在两个MMT"双胞胎"诊所之间,有不同的特征但相似的高血压率
Miriam Adelson1,2, Dinita Smith1, Anat Sason2
1Dr. Miriam & Sheldon G. Adelson Clinic for Drug Abuse, Treatment & Research Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Journal of addictive diseases
|May 21, 2024
概括
在特拉维夫和拉斯维加斯的甲维持治疗患者中,高血压的患病率相似,尽管人口统计和药物使用差异不同. 在这两个地方,更高的BMI是关键风险因素.
科学领域:
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
- 成 药物 药物 药物 药物
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 接受甲维持治疗 (MMT) 的患者容易患上与年龄相关的疾病.
- 高血压是这个人群中常见的并发症.
- 在不同的MMT诊所比较高血压可以揭示独特的风险因素.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较高血压的患病率及其相关的风险因素.
- 调查两个MMT诊所之间的差异,指导方针相似,但患者人群不同 (特拉维夫与拉斯维加斯).
主要方法:
- 在特拉维夫的291名MMT患者和拉斯维加斯的180名MMT患者的横截面研究.
- 收集的数据包括血压,体重指数 (BMI),尿液药物查,社会人口统计和成史.
- 使用后勤回归分析来确定高血压风险因素.
主要成果:
- 高血压的患病率是可比的 (特拉维夫的35.4%,拉斯维加斯的34.4%).
- 特拉维夫患者年龄较大,肥胖程度较低,药物使用模式不同 (更多的可卡因,更少的大麻/安非他命).
- 较高的BMI是一个普遍的风险因素;具体因素因诊所而异 (例如,特拉维夫对某些药物的阴性尿液查,拉斯维加斯的老年/男性性别).
结论:
- 尽管人口和药物使用的差异很大,但两家诊所的高血压率相似.
- 拉斯维加斯的肥胖症更为普遍,而特拉维夫的老年患者更为普遍.
- 较高的BMI,特别是特拉维夫没有非法药物使用,与高血压有关,这强调了MMT患者需要体重管理和高血压控制的必要性.
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