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Tanisha F Aflague1, Grazyna Badowski1, Karen Mae A Bacalia2
1College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Guam, Mangilao, GU 96923, USA.
概括
代谢综合征 (MetS) 在关岛非常普遍,影响成人和儿童. 这项研究突出了父母和孩子之间MetS风险的直接相关性,强调了需要以家庭为中心的干预措施.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 心脏代谢健康状况
- 儿科健康 儿科健康
背景情况:
- 包括关岛在内的西太平洋地区的糖尿病前期和2型糖尿病患病率最高.
- 代谢综合征 (MetS) 是一组与糖尿病和心血管疾病相关的可预防风险因素.
- 父母患有MetS的子女患有MetS的可能性增加,但其患病率和对关岛儿童的影响尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 确定关岛成年人中MetS的流行率.
- 评估关岛儿童的MetS风险.
- 检查成人和儿童MetS Z-分数和生活方式因素之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 在关岛进行的太平洋岛屿心脏代谢健康 (PICCAH) 队列研究的数据分析.
- 采用国际糖尿病联合会的标准和特定于性别和年龄的腰围来诊断MetS和评估腹部肥胖.
- 计算了MetS Z-score,并检查了父母-子女二合体中的生活方式风险因素 (身体活动,睡眠,久坐行为,压力,屏幕时间).
主要成果:
- 在关岛发现的成人MetS的高患病率.
- 在成人MetS Z-score和儿童MetS Z-score之间发现了直接的相关性,表明了共同的风险.
- 身体活动和睡眠等生活方式因素与父母和孩子的MetS风险有关.
结论:
- 关岛成年人中高患病率需要紧急,以家庭为中心的干预措施.
- 这些发现强调了这一群体中MetS的儿童-家长风险相关性.
- 为了完善干预策略,进一步研究将饮食因素纳入父母-子女二合体中的研究是至关重要的.
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