COVID-19によって引き起こされた嗅覚機能障害の栄養上の影響
Elizabeth M Mastoloni1, Aaron Tucker1, Evan French2
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Richmond Virginia USA.
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|February 20, 2026
まとめ
COVID-19に関連した嗅覚喪失 (アノズミア) は,過剰栄養および一般的な栄養不良を発症するリスクを大幅に高めます. この発見は,COVID-19から回復している患者にとって重要な栄養上の課題を強調しています.
科学分野:
- 栄養科学 栄養学 栄養科学は,栄養学が,栄養学が,栄養学が,栄養学が,栄養学が,栄養学が,栄養学が,栄養学が,栄養学が,栄養学が,栄養学は,栄養学が,栄養学は,栄養学は,栄養学は,栄養学は,栄養学は,栄養学は,栄養学は,栄養学は,栄養学は,栄養学は
- 感染症疫学 感染症疫学
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
背景:
- 確立されたリンクは,栄養とchemosensory知覚の間に存在します.
- COVID-19に関連した化学感知機能障害の栄養上の影響は,大部分が特徴づけられていないままです.
- COVID-19はしばしば嗅覚機能不全を引き起こし,味覚や嗅覚に影響を及ぼします.
研究 の 目的:
- COVID-19によるアノスミアと,その後の栄養不良との関連を調査する.
- COVID-19に関連した嗅覚喪失を有する個人の過栄養,栄養不良,および栄養不良の診断のリスクを定量化するために.
主な方法:
- 国立COVIDコホート協同データベース (N3C) を利用した回顧的なコホート研究.
- 入会基準: 栄養不良の診断を受けていないCOVID-19陽性成人.
- 統計分析は,オッズ比率 (OR) を95%信頼区間 (CI) で計算した.
主要な成果:
- 新発症アノスミアのCOVID-19陽性成人1万9384人のコホートを分析した.
- 過剰栄養 (OR1.36,95%CI [1.26,1.46]) の確率が著しく増加することが観察されました.
- 栄養不良の診断 (OR 1.34,95%CI [1.25,1.44]) が有意に増加したが,栄養不良 (OR 0.88,95%CI [0.66,1.16]) は認められなかった.
結論:
- COVID-19感染後の化学感覚的損失,特にアノスミアは,その後の過剰栄養の危険性が高くなります.
- これらの発見は,COVID-19後の人口の栄養失調に関する全国規模の公衆衛生上の懸念を示唆しています.
- このメカニズムを理解し,被災者の栄養支援のための介入策を策定するために,さらなる研究が必要である.
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