The impact of musculoskeletal diseases on the presence of locomotive syndrome

Objectives: We assessed the impact of musculoskeletal diseases, depressive mental state, and hypertension on locomotive syndrome, a condition of reduced mobility requiring nursing care. Since locomotive syndrome is a major public health issue that needs attention, its relationship with functional inconvenience in performing daily activities was also investigated.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study using an Internet panel survey, comprising 747 persons aged 30–90 years. Demographics, personal medical history, and daily activity data were assessed. The 25-question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale was used to diagnose locomotive syndrome. Stepwise linear regression analysis and logistic regression analysis were conducted to evaluate the association between locomotive syndrome, musculoskeletal diseases, and functional inconvenience.

Results: Aging, osteoporosis, and low back pain significantly increased the risk of locomotive syndrome, followed by knee osteoarthritis and lumbar spinal stenosis. Locomotive syndrome was significantly related to depressive mental state and hypertension, and led to functional inconvenience in Seiza sitting, cleaning, shopping, and strolling.

Conclusion: Locomotive syndrome was associated with functional inconvenience in performing common daily activities involving the lower extremities and spine. Osteoporosis and aging were significantly associated with locomotive syndrome. The risk of locomotive syndrome may be decreased by treating comorbid osteoporosis and instituting exercise and diet-related modifications.     

Family history of diabetes mellitus and long-term endocrine morbidity of the offspring

Abstract

Background: Little is known regarding the long-term outcomes of offsprings to non-diabetic mothers with family history of diabetes mellitus (FHDM).

Objective: The aim of the study was to determine whether being born to a non-diabetic mother with FHDM increases the risk for long-term endocrine morbidity.

Methods: This is a population-based cohort study, comparing long-term endocrine morbidity between offspring born to non-diabetic mothers with and without FHDM. The Kaplan–Meier survival curve was used to compare cumulative morbidity incidence. Cox proportional hazards model was performed to control for confounders.

Results: During the study period, 208,728 children met the inclusion criteria. Using a Kaplan–Meier survival curve, offspring born to non-diabetic mothers with a FHDM had higher cumulative incidence of endocrine morbidity compared to their counterparts without FHDM (Log rank test p?=?.014). Using a Cox model, controlling for confounders, being born to a non-diabetic mother with FHDM was an independent risk factor for long-term endocrine morbidity of the offspring (adjusted HR = 1.24, 95%CI 1.001–1.54; p?=?.043).

Conclusion: Being born to a non-diabetic mother with a FHDM is independently associated with higher risk for long-term endocrine morbidity of the offspring.     

Diabetes diagnosis from administrative claims and estimation of the true prevalence of diabetes among 4.2 million individuals of the Veneto region (North East Italy)

Background and aimsDiabetes can often remain undiagnosed or unregistered in administrative databases long after its onset, even when laboratory test results meet diagnostic criteria. In the present work, we analyse healthcare data of the Veneto Region, North East Italy, with the aims of: (i) developing an algorithm for the identification of diabetes from administrative claims (4,236,007 citizens), (ii) assessing its reliability by comparing its performance with the gold standard clinical diagnosis from a clinical database (7525 patients), (iii) combining the algorithm and the laboratory data of the regional Health Information Exchange (rHIE) system (543,520 subjects) to identify undiagnosed diabetes, and (iv) providing a credible estimate of the true prevalence of diabetes in Veneto.Methods and resultsThe proposed algorithm for the identification of diabetes was fed by administrative data related to drug dispensations, outpatient visits, and hospitalisations. Evaluated against a clinical database, the algorithm achieved 95.7% sensitivity, 87.9% specificity, and 97.6% precision. To identify possible cases of undiagnosed diabetes, we applied standard diagnostic criteria to the laboratory test results of the subjects who, according to the algorithm, had no diabetes-related claims. Using a simplified probabilistic model, we corrected our claims-based estimate of known diabetes (6.17% prevalence; 261,303 cases) to account for undiagnosed cases, yielding an estimated total prevalence of 7.50%.ConclusionWe herein validated an algorithm for the diagnosis of diabetes using administrative claims against the clinical diagnosis. Together with rHIE laboratory data, this allowed to identify possibly undiagnosed diabetes and estimate the true prevalence of diabetes in Veneto.     

