伴随性疾病与夏威夷原住民和太平洋岛民的认知障碍有关
Archana J McEligot1, Ka'ala Pang2, Sabrina Moran-Gomez1
1Department of Public Health, California State University, Fullerton, CA, USA.
International journal of aging & human development
|February 8, 2024
概括
高血压,高胆固醇和糖尿病前期等并发性疾病与夏威夷原住民和太平洋岛民 (NHPI) 的轻度认知障碍 (MCI) 有关. 管理这些情况可能有助于减缓这一群体的认知衰退.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 老年学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- 轻度认知障碍 (MCI) 构成了重大的公共卫生挑战,特别是在代表性不足的族群中.
- 原住民夏威夷人和太平洋岛民 (NHPI) 呈现出独特的健康状况,可能会增加认知能力下降的风险.
- 了解NHPI社区的并发症和MCI之间的关联对于有针对性的干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究常见的并发症和轻度认知障碍 (MCI) 在夏威夷原住民和太平洋岛民 (NHPI) 群体中的患病率之间的关系.
- 确定可能增加NHPI认知障碍风险的特定慢性健康问题.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及54名NHPI参与者的横截面研究.
- 数据是通过关于人口统计和伴随疾病的自我报告问卷收集的.
- 使用AD8指数评估的轻度认知障碍 (MCI).
- 我们使用后勤回归模型来分析伴随性疾病和MCI之间的关联,控制共变量.
主要成果:
- 高血压与MCI的几率增加显著相关 (OR = 5.27,p = 0.016).
- 高胆固醇血症与MCI的更高几率有着强烈的关联 (OR = 7.30,p = 0.004).
- 糖尿病前期或边缘糖尿病也与MCI的几率显著增加有关 (OR = 4.53,p = 0.02).
结论:
- 高血压,高胆固醇和糖尿病前期是NHPI社区中轻度认知障碍 (MCI) 的重要危险因素.
- 针对这些慢性疾病的预防策略可能在缓解NHPI认知衰退方面发挥重要作用.
- 需要进一步的研究来证实这些发现,并开发出文化上适当的干预措施.
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