幼児期の不良体験と,幼児期および成人期中期に測定された動脈硬化症の血管指標との関連:体系的なレビュー
Laura E Macro1, Ana E von Ah Morano2, Sarah L Halligan3
1Children's Health and Exercise Research Centre, Public Health and Sport Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
Social science & medicine (1982)
|August 31, 2025
まとめ
子供の頃の不快な経験は 動脈硬化症の初期症状,特に動脈の硬化に関連しています. これらの発見を確認し,心血管疾患のリスクの根本的なメカニズムを理解するには,さらなる研究が必要です.
科学分野:
- 心血管科学
- 発達心理学
- 公衆衛生
背景:
- 幼児期の不良体験 (ACE) は,心血管疾患 (CVD) のリスクの増加と関連しています.
- ACEとCVDを結びつけるメカニズムは未だに理解されていない.
- 血管機能は亜臨床性動脈硬化症の重要な指標である.
研究 の 目的:
- ACEと亜臨床性動脈硬化症の血管指標との関連を体系的に検討する.
- これらの関連性における潜在的仲介または調整変数を調査する.
主な方法:
- 体系的な文献検索は2024年5月まで行われました
- 横断的および縦断的な研究で,ACE ≥5および血管指標 ≥1を測定した.
- 系統的レビューとメタ分析 (PRISMA) のガイドラインに従った.
主要な成果:
- 10件の研究 (N=4784) は,すべてACEの遡及測定を用いて,含有基準を満たした.
- 最強の証拠は,ACEと動脈の硬化に関連している (5/8の研究).
- 限られた証拠により,ACEは動脈硬化症の進行と内皮機能障害と関連していることが示唆されています.
結論:
- ACEは亜臨床的動脈硬化進行と関連しているが,証拠の量と質は低い.
- 血管の変化を特定し,媒介/緩和変数を分析するためにさらなる研究が必要である.
- これらのメカニズムの理解は,ACEに関連したCVDのリスクを軽減するために不可欠です.
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