981 and 1992. The incidence and mortality rates were calculated by year, demographic region and age.
Results: The yearly incidence rate showed an increase but the mortality rate showed no marked fluctuations. There was no significant difference between urban and ruraI districts in either incidence or mortality rate. The incidence rate tended to be high in the northern part of the prefecture, but no marked variation in mortality rate was seen. The incidence and mortality rates in districts with a history of manganese mining were high compared to those in districts without mining. In contrast, the incidence and mortality rates in districts with a history of zinc mining were comparatively lower. Both incidence and mortality rates showed a marked increase with age. The age-specific incidence showed a double logarithmic relationship to age.
Conclusions: The increase of the yearly incidence rate might be due to changes in lifestyle and environmental factors, improved diagnostic techniques, and increased awareness among the general public regarding prostate disease. Further investigation is needed to clarify the pattern and the causes of regional differences in the incidence and mortality rates. The possibilities that manganese and zinc might be related to prostatic carcinogenesis are suggested. Int J Urol 1995:2:191–197     

重症监护病房重症脓毒症患者远期负性情绪发生率及相关因素分析

目的 探讨重症监护病房（ICU）重症脓毒症患者远期负性情绪发生率及相关因素。方法 选取2019年1月—2020年12月南阳市第一人民医院入住ICU的99例重症脓毒症患者作为研究对象,均随访2年。将并发焦虑抑郁的患者作为负性情绪组,未并发焦虑抑郁的患者作为非负性情绪组,分别有30和69例。分析两组患者年龄、性别、种族、体重、入院临床特征（住院时长、ICU时长及血清乳酸、降钙素、C反应蛋白水平）、入院诊断疾病（心血管系统、呼吸系统、传染病、其他）、疾病严重程度[急性生理学和慢性健康评估Ⅱ（APACHEⅡ）评分、脓毒症相关器官衰竭评估（SOFA）评分、感染性休克]、器官支持情况[机械通气、连续性肾脏替代疗法（CRRTn）]、入住ICU前72 h是否使用皮质类固醇及在ICU住院期间咪达唑仑、芬太尼、多巴酚丁胺、去甲肾上腺素和氟哌啶醇的累积剂量等基线特征。结果 两组患者性别构成、年龄、种族、体重、心血管系统疾病、呼吸系统疾病、传染病、其他疾病、APACHEⅡ评分、SOFA评分、机械通气、CRRTn、入住ICU前72 h使用皮质类固醇、咪达唑仑、多巴酚丁胺、去甲肾上腺素的累积剂量比较,差异均无统计...     

Incidence of cancer in children born after in-vitro fertilization

Evaluation of the long-term health of children born using in-vitro fertilization (IVF) provides important information to clinicians and consumers. Until very recently, there have been no published data on the incidence of cancer in children conceived as a result of IVF, despite a number of case reports of neuroblastoma in children conceived using fertility drugs. This study used a record-linkage cohort design to investigate the incidence of cancer in children born after IVF. The study included all conceptions using assisted reproductive technologies between 1979 and 1995 at two clinics in Victoria, Australia that resulted in a live birth. Data on births were linked with a population-based cancer registry to determine the number of cases of cancer that occurred. The standardized incidence ratio (SIR) was calculated by comparing the observed number of cases to the expected number of cases. The final cohort included 5249 births. The median length of follow-up was 3 years, 9 months (range 0-15 years). In all, 4.33 cases of cancer were expected and six were observed, giving a SIR of 1.39 (95% CI 0.62-3.09). This study found that children conceived using IVF and related procedures did not have a significantly increased incidence of cancer in comparison to the general population.