在代表性的韩国人群中,高血叶酸水平与视眼之间存在关联
Ji Young Lee1, Jin A Choi2, Sung Pyo Park3
1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, College of Medicine, Daejeon St. Marys' Hospital, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
|January 3, 2024
概括
较高的血叶酸水平与减少青光眼的患病率有关. 这项研究表明,充足的叶酸摄入量与眼睛健康之间存在保护性关联,特别是在女性和年轻人中.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 营养科学 营养科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 玻璃眼是全球不可逆转的失明的主要原因.
- 叶酸是一种重要的B族维生素,在各种细胞过程中发挥作用,包括DNA合成和修复.
- 营养状况,包括叶酸水平,可能会影响患青光眼等慢性疾病的风险.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查血液中叶酸水平与韩国成年人群中青光眼的患病率之间的关联.
- 在考虑了潜在的混因素后,确定叶酸水平是否与玻璃眼风险有独立的相关性.
主要方法:
- 一项基于全国人口的横截面研究,利用了2016-2018年韩国国家健康和营养检查调查的数据.
- 包括1790名40岁及以上的参与者.
- 使用后勤回归分析来评估血液中叶酸水平和青光眼病诊断之间的关系,根据国际地理和流行病学眼科学会的标准定义.
主要成果:
- 与最低四分之一相比,在血液叶酸水平的最高四分之一中观察到明显较低的青光瘤患病率 (OR = 0.470;95% CI,0.291-0.759).
- 在调整了包括年龄,性别,高血压,糖尿病,高胆固醇和吸烟在内的混因素后,这种反相关性仍然显著 (趋势的P = 0.017).
- 亚组分析显示,女性 (OR = 0.188;95% CI,0.099-0.357) 和年轻参与者 (OR = 0.443;95% CI,0.229-0.856) 的反向关联特别强.
结论:
- 研究结果表明,血液中叶酸水平与玻璃眼的患病率之间存在显著的逆相关性.
- 较高的血叶酸水平似乎可以预防青光眼,这表明叶酸在眼睛健康方面可能发挥作用.
- 需要进一步的研究来探索这种关联的潜在机制和临床影响.
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