Dong Zhao

..The tendency to underestimate future diabetes epidemics also occurs in many other countries, especially those characterized by low and middle incomes...

..Available evidence supports the vigorous implementation of dietary strategies against hypertension through population-based, national action plans...

..Our study aimed to assess the potential impact of subsequent changes in risk factors and population ageing on CHD deaths in Beijing between 1999 and 2010...

..To investigate the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) incidence related to different combinations of the metabolic syndrome (MS) components...

..To study the effect of lipoprotein lipase (LPL)-HindIII and PvuII polymorphisms on preheparin plasma LPL concentration and triglyceride...

..To analyze the relationship of metabolic syndrome (MS) and its components at baseline to the 10-year incidence of diabetes mellitus...

..36 (P < 0.001) for the highest quartile. CONCLUSIONS: Serum uric acid level was strongly associated with triglyceride independent of age, genders, smoking, alcohol consumption, obesity and insulin resistance...

..In conclusion, MS with or without central obesity has a significantly increased 10-year risk of CVD in middle-aged Chinese...

..To evaluate the prediction value of blood lipid levels on the newly-identified carotid plaque in middle-aged and elderly Chinese population...

..Therefore, the cutpoint of the diagnostic criteria for hypertension is arbitrary. Comprehensive intervention for multiple risk factor clustering should be strengthened to reduce the overall risk of CVD...

..The aim of this study was to examine the changes in trends of stroke epidemiology during a period of fast economic development in China, based on data of the Sino-MONICA-Beijing project...

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..CONCLUSION: Carotid atherosclerosis is a prevalent disorder in the people aged 45 - 74 in Beijing. The prevalence rates of carotid plaque and IMT increase with the elevation of baseline cholesterol level...

..CONCLUSION: Physicians in district and community hospitals did not have enough knowledge and ability to fulfill the task of hypertension treatment and management...

..To assess the correlation between serum uric acid and insulin resistance in natural population of Beijing...

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..We aimed to compare MetS with dysglycemia in their association with the 10-year incidence risk of CVD...

..To evaluate the relationship between serum non-HDL-C and incidence of various cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Chinese population aged 35-64 years...

..It is essential to prevent risk factors of cardiovascular disease in primary and secondary prevention programs in general population...

..To investigate whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) of the calmodulin1 (CALM1) and estrogen receptor-? genes correlate with double curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)...

..To evaluate the efficiency and safety of the computerized glucose control protocol in critically ill patients...

..To investigate the changes of insulin receptor in critical ill patients with stress hyperglycemia and the effect of intensive glucose control on it...

..To describe the distributions of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and its association with metabolic syndrome (MS) in population aged 45-74 in Beijing...

..To explore the association of free fatty acid (FFA) with the metabolic syndrome (MS) and its components...

..To evaluate the trends of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors between 1992 and 2002 (10 years) in a cohort of Beijing...

..The current study examined the association between VLDL cholesterol and the risk of future CHD events...

..4 fold increase in 15 years. CONCLUSION: The increase trends of mean TC level and hypercholesterolemia prevalence were observed in Beijing population during 1984 - 1999, especially in rural subjects and men aged 25 - 34 years old...

..All these results indicated once overweight or obesity established, it was difficult to be reversed. Therefore, the key to control overweight and obesity rests on its earlier prevention...

..This study aims to evaluate whether and to what extent SES is associated with the treatment of CHD patients...

..This report focuses on risk factor levels and their relations to CVD rates...

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..To explore the association between plasma fibrinogen (FIB) concentration and ten-year change in blood pressure in Chinese population aged 35 - 64...

..To evaluate the association between white blood cell count and the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in subjects aged 35 - 64 years...

..To analyze the impact of hypertensive left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) on cardiovascular events (CVD) in adult Beijing residents...

..To observe the real world statins use for secondary prevention in patients with high risk coronary heart disease (CHD) in China...

..To evaluate the association between serum HDL-C and the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CHD) in subjects aged 35-64 years...

..To explore the changes of individual waist circumference and the prevalence of abdominal adiposity in Beijing from 1992 to 2002...

