研究表明 破產會增加過早死亡的風險

Bankruptcy increases the risk of early death as much as heart disease, according to new research by Northwestern University.

美國西北大學的一項新研究表明，破產和心臟病一樣會增加過早死亡的風險。

Researchers found that people who lost 75 percent of their wealth were 50 percent more likely to die during the 20-year study -- suggesting that the shock of sudden financial hardship could lead to serious illness.

研究人員發現，在20年的研究期間，失去75%財富的人的死亡率要高出50%，這表明突如其來的經濟困難可能會導致嚴重的疾病。

Furthermore, of the 8,700 people studied, those who lost a home were 87 percent more likely to die prematurely than those who did not.

此外，在8700人的研究中，那些失去了家的人比沒有失去的人，過早死亡的可能性要高87%。

The data was surprising, Lindsay Pool, research assistant professor of preventive medicine at Northwestern, told NPR.

西北大學的預防醫學研究助理教授林賽·普爾向美國國家公共廣播電臺透露，這些數據令人很驚訝。

"The risk of mortality has increased 50 percent over a 20-year period."

“在20年的時間裏，這一情況造成的死亡率上升了50%。”

The study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

這項研究發表在《美國醫學協會雜誌》上。