在肥胖的成年人中呼吸障碍的风险增加
Josh T Goh1, Bryce N Balmain1, Daniel P Wilhite1
1Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Respiratory physiology & neurobiology
|September 6, 2023
概括
肥胖显著增加了所有成年人年龄组的呼吸困难 (呼吸困难) 的风险. 与肥胖的年轻人相比,肥胖的老年人面临的风险更高.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 肺部病理学 肺部病理学
- 代谢障碍 代谢障碍 代谢障碍
背景情况:
- 肥胖是一个日益严重的公共卫生问题,伴随着许多相关的健康风险.
- 呼吸不良或呼吸短促会显著影响生活质量,并与各种潜在疾病有关.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定肥胖的老年人 (OA) 是否比没有肥胖的OA更容易患上呼吸障碍.
- 为了比较肥胖的OA和中年 (MA) 成人的呼吸障碍风险与肥胖的年轻成年人 (YA).
主要方法:
- 使用了来自TriNetX UT西南医疗中心数据库的非身份化数据.
- 确定的肥胖症 (ICD-10-CM代码E66) 和呼吸障碍 (ICD-10-CM代码R06.0).
- 将患者分为三个年龄组:OA (65-75岁),MA (45-55岁) 和YA (25-35岁).
主要成果:
- 与非肥胖个体相比,肥胖与所有年龄组的呼吸障碍风险明显增加有关 (风险比:OA 3.64,MA 3.52,YA 2.76;所有p < 0.01).
- 与肥胖的YA成年人相比,肥胖的OA和MA成年人患呼吸障碍的风险更高 (p < 0.001).
结论:
- 肥胖是呼吸障碍的独立危险因素.
- 临床医生在评估出现呼吸障碍的患者时,应将肥胖视为关键因素,特别是在老年人群中.
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