身高及其与儿童尸体解剖样本中的生理压力暴露的关联
Bronwyn Wyatt1, Cait McPherson2, Lexi O'Donnell3,4
1School of Anthropology and Archaeology, The Australian National University, Acton, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
概括
12岁之前的严重疾病显著增加了儿童迟缓发育的风险. 产前或出生问题与早期死亡有关,但不与衰老有关,这表明长期的压力是生长障碍所必需的.
科学领域:
- 儿科生长与发展 儿科生长与发展
- 压力生理学 压力生理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 疾病和压力因素会破坏青春期前的生长和发育.
- 由于年龄的增长阻碍,发育迟缓是成长中断的潜在结果,受压力因素的性质和时间的影响.
- 这项研究调查了产前,产后和产后压力因素对身材的影响.
研究的目的:
- 为了检查产前/分娩问题,产后压力暴露和死亡时的身材之间的关联.
- 为了比较不同压力经历对青春期前发育和生长的影响.
- 分析衰老,生理压力,社会经济地位和死亡年龄之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 在新墨西哥州 (2011-2019) 的冠状动脉儿科数据集 (0-209岁) 的分析 (2011-2019).
- 使用多重后勤回归模型来评估与生理压力相关的衰退,控制社会经济地位和性别.
- 应用线性回归来探索衰老,压力,社会经济地位和死亡年龄之间的关系.
主要成果:
- 在12岁之前中度至重度的疾病增加了两个年龄组 (<12岁和12岁以上) 死亡时衰退的几率.
- 产前或出生问题与死亡年龄较小有关.
- 发育迟缓与产前或分娩问题没有直接关联,这表明需要长时间的应激暴露.
结论:
- 儿童时期的疾病是导致发育迟缓的重要危险因素.
- 产前/分娩并发症可能会影响死亡时间,但不一定是衰老.
- 了解压力因素的影响对于解决儿科人口中生长障碍至关重要.
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