教育水平和中风几率之间的联系
教育水平和中风几率之间的联系
People who pursue higher education are less likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke, a new study has found. For every 3.6 additional years spent in education, the researchers found that people had a BMI that was one mark lower.
一项新的研究发现，接受高等教育的人患心脏病或中风的可能性较小。研究人员发现，每增加3.6年的受教育时间，人们的BMI指数就会下降1个百分点。
Pursuing an education was also linked to lower blood pressure, which ultimately reduces the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
此外，接受教育还有助于降低血压，从而最终降低心脏病和中风的风险。
The study, conducted by British universities – Imperial College London, University of Bristol, University of Cambridge and University of Oxford – found that better weight, smoking habits and blood pressure account for half the protective factor for those who have pursued a higher education.
这项由伦敦帝国理工学院、布里斯托尔大学、剑桥大学和牛津大学等英国大学共同开展的研究发现，对于那些追求高等教育的人来说，良好的体重、吸烟习惯和血压占到了保护因素的一半。
The other half was a mystery, although researchers suggested that it could be that those who are less educated visit the doctor less often and are, therefore, less likely to take part in healthcare initiatives. More educated people are also more likely to have access to private healthcare.
另一半则是一个谜，尽管研究人员认为，可能是那些受教育程度较低的人很少去看医生，因此，不太可能参与医疗保健活动。受过更多教育的人也更有可能获得私人医疗保健。
The study used data from more than 200,000 people to compare the number of years spent in education to several factors, such as BMI, blood pressure, smoking habits and events, such as strokes and heart attacks.
这项研究使用了20多万人的数据，将接受教育的年限与一些因素进行比较，如体重指数、血压、吸烟习惯和中风、心脏病发作等事件。
Published in the BMJ journal, findings showed that 40 per cent of the reason highly educated people are protected from a heart attack or stroke can be credited to lower BMI, low blood pressure and lower likelihood of smoking.
发表在《英国医学杂志》上的研究结果显示，40%的受过高等教育的人免受心脏病发作或中风的影响，可归因于较低的体重指数、较低的血压和较低的吸烟可能性。
Individually, BMI contributes 18 per cent, blood pressure 27 per cent, and smoking habits 34 per cent of the protective factor. The effects overlap, which makes the combined number lower. The study did not consider exercise, diet or other health profiles as they are too closely related to BMI.
身体质量指数占18%，血压占27%，吸烟习惯占34%。这些影响是重叠的，这使得合并后的数字更低。这项研究没有考虑运动、饮食或其他健康状况，因为它们与BMI关系太密切。
Although leaving school early doesn’t necessarily mean one will go on to develop heart disease or experience stroke, the researchers recommended that such people should be targeted with appropriate health initiatives.
虽然提前离校并不一定意味着一个人会患上心脏病或经历中风，但研究人员建议，应该针对这些人采取适当的健康措施。
