健康中年人口中的生活方式和心脏结构和功能
Tommi Grönlund1, Kari Kaikkonen1, M Juhani Junttila1
1Research Unit of Biomedicine and Internal Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Population Health, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
The American journal of cardiology
|November 22, 2023
概括
高度体力活动与健康成年人的心脏结构变化有关,而大量饮酒会损害心脏功能. 吸烟与心脏健康没有任何关联. 这些发现突出了生活方式对心血管健康的影响.
科学领域:
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 生活方式因素显著影响心血管健康.
- 了解身体活动,饮酒和吸烟对健康中年成人心脏结构和功能的影响至关重要.
- 之前的研究还没有完全阐明这些协会在一般,健康的人群.
研究的目的:
- 研究生活方式因素 (体育活动,饮酒,吸烟) 与心脏结构和功能之间的关联.
- 在健康的中年人群中分析全球纵向应变和透气功能等指标.
- 在无症状个体中识别心血管健康的潜在可修改风险因素.
主要方法:
- 利用了1966年芬兰北部出生队列的数据,包括715名健康的46岁儿童的心声回声图.
- 在14天内使用加速度计评估中度至强度体力活动 (MVPA).
- 根据酒精消费 (低,中等,高) 和吸烟状态 (从未,以前,现在) 分类参与者.
主要成果:
- 较高的MVPA与左心室质量指数和左心房末缩体积指数 (p < 0.002) 的增加有关.
- 高酒精消费与全球纵向应变和心动功能受损相关 (p < 0.004).
- 吸烟状态与心脏结构或功能没有显著关联.
结论:
- 在健康的中年成人中,中度至强度的体力活动与心脏结构变化有关,而不是功能变化.
- 高度饮酒与心脏功能受损有关,但不是心脏结构.
- 生活方式的选择对心血管健康的不同方面有不同的影响.
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