妊娠期高血压患者血清微小RNA-210、-204-5p、-376c与其血液流变学指标的相关性及其诊断价值研究

目的探讨妊娠期高血压患者血清微小RNA(miRNA)-210、-204-5p、-376c与其血液流变学指标的相关性，以及其诊断价值。 方法采用简单随机抽样方法，随机抽取2016年10月至2018年10月，于河北省黄骅市人民医院收治的妊娠期高血压患者80例为研究对象，并纳入研究组(n＝80)。采用相同抽样方法，随机抽取同期于本院接受定期产前检查的80例中孕期正常妊娠妇女为对照，纳入对照组(n＝80)。采用实时荧光定量PCR，检测2组受试者血清miRNA-210、-204-5p及-376c的相对表达量。采用全自动血细胞分析仪，检测2组受试者的血液流变学指标。2组受试者血清miRNA-210、-204-5p、-376c相对表达量及血液流变学指标比较，采用成组t检验。采用受试者工作曲线下面积(ROC-AUC)，分析血清miRNA-210、-204-5p及-376c的相对表达量，对妊娠期高血压的诊断价值。采用Pearson相关系数分析妊娠期高血压患者血清miRNA-210、-204-5p及-376c的相对表达量与其血液流变学指标的相关性。本研究获得河北省黄骅市人民医院伦理委员会批准(批准文号：18101523)，并且受试者均签署临床研究知情同意书。2组受试者的年龄、入组时孕龄、孕前人体质量指数、孕次、产次等一般临床资料分别比较，差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。 结果①研究组患者血清miRNA-210、-204-5p的相对表达量分别为(1.56±0.35)与(1.78±0.40)，均显著高于对照组的(0.59±0.11)与(0.72±0.15)，研究组患者血清miRNA-376c的相对表达量为(0.33±0.09)，却显著低于对照组的(1.24±0.32)，2组上述指标分别比较，差异均有统计学意义(t＝23.648、22.193、24.485，均为P<0.001)。②血清miRNA-210、-204-5p及-376c的相对表达量诊断妊娠期高血压的ROC-AUC分别为0.824(95%CI：0.738～0.902，P<0.001)，0.871(95%CI：0.810～0.943，P<0.001)，0.833(95%CI：0.746～0.908，P<0.001)。根据约登指数最大原则，血清miRNA-210、-204-5p及-376c的相对表达量，对于诊断妊娠期高血压的最佳临界值分别为0.696、1.512及0.712，此时其诊断妊娠期高血压的敏感度分别为83.3%、93.1%及85.0%，特异度分别为85.0%、75.0%及85.0%。③研究组患者的全血低切黏度(WRV)、低切还原黏度(LSRV)、血浆黏度(PV)分别为(7.9±1.5) mPa·s、(17.6±3.6) mPa·s、(1.6±0.3) mPa·s，分别显著高于对照组的(7.2±1.3) mPa·s、(15.6±3.4) mPa·s、(1.2±0.2) mPa·s，2组上述指标比较，差异均有统计学意义(t＝3.154、P＝0.002，t＝3.613、P<0.001，t＝9.923、P<0.001)。④妊娠期高血压患者血清miRNA-210相对表达量与其WRV、LSRV、PV，均呈正相关关系(r＝0.343、P＝0.002，r＝0.415、P<0.001，r＝0.287，P＝0.001)；血清miRNA-204-5p相对表达量与PV亦呈正相关关系(r＝0.326、P＝0.003)；miRNA-376c相对表达量与WRV、LSRV，均呈正相关关系(r＝0.317、P＝0.004，r＝0.351、P＝0.001)。 结论妊娠期高血压患者血清miRNA-210、-204-5p、-376c相对表达量与其血液流变学指标存在相关性，并且有望成为诊断妊娠期高血压的潜在生物标志物。     

24-h urinary sodium excretion and the risk of adverse outcomes

Abstract

Aims

The objective was to evaluate whether sodium intake, assessed with the gold standard 24-h urinary collections, was related to long-term incidence of death, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes mellitus (DM).     

Novel Risk Factors for Progression of Diabetic and Nondiabetic CKD: Findings From the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study

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