..To analyse the trends and distributions of case-fatality within 28 days after stroke in the population aged 35 - 74 in Beijing from 1984 to 2000 and to explore the possible influencing factors for case-fatality...

..To observe the risk factors characteristic of patients developing acute coronary syndrome, ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke in a Chinese population aged 35 - 64 (n = 30 378)...

..To establish cut offs and risk stratification of dyslipidemia in Chinese adults...

..To assess the effect of the serum uric acid (UA) on insulin resistance (IR)...

..Because of the rapid change in lifestyle in China, there is concern that diabetes may become epidemic. We conducted a national study from June 2007 through May 2008 to estimate the prevalence of diabetes among Chinese adults...

..To explore the association between body mass index (BMI) and ten-year accumulative risk of hypertension...

..To estimate the current prevalence, awareness and treatment status of hypercholesterolemia among inpatients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in China...

..To explore the association between risk factors of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and insulin resistance in a cross-sectional study...

..To describe the distribution characteristics of carotid atherosclerosis and to analyze its association with cardiovascular risk factors in middle-aged and elderly Chinese...

..CONCLUSION: Traditional CVD risk factors exert impact on CVD and carotid atherosclerosis with different degrees and carotid atherosclerosis can be regarded as an early evaluation indicator for risk of atherosclerotic diseases...

..To demonstrate the current prevalence and treatment status of diabetes mellitus (DM) among inpatients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in China...

..To analyze the association of hyperuricemia with incidence of carotid plaque in general population and furthermore to explore the predictive value of serum uric acid in the early prevention of atherosclerotic disease...

..To evaluate the association between serum triglyceride (TG) and the cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk in Chinese population...

..To explore the trends and distributions of incidence on recurrent stroke events in population aged 35 to 74 in Beijing from 1984 to 2000...

..05) in 1999. CONCLUSION: Trends of BMI and overweight increased in the urban males and both males and females in the rural, while the increase of both BMI and overweight was seen more rapid in rural than in urban...

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..05). CONCLUSION: Knowledge of hypertension and clinical management competence among physicians in district and community hospitals did influence the management of hypertension and education of physicians and thus should be increased...

..To study the distribution of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP)-TaqIB polymorphism and plasma concentration in general population and the association between the two...

..Recalibration of Framingham functions could permit various regions of the world to adapt Framingham tools to local populations...

..To compare the differences of cognitive functions in patients with hypertension and normotensives, and to analyze the primary influencing factors on cognitive functions...

..To explore the interaction of C-reactive protein (CRP) and hypertension on the risk of carotid plaque...

..CONCLUSION: Cerebral infarction was the most important risk causing stroke, so prevention of cerebral infarction should be strengthened in the area...

..To observe the incidence of impaired glucose tolerance in hospitalized patients with essential hypertension without diabetes mellitus history and with normal fasting glucose...

..To examine the current status of the use of aspirin among outpatients with established coronary heart disease (CHD) in China...

..In conclusion, the current study suggested that self-reported snoring is associated significantly with carotid bifurcation intima-media thickness and the presence of plaque, independent of traditional cardiovascular risk factors...

..We aimed to assess the association between the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) I/D polymorphism and HAPE via a meta-analysis of published and unpublished data...

..A conclusion was made confirming the insufficiency of an association between adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and the single-nucleotide polymorphism of the growth hormone receptor and IGF-1 genes in Han Chinese...

..To compare the value of bispectral index (BIS) monitoring and sedation agitation scale (SAS) in guiding intensive care unit (ICU) sedation therapy for the patients undergoing short term mechanical ventilation...

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..Historically, China has had extraordinarily high rates of opiate dependence. These rates declined drastically following the 1949 revolution; however, opiate abuse has re-emerged in the late 1980's and has spread quickly since then...

..In the future, NIDD will continue to engage in various aspects of drug addiction research and will enter the field of brain function...

..To evaluating the effect of different levels of blood glucose control on inflammatory response and prognosis of the patients in surgical intensive care unit (SICU)...