青少年和青年人普遍患有前驅糖尿病大綱

Prediabetes Now Common Among Teens, Young Adults

青少年和青年人普遍患有前驅糖尿病

New government research delivers some concerning news for U.S. teens -- almost 1 in 5 has prediabetes. Young adults fared even worse -- 1 in 4 of those aged 19 to 34 have prediabetes, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report found.

美政府的一項新研究爲青少年帶來了一些令人擔憂的消息——近五分之一的青少年患前驅糖尿病。青年人的情況更糟——19至34歲的青年人中，四分之一者患前驅糖尿病，美疾控中心報告稱。

A person with prediabetes has higher than normal blood sugar levels. The levels aren't yet high enough to be considered type 2 diabetes. But often, people who have prediabetes go on to develop type 2 diabetes.

前驅糖尿病患者的血糖水平高於正常水平，但還不至於高到被認爲是2型糖尿病。通常情況下，前驅糖尿病患者在未來的生活中會患上2型糖尿病。

"Prediabetes is very prevalent among adolescents and young adults. We want people to know that this is a serious health condition that raises the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke," said study author Linda Andes, a statistician with the CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation.

“前驅糖尿病在青少年和青年人羣中較爲普遍。我們希望大家知道，這是一種嚴重的健康狀況，會增加患2型糖尿病、心臟病和中風的風險，”研究作者、美疾控中心糖尿病演化部的琳達·安第斯（Linda Andes）說道。

The good news? "Prediabetes can be reversed," she said. "This can be a wake-up call to motivate people into action -- eating a healthier diet, getting more physical activity and losing weight."

好消息是？“前驅糖尿病是可逆的，”她說道。“這或許是一個激勵人們採取行動的警示——吃得更健康、加強體育鍛鍊和減肥。”

The researchers used data from nationally representative nutrition surveys that included almost 6,000 teens and young adults. Blood sugar levels were assessed with three different testing methods. Other tests, such as blood pressure and cholesterol, were also done.

研究員對全國代表性的營養調查數據進行了分析，包括近6000位青少年和青年人的數據。血糖水平是根據三種不同的測試方法評估得出的。同時還做了血壓和膽固醇等測試。

The study found that 18% of teens had prediabetes. For young adults, that number was 24%. Obese teens and young adults were more likely to have prediabetes. Male teens and young adults were far more likely to have prediabetes than females.

研究發現，18%的青少年和24%的青年人患前驅糖尿病。肥胖的青少年和青年人更易患前驅糖尿病。男性青少年和青年人患前驅糖尿病的可能性遠遠高於女性。

Adolescents and young adults with prediabetes also had higher cholesterol and blood pressure, and carried more weight around their abdomen. Several experts not involved with the study discussed the implications.

患有前驅糖尿病的青少年和青年人的膽固醇水平和血壓水平也更高，且腹部肥肉更多。未參與這項研究的其他幾位專家討論了這一研究的意義。

"The most significant issue I see is that even if a person does not go on to develop diabetes, prediabetes itself is associated with increased cardiometabolic risks in many people," said Dr. Mary Pat Gallagher, director of the pediatric diabetes center at NYU Langone's Hassenfeld Children's Hospital in New York City.

“我認爲最嚴重的問題是，即使一個人後期沒有患上糖尿病，前驅糖尿病本身也與心臟代謝風險增加相關，”紐約大學蘭貢醫學中心哈森菲爾德兒童醫院的兒科糖尿病中心主任瑪麗·帕特·加拉格爾（Mary Pat Gallagher）醫生說道。

"This means that this group of people should undergo more careful screening and receive more intensive counseling about changes in lifestyle that could improve their health," she said.

她說：“這意味着這羣人應該接受更仔細的篩查，並接受關於改變生活方式的更深入諮詢，從而改善健康狀況。”