Metabolic rate and substrate oxidation of young males with obesity at the different sleep stages

ObjectiveInsufficient and poor-quality sleep among young adults is closely related to obesity and may impact metabolic processes. The mobilization and use of endogenous substrates during sleep, especially fat oxidation, is essential for energy metabolism. This study investigated whether there are differences in sleep structure, metabolic rate, substrate oxidation, and the respiratory quotient (RQ) between young males with normal weight and obesity according to sleep stages and overnight sleep.MethodsFifteen young males with normal weight and fifteen with obesity posited electrodes of polysomnography (PSG) and slept in the metabolic chamber for estimation of sleep structure, sleep metabolic rate (SMR), carbohydrate oxidation (CHOO), fat oxidation (FATO), and RQ. Fat-free mass (FFM) was measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis.ResultsThe sleep period time (p = 0.038) and total sleep time (p = 0.032) were significantly shorter in the obesity group than in the normal-weight group. The obesity group also had a longer sleep latency (p = 0.034) and more sleep-turning events (p = 0.018). CHOO/FFM and the RQ were higher in the obesity group while FATO/FFM was significantly higher in the normal-weight group. FATO/FFM was also higher in the normal-weight group in each sleep stage whereas the RQ was higher in the obesity group (p < 0.05).ConclusionsYoung males with obesity showed lower fat oxidation and more dominant carbohydrate-derived fuel oxidation than normal-weight during sleep and experienced shorter sleep periods and total sleep time.     

四川省卫生总费用的结构变动及预测研究

目的 分析2008—2019年四川省卫生总费用结构变动及影响因素和预测研究,为助力“健康四川”建言献策。方法 使用四川省卫生统计年鉴的相关卫生总费用数据,在描述性分析的基础上,使用结构变动度分析卫生总费用的结构变动,灰色关联法研究卫生总费用的影响因素并进行GM(1,1)预测。结果 2008—2019年卫生总费用持续增加,政府、社会和个人卫生支出结构逐步合理;人均卫生费用水平排名靠后,社会卫生支出成为卫生总费用的主要构成单元;千人口床位、常住人口和农村居民人均可支配收入是影响卫生总费用的主要因素;预测发现,2020—2025年卫生总费用仍呈增加趋势,个人卫生支出占比进一步下降。结论 四川省卫生总费用结构渐趋合理,医疗服务水平得到大幅度改善;但仍需重点关注人均卫生费用等相对性指标。     

The Effects of Fat Distribution on Resting Energy Expenditure in Premenopausal Morbidly Obese Females

Background: upper body, or abdominal, distribution of body fat is associated with a number of metabolic and hormonal aberrations that could influence resting energy expenditure REE. The purpose of our study was to examine the effects of fat distribution on REE of 96 morbidly obese premenopausal females. Methods: the study population consisted of three groups of study subjects, 32 with lower body fat distribution (LBD) and waist-to-hip circumference ratios WHR < 0.80, 20 with intermediate (INT) fat distribution and WHR between 0.80 and 0.85 and 34 females with upper body distribution of fat (UBD) and WHR > 0.85. Indices measured included: (1) REE; (2) maximal oxygen consumption during an exercise tolerance test (VO_2max); (3) basal respiratory quotient (RQ); (4) fasting blood glucose; and (5) serum cholesterol and triglycerides. Results: we found that morbidly obese women who store fat abdominally (WHR > 0.80) have significantly (p < 0.01) higher REE (kcal per h per BSA) than those with lower body obesity. Levels of triglyceride and glucose of the UBD group were also higher than those of the LBD subjects, i.e. 35% and 23%, respectively. VO_2max and RQ were similar between the study groups, suggesting that the elevated REE of the patients with abdominal adiposity were likely not the result of their greater muscle mass or differences in substrate utilization. Conclusion: fat distribution affects REE in morbidly obese premenopausal females, and further research is needed to identify the various entities regulating REE in the morbidly obese.     

医疗机构收支状况与差额补助分析

该文通过对3省、3市和3县的调查,从医疗机构收支状况的实际出发,探讨卫生事业费分配结构调整的可行性及其对策,提出：调整不合理的医疗服务收费价格,是卫生事业费分配结构调整的前提;卫生事业费分配结构调整,先逐步减少较富裕地区的差额补助,将调整出采的经费用于防治防疫和妇幼保健或较贫困地区的卫生服务方面。     

医药分开核算分别管理改革的目标及政策选择

文章指出医药分开核算分别管理改革应确定两大目标：控制医药费过快上涨;逐步完善医疗机构补偿机制。提出应推行五大改革措施：控制药品收入;控制平均医疗、住院费用增长幅度;药品收入定比例上缴;大型医疗设备收费降低10％;强化药品采购管理。     

Increased resting lipid oxidation in Crohn's disease

Resting energy expenditure (REE) was measured by indirect calorimetry and body composition was assessed by both direct (bioimpedance) and indirect (anthropometry) methods in 20 hospitalized patients with biopsy-proven ileal Crohn's disease and in a group of 16 healthy volunteers matched for sex, age, and height with the patient group. The Crohn's disease activity index was below 120 in all patients studied. who were treated with a low dose of corticosteroids (0.2–0.3 mg/kg body wt of prednisone). The average weight of Crohn's patients was signficantly lower than that of controls (55.70 vs 70.50 kg,P<0.001) due to both lower fat mass (9.97 vs 18.30 kg,P<0.001) and lower lean body mass (45.72 vs 52.20 kg,P<0.02). The average REE was significantly higher in the control group (1785.42±7.503 vs 1559.1±48.39 kcal/day,P<0.001). However, these differences disappeared when REE was normalized by lean body mass (LBM) (34.49±2.56 vs 34.704±3.75 kcal/kg LBMP=NS). The nonprotein respiratory quotient was significantly lower in the patient group (0.823±0.031 vs 0.882±0.012.P<0.025), indicating an increased lipid oxidation. This increased lipid oxidation might explain the reduced fat stores found in the group of Crohn's patients, suggesting also that a sufficiently lipid-rich diet could be useful in their nutritional management.     

Financing a national health insurance

Financing national health insurance is a topic that has been discussed for a long time in the United States. It is also of relevance for less developed countries, in particular in the Far East where some countries have just introduced or are on the brink of introducing national health insurance. Furthermore, there is an urgent need to consult those former socialist countries wishing to introduce a national health insurance system. The paper deals with basic principles of health insurance and specific elements of a (compulsory) social health insurance in detail.