青春期的高压力与成年后的肥胖和高血压有关

By American Heart Association News

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报告说,从青春期开始就持续承受高水平压力的年轻人更有可能出现心脏代谢风险因素, such as obesity and high blood pressure, than their peers who felt less stress as they grew up, new research suggests.

The study, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, 指出需要在生命早期采用压力管理策略,以降低未来出现健康问题的风险, including heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.

“了解从童年开始的感知压力的影响对预防很重要, 减少或控制年轻人较高的心脏代谢危险因素," study author Dr. Fangqi Guo said in a news release. 郭是洛杉矶南加州大学凯克医学院的博士后研究员.

研究结果表明,随着沙巴足球体育平台的推移,感知到的压力模式对脂肪分布等心脏代谢指标有深远的影响, vascular health and obesity, Guo said. “这可以突出压力管理的重要性,早在青春期作为一种健康保护行为."

Cardiometabolic risk factors include obesity, Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. 它们经常同时发生,是心血管疾病的一个重要原因. Cardiometabolic diseases, including cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes, were the leading chronic health conditions in 2020, accounting for nearly 25% of all deaths in the U.S., according to American Heart Association statistics.

A 2017 AHA report 发现童年时期的逆境会影响一个人一生的心脏代谢健康. 近几十年来,感知压力也被证明有助于心脏代谢健康问题.

In the new study, 研究人员分析了参加南加州儿童健康研究的276人的数据. 从2003年到2014年,参与者的父母在他们平均6岁时招募了他们,当时他们进行了第一次健康评估. 他们在2018年至2021年期间接受了青少年和年轻人的随访评估. 青少年评估时,参与者的平均年龄为13岁,成年评估时,参与者的平均年龄为24岁.

During each assessment, 参与者回答了一个由四项组成的“感知压力量表”的问题, 一种广泛使用的方法,询问过去一个月的感受和想法. Parents reported perceived stress for the youngest participants. 然后根据参与者的压力水平将他们分为四组:持续高, decreasing, increasing and consistently low.

To assess cardiometabolic health, researchers took a series of health measurements, including blood pressure and weight. 他们观察了颈部动脉的厚度,以了解血液流动的情况. They measured hemoglobin A1C levels, which show average blood glucose levels over several months, to determine diabetes status. 他们还测量了身体脂肪的百分比,以及参与者腹部周围是否有很多脂肪, 与心血管疾病和2型糖尿病的高风险相关.

从青少年时期到成年时期,压力水平较高的人更有可能患高血压, higher total body fat and more fat around their bellies, 他们的血管健康状况较差,肥胖的风险也高于那些感觉压力较小的人.

“尽管我们假设感知到的压力模式应该与心脏代谢指标有一定的联系, 我们没有预料到在各种风险因素中有如此一致的模式," Guo said.

他鼓励卫生保健专业人员在门诊就诊时考虑使用感知压力量表. “这样,那些压力水平较高的人就可以及早发现并接受治疗."


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