一项试点研究,以确定与世界贸易中心一般应答者队列中的脆弱性相关的因素
Hannah M Thompson1, Erin Thanik1, Ahmad Sabra2
1Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
American journal of industrial medicine
|May 12, 2024
概括
肥胖和WTC认证的疾病是50岁以上世界贸易中心 (WTC) 应急人员虚弱的危险因素. 这项试点研究强调了这个老龄化人口的关键健康问题.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 世界贸易中心 (WTC) 总响应人员面临着影响老龄化的重大暴露.
- 虚弱,一种减少储备的综合征,与这一群体的不良健康结果有关.
- 了解脆弱风险因素对于暴露于WTC的老年人来说至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定与50岁及以上WTC一般响应者的脆弱性相关的因素.
- 调查WTC暴露与与衰老相关的健康下降之间的关系.
- 为WTC应急人员提供有针对性的干预信息.
主要方法:
- 从WTC健康计划招募了WTC一般应急人员 (50岁以上).
- 使用脆弱现象型和FRAIL尺度评估脆弱性.
- 收集了关于WTC变量的数据,包括经过认证的条件,以及评估的跌倒风险,功能和认知.
主要成果:
- 35.8%的参与者被归类为脆弱前或脆弱.
- 肥胖 (PR=2.43),WTC认证条件 (PR=1.77) 和跌倒风险 (PR=1.97) 独立地与脆弱性相关.
- 预先脆弱/脆弱的个体更有可能肥胖,并有WTC认证的条件.
结论:
- 肥胖和WTC认证的疾病是WTC响应者虚弱的重要风险因素.
- 这些发现强调了WTC暴露对健康的长期影响.
- 在更大的WTC响应者队列中进行进一步的研究是有必要的,以确定额外的风险因素.
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