在COVID-19大流行期间,在工作年龄的成年人中心脏代谢风险增加
Maren S Fragala1, Fumika Matsushita1, Zhen Chen1
1Quest Diagnostics, Secaucus, New Jersey, USA.
Metabolic syndrome and related disorders
|August 24, 2023
概括
随着COVID-19大流行,美国工作的成年人中代谢综合征的患病率增加,原因是葡萄糖和血压的升高. 生活方式因素,如睡眠不足和活动不足,加剧了心脏代谢风险.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
背景情况:
- COVID-19大流行公共卫生措施改变了生活方式和健康实践.
- 代谢综合征和心脏代谢风险是严重的公共卫生问题.
研究的目的:
- 评估COVID-19大流行对美国劳动年龄成人代谢综合征患病率的影响.
- 在大流行期间识别导致代谢综合征增加和心脏代谢风险增加的因素.
主要方法:
- 对19,543名美国工作年龄的成年人进行了纵向队列分析.
- 利用雇主赞助的疫情前 (2019) 和疫情期间 (2020) 的年度健康评估.
- 采用后勤混合效应模型来评估代谢综合征和心脏代谢风险因素的变化.
主要成果:
- 代谢综合征的患病率从2019年到2020年,男性增加了3.5%,女性增加了3.0%.
- 增加的禁食葡萄糖 (7.3%) 和血压 (5.2%) 是代谢综合征增加的主要驱动因素.
- 更高的代谢综合征风险与高的体重指数 (BMI) 与睡眠或体力活动不足相结合有关.
结论:
- 在COVID-19大流行期间,在工作年龄的成年人中,心脏代谢风险显著增加.
- 体重指数较高,睡眠不足和体力活动较低的人面临更大的风险增加.
- 针对生活方式和医疗因素的有针对性的干预措施对于减轻这一群体心血管和代谢风险至关重要.
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