热泉浴与健康状况之间的关联:日本米萨萨的一项横截面研究
Takahiro Kataoka1, Hiroshi Habu2, Ayumi Tanaka1
1Department of Radiological Technology, Okayama University Graduate School of Health Sciences.
Acta medica Okayama
|August 27, 2023
概括
在热泉中洗可能会改善健康. 这项研究发现,定期的温泉浴与更好的自我评估健康以及降低高血压和胃肠炎症状有关.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 治疗方式 治疗方式
背景情况:
- 有限的流行病学数据存在于定期热泉浴的健康影响.
- 热泉因其可见的治疗效益而被利用,但科学验证很少.
研究的目的:
- 研究热泉浴频率与各种健康状况之间的关联.
- 评估成年人热泉暴露与自我评估健康 (SRH) 之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及日本米萨萨市5250名成年人 (≥20岁) 的横截面研究.
- 数据收集包括浴习惯,症状缓解 (高血压,胃肠炎) 和SRH.
- 统计分析使用了未调整和调整的几率比率 (ORs) 与95%的置信区间 (CI).
主要成果:
- 频繁的温泉浴 (>1×/周) 与较少的频繁浴 (<1×/周) 相比,显著与缓解高血压症状 (调整的OR为5.40) 和胃肠炎 (调整的OR为9.18) 相关.
- 与不洗者相比,较高的SRH与不频繁 (<1×/周) 和频繁 (>1×/周) 的洗显著相关.
- 调整后的模型显示了SRH与浴<1×/周 (OR 2.27) 和>1×/周 (OR 1.91) 的显著正相关性.
结论:
- 热泉浴显示,与自我评价健康的改善有积极的关联.
- 定期浸泡在热泉中可能有助于缓解高血压和胃肠炎症状.
- 需要进一步的流行病学研究来证实这些健康益处.
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