OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between current and former smoking and the risk of mortality in elderly Chinese men.METHODS Our study participants were elderly(≥60 years)men recruited in a suburban town of S...OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between current and former smoking and the risk of mortality in elderly Chinese men.METHODS Our study participants were elderly(≥60 years)men recruited in a suburban town of Shanghai.Cigarette smoking status was categorized as never smoking,remote(cessation>5 years)and recent former smoking(cessation≤5 years),and light-to-moderate(≤20 cigarettes/day)and heavy current smoking(>20 cigarettes/day).Cox proportional hazards models and restricted cubic splines were used to examine the associations of interest.RESULTS The 1568 participants had a mean age of 68.6±7.1 years.Of all participants,311 were never smokers,201 were remote former smokers,133 were recent former smokers,783 were light-to-moderate current smokers and 140 were heavy current smokers.During a median follow-up of 7.9 years,all-cause,cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular deaths occurred in 267,106 and 161 participants,respectively.Heavy current smokers had the highest risk of all-cause and non-cardiovascular mortality,with an adjusted hazard ratio(HR)of 2.30(95%CI:1.34-4.07)and 3.98(95%CI:2.03-7.83)versus never smokers,respectively.Recent former smokers also had a higher risk of all-cause(HR=1.62,95%CI:1.04-2.52)and non-cardiovascular mortality(HR=2.40,95%CI:1.32-4.37)than never smokers.Cox regression restricted cubic spline models showed the highest risk of all-cause and non-cardiovascular mortality within 5 years of smoking cessation and decline thereafter.Further subgroup analyses showed interaction between smoking status and pulse rate(≥70 beats/min vs.<70 beats/min)in relation to the risk of all-cause and non-cardiovascular mortality,with a higher risk in current versus never smokers in those participants with a pulse rate below 70 beats/min.CONCLUSIONS Cigarette smoking in elderly Chinese confers significant risks of mortality,especially when recent former smoking is considered together with current smoking.展开更多
BACKGROUND Alcohol consumption is a known modifiable risk factor for atrial fibrillation.The association,however,might differ according to gender.We investigated gender-specific associations between alcohol consumptio...BACKGROUND Alcohol consumption is a known modifiable risk factor for atrial fibrillation.The association,however,might differ according to gender.We investigated gender-specific associations between alcohol consumption and incident atrial fibrillation in an elderly Chinese population.METHODS Our study participants were elderly residents(≥65 years)recruited from five community health centers in the urban area of Shanghai(n=6,618).Alcohol intake was classified as never drinkers and current light-to-moderate(<40 g/day)and heavy drinkers(≥40 g/day).Atrial fibrillation was detected by a 30-s single-lead electrocardiography(ECG,AliveCor®Heart Monitor)and further evaluated with a regular 12-lead ECG.RESULTS During a median of 2.1 years(interquartile range:2.0−2.2)follow-up,the incidence rate of atrial fibrillation was 1.10%in all study participants.It was slightly but non-significantly higher in men(n=2849)than women(n=3769,1.30%vs.0.96%,P=0.19)and in current drinkers(n=793)than never drinkers(n=5825,1.64%vs.1.03%,P=0.12).In both unadjusted and adjusted analyses,there was interaction between sex and current alcohol intake in relation to the incidence of atrial fibrillation(P<0.0001).After adjustment for confounding factors,current drinkers had a significantly higher incidence rate of atrial fibrillation than never drinkers in women(12.96%[7/54]vs.0.78%[29/3715],adjusted odds ratio[OR]=10.25,95%confidence interval[CI]:3.54−29.67,P<0.0001),but not in men(0.81%[6/739]vs.1.47%[31/2110],OR=0.62,95%CI:0.25−1.51,P=0.29).CONCLUSIONS Our study showed a significant association between alcohol intake and the incidence of atrial fibrillation in elderly Chinese women,but not men.展开更多
