Athauda L K, Wickremasinghe A R, Kumarendran B, Kasturiratne A
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Ceylon Med J. 2015 Sep;60(3):97-9. doi: 10.4038/cmj.v60i3.8188.
An ecological correlation study was conducted to determine the association between consumption of coconut products and cardiovascular disease (CVD) deaths in Sri Lanka. Data on coconut consumption patterns from 1961 to 2006 were abstracted from the FAO database, and mortality data from reports of the Department of Census and Statistics, and UN databases. Correlational and regression analyses were carried out. There was no increase in the per capita consumption of coconut products from 1961 to 2006 (range 54.1-76.2kg/ capita/year). The CVD death rates and the proportionate mortality rate due to CVD increased from 1961 to 2006. CVD death rates were significantly associated with per capita GDP, percentage of urban population, and elderly dependency ratio but not consumption of coconut products after adjusting for the other variables (R2=0.94). The results do not provide evidence at the population level that consumption of coconut products increases mortality due to cardiovascular diseases.
开展了一项生态关联研究，以确定斯里兰卡椰子产品消费量与心血管疾病（CVD）死亡之间的关联。1961年至2006年椰子消费模式的数据取自粮农组织数据库，死亡率数据来自人口普查与统计局报告以及联合国数据库。进行了相关性和回归分析。1961年至2006年，人均椰子产品消费量没有增加（范围为54.1 - 76.2千克/人/年）。1961年至2006年，CVD死亡率和CVD所致比例死亡率有所上升。在对其他变量进行调整后，CVD死亡率与人均国内生产总值、城市人口百分比和老年抚养比显著相关，但与椰子产品消费量无关（R2 = 0.94）。研究结果未在人群层面提供证据表明椰子产品消费会增加心血管疾病导致的死亡率。
