《中英對照讀新聞》Stress hormone heart death link 壓力荷爾蒙與心臟病死亡相關 ◎國際新聞中心High levels of the stress hormone cortisol are closely linked to death from cardiovascular disease, a Dutch study suggests.荷蘭研究顯示，壓力荷爾蒙可體松數值的高升，與因心血管疾病死亡密切相關。
In a six-year study of 860 over-65s, those with the highest levels of cortisol had a five-fold risk of death from cardiovascular disease. No link was found between high cortisol levels and other causes of death.一份針對860名65歲以上民眾的6年研究顯示，可體松高的人，心臟病死亡風險高5倍。可體松數值高與其他死亡原因之間，並未發現關聯。
Cortisol is produced in order to help the body recover from stress and regain its physiological stability. But very high levels have been linked to risk factors for cardiovascualr disease.可體松是為了幫助身體從壓力中恢復，重拾身體穩定度而產生。但是可體松數值爆表，可能是心血管疾病的危險因子。
In this study, researchers measured urinary cortisol levels in each participant. During the six years covered by the study, 183 people died. Cause of death was ascertained from death certificates.在這份研究中，研究人員評估每位參與者尿中的可體松數值，研究涵蓋的6年期間，有183人喪生，死亡證書確定死亡原因。
The third of the subjects with the highest urinary cortisol had a five-fold increased risk of dying of cardiovascular disease.尿中可體松含量最高的3分之1受試者，因心血管疾病死亡的風險增加5倍。新聞辭典urinary：形容詞，尿的，泌尿系統的。如：urinary tract infections 泌尿道感染。-fold： 字尾，……倍。例句：In the last 50 years, there has been a 33-fold increase in the amount of pesticide used in farming.（過去50年間，農耕使用殺蟲劑的量增加了33倍。）
ascertain：動詞，確定。例句：The police have so far been unable to ascertain the cause of the explosion.（警方目前還不能確定爆炸原因。）
tr.v., -tained, -tain·ing, -tains.
- To discover with certainty, as through examination or experimentation. See synonyms at discover.
- Archaic. To make certain, definite, and precise.
[Middle English acertainen, to inform, from Old French acertener, ascertain- : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + certain, certain; see certain.]
ascertainable as'cer·tain'a·ble adj.ascertainableness as'cer·tain'a·ble·ness n.
ascertainably as'cer·tain'a·bly adv.
ascertainment as'cer·tain'ment n.
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