在埃努古州明显正常的儿童中,左心室质量的决定因素
Josephat Maduabuchi Chinawa1, Edmund Ndudi Ossai2, Awoere Tamunosiki Chinawa3
1Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Ituku/Ozalla and University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Ituku/Ozalla Enugu State.
概括
左心室质量指数 (LVMI) 对儿科风险分层至关重要. 这项研究发现,尼日利亚儿童的左心室缩 (LVH) 患病率为5.0%,LVMI与体重,BMI和表面积之间存在显著的相关性.
科学领域:
- 儿童心脏病学 儿童心脏病学
- 心血管健康 心血管健康
- 生物统计学 生物统计学
背景情况:
- 左心室质量 (LVM) 指数对于儿童的风险分层至关重要.
- 评估LVM和左心室缩 (LVH) 患病率对于儿科心脏护理至关重要.
- 了解规范性LVM价值观有助于诊断儿科心血管疾病.
研究的目的:
- 记录尼日利亚东南部儿童的左心室质量 (LVM) 值.
- 在健康的尼日利亚儿童中确定左心室缩 (LVH) 的患病率.
- 探索左心室质量指数 (LVMI) 与年龄,性别和身高等因素之间的相关性.
主要方法:
- 一项描述性研究涉及6年来3家医院218名儿童.
- 使用心声学测量来评估LVH参数和指数.
- 数据分析是使用IBM SPSS统计进行的,用于Windows,版本20.
主要成果:
- 在被研究的儿童中,左心室缩 (LVH) 的患病率为5.0%.
- 在左心室质量和表面积 (r=0.751,p<0.001),体重 (r=0.755,p<0.001) 和BMI (r=0.34,p=0.004) 之间观察到强烈的正相关性.
- 在左心室质量和身高 (r=0.126,p=0.238) 之间发现了正相关性.
结论:
- 这项研究确定了尼日利亚儿童的LVM的平均规范值,以身高,BMI,表面积和体重为指数.
- 这些规范值可以帮助心胸外科医生和儿心脏病专家在临床决策中.
- 这些发现强调了 LVM 评估对于儿科心血管风险分层的重要性.
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