简介:Duringourresearch,Ithasbeenfoundthatbodyaccelerationhasstrongrelationshipswiththehumanenergyexpenditure.Thispaperdiscussesthemethodstoassessphysicalactivityandconcludesthatforaccurateassessmentofphysicalactivityunderfreelivingconditionstherecentlyintroducedaccelerometerlooksmostpromising.Wedevelopedanewcomputerizedmachinetoassessthebodyactivityandenergyexpenditure.Testdatasofthetreadmillexperiment,respirationexperimentand5-kilometer-runningexperimenthavebeenarchieved,wefoundthatbodyaccerationintegralswithtimehaslinearrelationswithbodyenergyexpenture.
简介:EDITOR'SNOTE:Inaninterviewgivenoflatetoourstaffreporter,GaoQiang,ChineseMinisterofHealth,spokeontheachievementsmadebyChinainmedicalandhealthworkduringtheTenthFive-YearPlanperiod(2001-2005),thesoaringmedicalcoststhathaveinvokedmuchpubliccomplaint,waysofcarryingtodepththereformofthemedicalservicesystem,developmentoftheruralcooperativemedicalsystemandcommunity-basedmedicalservicesincities,aswellaspreventionandcontrolofAIDS.Followingisatranscriptoftheinterview.
简介:TheissueofhealthstatusandcarefortheelderlyinurbanandruralareasisbecomingincreasinglyseriousintherapidcontextofpopulationaginginChina.ThepaperanalyzedthehealthstatusofurbanandruralelderlyinChinainthetwo-weekmorbidityrate,prevalencerateofchronicdiseases,disabilitystatus,self-ratedhealthandhealthylifeexpectancyoftheelderlyusingthedatafromthe2006SamplingSurveyontheStatusofUrban/RuralAgedPopulationinChina,theFourthNationalHealthServiceSurveyandthe2006SecondChinaNationalSampleSurveyonDisability,toexplorethecurrentprovisionofsourcesofcarefortheelderlyandtrytomakesomepolicyrecommendationsabouttoimprovethehealthandcarefortheelderlypopulationfacingthecrisisofpopulationaging.
简介:HEALTHBRIEFSCancerPatientsLearntoFightforLifeMorethan150cancersufferersinShanghaihavebeenhelpedtoregainthecourageandconfidenc...
简介:Inthisarticle,theauthorlistedalotoffactstoillustratethehealthhazardsmaybemetduringtravel,anddescribedvarioushealthproblemcausedbythehazards.Travelersmayknowthesehazardsandthentakethenecessarypreventionmeasuresthroughtravelhealthconsultation.Andthetravelersthemselvesmayassistthedoctorsindiagnosisandcurethehealthproblemrelatedtotravel.Inthiswaythetravelershealthmaybeprotected.TheauthorpointedoutthattheChinesepeopleshouldcreatetheirownenvironmentandtrainstaffforthegraduallyinitialingoftravelhealthconsultation.
简介:<正>Background:Increasingcaloricexpenditureinphysicaleducationisconsideredaneffectiveschool-basedapproachtoaddressingthechildobesityepidemic.Thisstudywasdesignedtodeterminesynergisticinfluencesofstudentcharacteristicsandlessonfactorsoncaloricexpenditureinelementaryandmiddleschoolphysicaleducation.Methods:Thestudyusedamulti-leveldesign.Level-1factorsincludedpersonalcharacteristics:age,gender,andbodymassindex.Level-2factorsincludedlessonlength,content,andschoollevel.BasedontheCenterforDiseaseControlandPreventionage—genderadjustedgrowthchart,studentsin87classesfrom14elementaryand15middleschoolswerepre-screenedinto"Overweight","Healthyweight",or"Thin"groups.Oneboyandonegirlwererandomlyselectedfromeachgroupineachclassasdataproviders(264elementaryand294middleschoolstudents).Caloricexpenditurewasmeasuredin243physicaleducationlessonsusingaccelerometers.Results:Analysisofvariancerevealedandhierarchicallinearmodelingconfirmedseparateagebybodymassindex,agebygender,andcontentbylesson—lengthinteractioneffects,suggestingthatthepersonalandlessonfactorsinfluencedcaloricexpenditureindependently.Oldermaleandheavierstudentsburnedmorecaloriesinalllessons.Studentsburnedmorecaloriesin45—60minsportskillorfitnesslessonsthaninshorter(30min)orlonger(75—90min)gameormulti-activitylessons.Conclusions:Thehypothesizedcross-levelinteractionwasnotobservedinthedata.Caloricexpenditurecanbeoptimizedin45—60minsportskillorfitnessdevelopmentlessons.Itcanberecommendedthatschoolsadopt45—60minlessonlengthandprovideskillandfitnessdevelopmenttasksinphysicaleducationtomaximizecaloricexpenditure.
简介:MinistryofCommercereleasedtheincreasequantityofChina'smainimportgoods.Wheninternationaloilpricekeepsincreasing,Chinashowsthesituationofquantityandpriceincreasing.Amongwhichtheimportcrudeoilincreased15.6%year-on-year,thevalueincreased53.9%;whileoilimportquantityincreased
简介:Background:Wearablemonitors(WMs)areusedtoestimatethetimespentinsedentarybehaviors(SBs)andlight-intensityphysicalactivities(LPAs)andtheirassociatedenergycost;however,theaccuracyofWMsinmeasuringbehaviorsonthelowerendoftheintensityspectrumisunclear.Theaimofthisstudywastoassessthevalidityof3WMs(ActiGraphGT3X+;activPAL,andSenseWear2)inestimatingtheintensityofSBandLPAinadultsascomparedwiththecriterionmeasureofoxygenuptake(VO2)measuredbyindirectcalorimetry.Methods:Sixteenparticipants(age:25.38±8.58years)woretheActiGraphGT3X+,activPAL,andSenseWear2devicesduring7sedentary-to-lightactivities.VO2(mL/kg/min)wasestimatedbymeansofaportablegasanalyzer,OxyconMobile(Carefusion,YorbaLinda,CA,USA).Alldataweretransformedintometabolicequivalentsandanalyzedusingmeanpercentageerror,equivalenceplots,Bland-Altmanplots,kappastatistics,andsensitivity/specificity.Results:MeanpercentageerrorwaslowestfortheactivPALforSB(14.9%)andLPA(9.3%)comparedwithotherWMs,whichwere>21.2%.NoneoftheWMsfellwithintheequivalencyrangeof±10%ofthecriterionmeanvalue.Bland-AltmanplotsrevealednarrowerlevelsofagreementwithallWMsforSBthanforLPA.KappastatisticswerelowforallWMs,andsensitivityandspecificityvariedbyWMtype.Conclusion:NoneoftheWMstestedinthisstudywereequivalentwiththecriterionmeasure(VO2)inestimatingsedentary-to-lightactivities;however,theactivPALhadgreateroverallaccuracyinmeasuringSBandLPAthandidtheActiGraphandSenseWear2monitors.
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