Bjerregaard P
National Institute of Public Health, Division for Research in Greenland, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Int J Circumpolar Health. 2003 Dec;62(4):331-42. doi: 10.3402/ijch.v62i4.17577.
Two population surveys with focus on cardiovascular disease and diabetes were carried out among the Greenland Inuit in 1993-94 and 1999-2001. The number of participants was 264 (1993-94 study) and 2056 (1999-2001 survey) Inuit living in Denmark, towns in Greenland, and villages. Compared with the general population of Denmark, the Inuit had a high consumption of marine food, but regional and demographic variation was marked. Smoking prevalence was high, being approximately 70% among adults in 1999-2001. Blood pressure was lower than in Denmark and the serum lipid profile was healthier (high HDL cholesterol and low triglyceride). The risk factor pattern is consistent with neither an increased, nor a decreased cardiovascular risk profile. Longitudinal studies are needed to determine the incidence of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, and to establish causal links between traditional risk factors and disease in this non-European population.
1993 - 1994年和1999 - 2001年，针对格陵兰因纽特人开展了两项聚焦于心血管疾病和糖尿病的人群调查。参与调查的因纽特人数量分别为264名（1993 - 1994年研究）和2056名（1999 - 2001年调查），他们居住在丹麦、格陵兰的城镇及村庄。与丹麦普通人群相比，因纽特人食用海产品量高，但存在明显的地区和人口统计学差异。吸烟率很高，在1999 - 2001年成年人中约为70%。血压低于丹麦人，血脂谱更健康（高密度脂蛋白胆固醇高，甘油三酯低）。危险因素模式既不符合心血管疾病风险增加，也不符合降低的情况。需要开展纵向研究来确定心血管疾病和糖尿病的发病率，并在这个非欧洲人群中建立传统危险因素与疾病之间的因果联系。
