生物多样性与癌症和心血管死亡率的地理结合：39种不同条件的分析
Geographical association of biodiversity with cancer and cardiovascular mortality rates: analysis of 39 distinct conditions
影响因子:3.40000
分区:医学3区 / 公共卫生3区
发表日期:2024
作者:
Qiaochu Xu, Bingjie Qu, Li Li, Ying Chen
摘要
生物多样性被认为是人类健康和福祉的积极贡献。心血管疾病和癌症是全球两个最重要的健康负担，了解它们与生物多样性的关系构成了促进生物多样性保护和人类健康的重要一步。鸟类的物种丰富性是生物多样性的常见指标，鉴于它们的广泛数量，独特的分布和对环境干扰的敏感性。这项生态研究利用了从eBiRD数据库，国际健康指标和评估的人类健康数据以及县级统计数据中得出的鸟类观察数据，包括人口特征，社会经济，医疗保健服务，住宅环境，住宅环境，地理和气候特征，我们在2014年进行了富裕的源头和越野透度的传播者（均为体现性的体现），即现象。 mortalities for different types of cancers (29 conditions) and cardiovascular diseases (10 conditions) across the United States (US).Our multiple regression analyses that adjusted for a variety of socio-demographic and geographical factors showed that increased rarefied species richness of birds was associated with reduced mortality rates for three of the five most common cancers, namely, tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer, breast cancer (in women only), and结肠和直肠癌。对于心血管疾病，观察到缺血性心脏病和脑血管疾病的类似关系 - 这两个最常见的死亡原因。这项研究提供了有关生物多样性对人类健康的有益影响的广泛细节。
Abstract
Biodiversity has been recognized as a positive contributor to human health and wellbeing. Cardiovascular disease and cancer are the two most significant global health burdens, and understanding their relationship with biodiversity forms an essential step toward promoting biodiversity conservation and human health.The species richness of birds is a common indicator of biodiversity, given their vast numbers, distinctive distribution, and acute sensitivity to environmental disturbances. This ecological study utilized avian observation data derived from the eBird database, human health data from the International Health Metrics and Evaluation, and county-level statistics, including population characteristics, socio-economics, healthcare service, residential environment, and geographic and climatic characteristics in 2014. We aimed to extensively explore the individual associations between biodiversity (i.e., avian species richness) and age-standardized cause-specific mortalities for different types of cancers (29 conditions) and cardiovascular diseases (10 conditions) across the United States (US).Our multiple regression analyses that adjusted for a variety of socio-demographic and geographical factors showed that increased rarefied species richness of birds was associated with reduced mortality rates for three of the five most common cancers, namely, tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer, breast cancer (in women only), and colon and rectal cancer. For cardiovascular conditions, a similar relationship was observed for ischemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease-the two most frequent causes of mortality. This study provided extended details regarding the beneficial effects of biodiversity on human health.