OBJECTIVE To investigate serum triglycerides in relation to all-cause,cardiovascular,and non-cardiovascular mortality in an elderly Chinese population.METHODS The study participants(n=3565)were elderly(≥60 years)comm...OBJECTIVE To investigate serum triglycerides in relation to all-cause,cardiovascular,and non-cardiovascular mortality in an elderly Chinese population.METHODS The study participants(n=3565)were elderly(≥60 years)community dwellers living in a suburban town of Shanghai.Hypertriglyceridemia was defined as a serum triglycerides concentration≥2.30 mmol/L(definite)and≥1.70 mmol/L(borderline),respectively.RESULTS The prevalence of definite and borderline hypertriglyceridemia at baseline was 7.5%and 29.5%,respectively.It was higher in women(n=1982,9.0%and 33.8%,respectively)than men(n=1583,6.2%and 27.9%,respectively),in obese and over-weight participants(n=1566,10.5%and 36.4%,respectively)than normal weight participants(n=1999,5.6%and 27.1%,respect-ively),and in diabetic participants(n=177,11.9%and 39.0%,respectively)than non-diabetic participants(n=3388,7.5%and 30.8%,respectively).During a median of 7.9 years follow-up,all-cause,cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular deaths occurred in 529,216 and 313 participants,respectively.In analyses according to the quintile distributions of serum triglycerides concentration,the sex-and age-standardized mortality rate was lowest in the middle quintile for all-cause,cardiovascular and non-cardiovascu-lar mortality(18.6,7.8 and 11.9 per 1000 person-years,respectively,versus 21.5,10.5 and 12.7 per 1000 person-years,respectively,in the two lower quintiles and 21.7,9.5 and 14.0 per 1000 person-years,respectively,in the two higher quintiles).The fully adjus-ted hazard ratios(95%CI)for the middle quintile versus the combined two lower with two higher quintiles were 0.85(95%CI:0.67-1.07,P=0.17),0.81(95%CI:0.54-1.19,P=0.28)and 0.87(95%CI:0.64-1.17,P=0.35)for all-cause,cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular mortality,respectively.CONCLUSIONS Our study showed high prevalence of hypertriglyceridemia,especially when defined as borderline and in obese and overweight participants,and mildly but non-significantly elevated risks of cardiovascular mortality relative to the middle level of serum triglycerides.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.91639203&No.82070435)the Ministry of Science and Technology,Beijing,China(2018YFC1704902&2022YFC3601302)+2 种基金the Shanghai Commissions of Science and Technology and Health(a special grant for“leading academics”)(No.19DZ2340200)the Three-year Action Program of Shanghai Municipality for Strengthening the Construction of Public Health System Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Application,Shanghai,China(GWV-10.1-XK05)the Clinical Research Programme,Ruijin Hospital,Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine,Shanghai,China(No.2018CR010).
文摘OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between current and former smoking and the risk of mortality in elderly Chinese men.METHODS Our study participants were elderly(≥60 years)men recruited in a suburban town of Shanghai.Cigarette smoking status was categorized as never smoking,remote(cessation>5 years)and recent former smoking(cessation≤5 years),and light-to-moderate(≤20 cigarettes/day)and heavy current smoking(>20 cigarettes/day).Cox proportional hazards models and restricted cubic splines were used to examine the associations of interest.RESULTS The 1568 participants had a mean age of 68.6±7.1 years.Of all participants,311 were never smokers,201 were remote former smokers,133 were recent former smokers,783 were light-to-moderate current smokers and 140 were heavy current smokers.During a median follow-up of 7.9 years,all-cause,cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular deaths occurred in 267,106 and 161 participants,respectively.Heavy current smokers had the highest risk of all-cause and non-cardiovascular mortality,with an adjusted hazard ratio(HR)of 2.30(95%CI:1.34-4.07)and 3.98(95%CI:2.03-7.83)versus never smokers,respectively.Recent former smokers also had a higher risk of all-cause(HR=1.62,95%CI:1.04-2.52)and non-cardiovascular mortality(HR=2.40,95%CI:1.32-4.37)than never smokers.Cox regression restricted cubic spline models showed the highest risk of all-cause and non-cardiovascular mortality within 5 years of smoking cessation and decline thereafter.Further subgroup analyses showed interaction between smoking status and pulse rate(≥70 beats/min vs.<70 beats/min)in relation to the risk of all-cause and non-cardiovascular mortality,with a higher risk in current versus never smokers in those participants with a pulse rate below 70 beats/min.CONCLUSIONS Cigarette smoking in elderly Chinese confers significant risks of mortality,especially when recent former smoking is considered together with current smoking.
