Supporting women throughout the postpartum period: marital satisfaction and their emotional health

Conference Theme: Women's Health through the Life Cycle: the Asia PerspectivesPoster Presentation: no. 2postprintThe 10th Anniversary Symposium of the Centre of Research and Promotion of Women's Health, School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2-3 March 2011. In Symposium Abstract Book, 2011, p. 4

The association of modic changes and disabling low back pain: a large-scale population-based study

INTRODUCTION: Modic changes (MC) are vertebral bone marrow changes adjacent to the endplates as noted on MRI. The association of specific MC type with low back pain (LBP) remains inconclusive, largely attributed to small sample sizes with limited phenotype assessment. Recently, the MC phenotype has been thoroughly defined. In relation to disabling LBP, various aspects of the topography and morphology of MC have not been properly assessed. As such, this study evaluated the relationship of disabling LBP with lumbar MC based on an extensive ...postprin

Peripartum tuberculosis as a form of immunorestitution disease

The aim of this study was to assess the clinical spectrum of peripartum tuberculosis from the perspective of immunorestitution disease. Of 29 patients with peripartum tuberculosis, 27 (93.1%) had extrapulmonary tuberculosis, 20 (69%) of whom were affected in the central nervous system. Twenty-two (75.9%) patients had no clinical features suggestive of tuberculosis during pregnancy. The median time from delivery to the onset of immunorestitution was 4 days, but treatment with antituberculous therapy was delayed for a median time of 27 days after the onset of symptoms. Despite therapy, 11 (38%) patients died and 4 (13.8%) had residual functional deficits. Peripartum tuberculosis is an important differential diagnosis of postpartum fever (of unknown origin) without localized signs.postprin

Non-traditional biomarkers in the prediction of cardiovascular events among Chinese

Poster PresentationINTRODUCTION: Biomarkers of subclinical systemic chronic inflammation are increasingly recognised as a key player in atherosclerosis. C-reactive protein, measured using high-sensitivity assay (hsCRP), is the most promising inflammatory marker in predicting the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). As obesity is associated with disregulated expression of various adipokines, either pro-inflammatory or anti-inflammatory, such adipokines may also serve as non-traditional biomarkers for the accelerated atherosclerosis associated with obesity. In this prospective cohort study, we examined the predictive value of a variety of non-traditional biomarkers for CVD among Hong Kong Chinese, and determined if they would …published_or_final_versionThe 17th Medical Research Conference, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 14 January 2012. In Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2012, v. 18 suppl. 1, p. 20, abstract no. 2

Implication of the type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified in genome-wide association studies: long-term follow-up studies in Southern Chinese

Poster PresentationOBJECTIVE: Genome-wide association (GWA) studies have led to the identification of novel susceptibility loci which showed promising associations with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). This project aimed to establish the role of these novel T2DM-susceptibility loci in Southern Chinese. METHODS: Seventeen T2DM-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were examined …published_or_final_versionThe 17th Medical Research Conference, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 14 January 2012. In Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2012, v. 18 suppl. 1, p. 19, abstract no. 1

Plasma lipocalin-2 concentration is related to blood pressure and is increased in hypertension

Poster Sessions: no. P085INTRODUCTION: Lipocalin-2 is secreted by adipocytes and is upregulated in obesity. As obesity is known to be a cause of hypertension, we investigated whether the plasma level of lipocalin-2 is related to blood pressure and hypertension …postprin

Plasma lipocalin-2 concentration is related to blood pressure and is increased in hypertension

Oral PresentationINTRODUCTION: Lipocalin-2 is secreted by adipocytes and is upregulated in obesity. As obesity is known to be a cause of hypertension, we investigated whether the plasma level of lipocalin-2 is related to blood pressure and hypertension. METHODS: The plasma concentration of lipocalin-2 was measured by immunoassay in 1925 subjects of …published_or_final_versionThe 17th Medical Research Conference, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 14 January 2012. In Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2012, v. 18 suppl. 1, p. 18, abstract no. 1

Plasma fibrinogen level as a predictor of incident metabolic syndrome in a community-based prospective study in Hong Kong Chinese

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Metabolic syndrome (MS) comprises a constellation of metabolic abnormalities associated with a high risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Central obesity, with related insulin resistance and inflammation are considered the core of the underlying pathogenesis of MS. Fibrinogen, an acute-phase reactant in the coagulation cascade, has been shown to play pivotal role in determining the extent of local or systemic inflammation. In this study, we examined whether plasma fibrinogen was predictive of incident MS in a community-based Chinese cohort. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Subjects were recruited from the Hong Kong Cardiovascular Risk Factors Prevalence Study (CRISPS) cohort. 2780 subjects were recruited in 1995-6 with baseline assessment performed. 1416 subjects without MS at …postprin

Ciculating CCL5/RANTES: a potential biomarker for human intervertebral disc degeneration

INTRODUCTION: Clinical studies have shown that moderate to severe lumbar disc degeneration (DD) on MRI increases the risk of developing low back pain and its severity. The pro‐inflammatory chemokine CCL5/RANTES is released by degenerative discs and has been associated with discogenic back pain. As such, this study addressed if circulating CCL5/RANTES may be increased in subjects with DD compared to physiological concentrations in individuals ...postprin

Textile Waste Fiber-Reinforced Mortar: performance evaluation

Trabalho apresentado em 1st International AFRICA Sustainable Waste Management Conference, 23-25 July 2012, Lobito, AngolaN/