Andrew C. Stevenson , Tom Clemens , Erola Pairo-Castineira , David J. Webb , Richard B. Weller , Chris Dibben
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Abstract
We aimed to examine associations between ultraviolet (UV) exposure and mortality among older adults in the United Kingdom (UK). We used data from UK Biobank participants with two UV exposures, validated with measured vitamin D levels: solarium use and annual average residential shortwave radiation. Associations between the UV exposures, all-cause and cause-specific mortality were examined as adjusted hazard ratios. The UV exposures were inversely associated with all-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer mortality. Solarium users were also at a lower risk of non-CVD/non-cancer mortality. The benefits of UV exposure may outweigh the risks in low-sunlight countries.
我们旨在研究紫外线(UV)暴露与英国老年人死亡率之间的关系。我们使用了英国生物库参与者的数据,这些数据具有两种紫外线暴露,并通过测量的维生素 D 水平进行了验证:日光浴室的使用和年平均住宅短波辐射。紫外线暴露与全因死亡率和特定原因死亡率之间的关系以调整后的危险比来表示。紫外线照射与全因死亡率、心血管疾病(CVD)死亡率和癌症死亡率成反比。日光浴室使用者的非心血管疾病/非癌症死亡风险也较低。在日照不足的国家,紫外线照射的益处可能大于风险。