文摘BACKGROUND Alcohol consumption is a known modifiable risk factor for atrial fibrillation.The association,however,might differ according to gender.We investigated gender-specific associations between alcohol consumption and incident atrial fibrillation in an elderly Chinese population.METHODS Our study participants were elderly residents(≥65 years)recruited from five community health centers in the urban area of Shanghai(n=6,618).Alcohol intake was classified as never drinkers and current light-to-moderate(<40 g/day)and heavy drinkers(≥40 g/day).Atrial fibrillation was detected by a 30-s single-lead electrocardiography(ECG,AliveCor®Heart Monitor)and further evaluated with a regular 12-lead ECG.RESULTS During a median of 2.1 years(interquartile range:2.0−2.2)follow-up,the incidence rate of atrial fibrillation was 1.10%in all study participants.It was slightly but non-significantly higher in men(n=2849)than women(n=3769,1.30%vs.0.96%,P=0.19)and in current drinkers(n=793)than never drinkers(n=5825,1.64%vs.1.03%,P=0.12).In both unadjusted and adjusted analyses,there was interaction between sex and current alcohol intake in relation to the incidence of atrial fibrillation(P<0.0001).After adjustment for confounding factors,current drinkers had a significantly higher incidence rate of atrial fibrillation than never drinkers in women(12.96%[7/54]vs.0.78%[29/3715],adjusted odds ratio[OR]=10.25,95%confidence interval[CI]:3.54−29.67,P<0.0001),but not in men(0.81%[6/739]vs.1.47%[31/2110],OR=0.62,95%CI:0.25−1.51,P=0.29).CONCLUSIONS Our study showed a significant association between alcohol intake and the incidence of atrial fibrillation in elderly Chinese women,but not men.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.91639203 & No. 82070435)the Ministry of Health (2016YFC0900902)+2 种基金the Shanghai Commissions of Science and Technology (19DZ2340200)the Clinical Research Program, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (2018CR010)the Shanghai Commissions of Health (“Three-year Action Program of Shanghai Municipality for Strengthening the Construction of Public Health System” GWV-10.1-XK05 and a special grant for “leading academics”)
文摘OBJECTIVE To investigate serum triglycerides in relation to all-cause,cardiovascular,and non-cardiovascular mortality in an elderly Chinese population.METHODS The study participants(n=3565)were elderly(≥60 years)community dwellers living in a suburban town of Shanghai.Hypertriglyceridemia was defined as a serum triglycerides concentration≥2.30 mmol/L(definite)and≥1.70 mmol/L(borderline),respectively.RESULTS The prevalence of definite and borderline hypertriglyceridemia at baseline was 7.5%and 29.5%,respectively.It was higher in women(n=1982,9.0%and 33.8%,respectively)than men(n=1583,6.2%and 27.9%,respectively),in obese and over-weight participants(n=1566,10.5%and 36.4%,respectively)than normal weight participants(n=1999,5.6%and 27.1%,respect-ively),and in diabetic participants(n=177,11.9%and 39.0%,respectively)than non-diabetic participants(n=3388,7.5%and 30.8%,respectively).During a median of 7.9 years follow-up,all-cause,cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular deaths occurred in 529,216 and 313 participants,respectively.In analyses according to the quintile distributions of serum triglycerides concentration,the sex-and age-standardized mortality rate was lowest in the middle quintile for all-cause,cardiovascular and non-cardiovascu-lar mortality(18.6,7.8 and 11.9 per 1000 person-years,respectively,versus 21.5,10.5 and 12.7 per 1000 person-years,respectively,in the two lower quintiles and 21.7,9.5 and 14.0 per 1000 person-years,respectively,in the two higher quintiles).The fully adjus-ted hazard ratios(95%CI)for the middle quintile versus the combined two lower with two higher quintiles were 0.85(95%CI:0.67-1.07,P=0.17),0.81(95%CI:0.54-1.19,P=0.28)and 0.87(95%CI:0.64-1.17,P=0.35)for all-cause,cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular mortality,respectively.CONCLUSIONS Our study showed high prevalence of hypertriglyceridemia,especially when defined as borderline and in obese and overweight participants,and mildly but non-significantly elevated risks of cardiovascular mortality relative to the middle level of serum triglycerides.
