鉴定农村阿巴拉契亚妇女肺部健康不良结果的风险因素
Jessica R Thompson1,2, Courtney J Walker3, John C Flunker4,5
1Community Impact Office, Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
减少的肺功能在农村阿巴拉契亚妇女中很普遍. 阻塞性肺功能的危险因素包括年龄和吸烟,而限制性肺功能与年龄,肥胖和并发症有关.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 肺部医学 肺部医学
- 农村健康差异 农村健康差异
背景情况:
- 肺部疾病和癌症不成比例地影响女性.
- 农村阿巴拉契亚妇女肺部健康风险因素的研究有限.
- 了解这些因素对于有针对性的健康干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 描述农村阿巴拉契亚妇女队伍的人口,行为和经济特征.
- 确定这些特征与肺功能之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 在两个农村阿巴拉契亚肯塔基县 (2015-2017年) 进行的横截面研究.
- 通过肺功能测试收集有关人口统计,病史,行为和肺功能的数据.
- 记录二项式回归用于估计肺功能关联的流行率 (N = 456).
主要成果:
- 肺功能减弱的高患病率:限制性20.8%,阻塞性18.4%.
- 年龄较大 (65岁以上) 和吸烟显著增加了阻塞功能患病率.
- 中年女性 (45-64岁),肥胖和并发症增加了限制性功能患病率.
结论:
- 农村阿巴拉契亚山区妇女的肺功能下降率很高.
- 确定了限制性或阻塞性肺功能的明显风险因素.
- 需要文化定制的干预措施,特别是对于中年妇女,肥胖和并发性疾病.
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