区域温度与严重视力障碍之间的关联在全国代表性老年美国人样本中
Esme Fuller-Thomson1, ZhiDi Deng2,3, Elysia G Fuller-Thomson1
1Institute for Life Course & Aging, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Ophthalmic epidemiology
|June 20, 2023
概括
较高的平均温度与老年人严重视力障碍的几率增加有关. 这项大规模研究表明,气候变化可能会恶化视力健康和相关负担.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 老年学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- 有限的大规模研究存在于平均区域温度和视力障碍之间的联系.
- 以前的小型研究表明,高温与特定的视力问题之间存在联系.
研究的目的:
- 在一个大型,全国代表性的老年人样本中调查平均区域温度和严重视力障碍之间的关联.
- 解决关于这种环境与健康关系的大规模流行病学研究的差距.
主要方法:
- 来自美国社区调查 (ACS) (2012-2017) 的170多万老年人 (65岁以上) 的横截面分析.
- 通过调查问题收集严重视力障碍的数据,即便使用校正镜片,也会收集视力困难的数据.
- 从NOAA获得年平均气温数据,并将其映射到参与者的地理区域.
主要成果:
- 在大多数人口群体中,在较高的平均温度和严重视力障碍的可能性增加之间发现了一致的关联.
- 平均温度为60°F (15.5°C) 或更高的县的个人与较冷地区 (<50°F) 的人相比,严重视力障碍的几率比44%更高.
- 这种关联在跨年龄,性别,种族,收入和教育队列中观察到,但不包括西班牙裔老年人.
结论:
- 这些发现表明,温暖的气候与老年人群中严重视力障碍的更高率之间存在重要联系.
- 如果是因果关系,预计全球气温上升可能会加剧视力障碍的流行及其相关的健康和经济后果.
- 需要进一步的研究来确认因果关系并了解这种关联背后的机制.
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