人的脸是健康的生物标志物吗? - 一个范围审查
Weronika M Obrochta1,2, Magdalena Klimek1, Paula Bartecka1,2
1Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
PloS one
|August 25, 2025
概括
面部特征不是健康的可靠生物标志物. 这项审查发现,面部对称性,平均性和性异形与健康状况有关,这表明需要谨慎.
科学领域:
- 进化生物学
- 人类健康
- 生物标志物
背景情况:
- 人们普遍认为面部特征反映出发育稳定性和健康.
- 然而, 支持这一假设的科学证据是不一致的.
研究的目的:
- 系统地审查面部特征 (对称性,平均性,两形性) 与成年人的各种健康方面之间的联系.
- 评估面部特征作为健康和生物状况的生物标志物的有效性.
主要方法:
- 在电子数据库中进行系统的文献搜索 (科学网,MEDLINE PubMed,Scopus,Embase).
- 遵守系统性审查的优先报告项目和扩展范围审查的元分析 (PRISMA-ScR) 指南.
- 在702篇选文章中包括21篇研究.
主要成果:
- 研究显示面部特征与心血管健康,免疫能力,氧化应激,皮质醇水平,生殖健康,认知功能和一般身体健康等健康指标之间存在多种联系.
- 整体证据将面部特征与健康状况联系在一起是不确定的.
结论:
- 面部特征可能不能作为一个人的健康或生理状况的诚实指标.
- 使用面部特征作为健康状况的生物标志物时应谨慎.
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