研究發現 額頭深皺紋可能是心臟病徵兆

Deep forehead wrinkles may be an early sign of cardiovascular disease, researchers have warned.

研究人員警告稱，前額皺紋深也許是心血管疾病的早期徵兆。

A study presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Munich found that people with more wrinkles than is typical for their age had a higher risk of dying from the condition.

在慕尼黑舉辦的歐洲心臟病學會大會上發表的一項研究發現，皺紋比同年齡段的人更多的人死於心血管疾病的風險更高。

Researchers said the wrinkles could be linked to atherosclerosis -- the hardening of arteries due to plaque build-up.

研究人員稱，皺紋可能與動脈粥樣硬化--指因血小板聚集導致的動脈變硬有關。

Atherosclerosis is a major contributor to heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems.

動脈粥樣硬化是心臟病等心血管問題的主因。

Changes in collagen protein -- which gives structure to our hair, skin and nails -- and oxidative stress seem to play a part both in atherosclerosis and wrinkles.

膠原蛋白可以維持頭髮、皮膚與指甲組織的健康，而它產生變化，加上氧化壓力，似乎會導致動脈粥樣硬化與皺紋。

The study suggested the tiny blood vessels in the forehead may be more sensitive to plaque build-up meaning wrinkles could be a sign of the vessels ageing.

研究認爲，前額細小的血管或許對血小板聚集更加敏感，這意味着皺紋可能是一種血管老化的跡象。

Scientists analysed a group of 3,200 working adults who were all healthy and were aged 32, 42, 52 and 62.

研究人員對3200名成年人進行了這項新研究，這些參與者身體健康，年齡分別爲32歲、42歲、52歲和62歲。

They were assigned scores depending on the number and depth of wrinkles on their foreheads. A score of zero meant no wrinkles while a score of three meant 'numerous deep wrinkles'.

他們的分數取決於額頭上皺紋的數量和深度：0分表示沒有皺紋，3分表示“深深的皺紋很多”。

The scientists found that people with a wrinkle score of one had a slightly higher risk of dying of cardiovascular disease than people with no wrinkles. Those who had wrinkle scores of two and three had almost 10 times the risk of dying compared with people who had wrinkle scores of zero.

研究人員發現，皺紋分數爲1的人比沒有皺紋的人死於心血管疾病的風險稍高。而皺紋分數爲2和3的人死亡的風險幾乎是皺紋分數爲0的人的10倍。

Study author Yolande Esquirol, associate professor of occupational health at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse in France, said: 'The higher your wrinkle score, the more your cardiovascular mortality risk increases.'

該研究的作者、法國圖盧茲大學中心職業健康副教授約蘭德·埃斯基羅爾總結道：“皺紋分數越高，心血管死亡風險就越大。”