Body Height, Obesity, and Risk of Herniated Lumbar Intervertebral Disc
Body Height, Obesity, and Risk of Herniated Lumbar Intervertebral Disc
复制标题
身高、肥胖和腰椎间盘突出的风险
作者：
M. Heliövaara
研究人员对 332 名因腰椎间盘突出症出院的男性和女性进行了为期 11 年的随访，研究了人体测量结果对腰椎间盘突出症的预测。这些患者与 1,205 名在性别、年龄和居住地方面分别匹配的对照组进行了比较。与身高 10 厘米以上的女性 (1.0) 相比，身高 180 厘米或以上的男性的相对风险为 2.3（95% 置信限，1.4–3.9），身高 170 厘米或以上的女性为 3.7 (1.6–8.6)。在男性中，体重指数增加被证明是腰椎间盘突出的独立危险因素，而在女性中则不然，而三头肌皮褶厚度没有预测意义。身高和体重可能是导致腰椎间盘突出症的重要因素。
Anthropometric measurements were studied for their prediction of herniated lumbar intervertebral disc in 332 men and women who had been discharged from hospital with this diagnosis during an 11-year follow-up. The patients were compared with 1,205 controls matched individually for sex, age, and place of residence. Men with a height of 180 cm or more showed a relative risk of 2.3 (95% confidence limits, 1.4–3.9) and women with a height of 170 cm or more 3.7 (1.6–8.6), compared with those who were more than 10 cm shorter (1.0). In men, but not in women, increased body mass index proved to be an independent risk factor for herniated lumbar disc, whereas the thickness of triceps skinfold had no predictive significance. Height and heavy body mass may be important contributors to the herniation of lumbar intervertebral disc.