土族塞浦路斯学童哮喘症状的患病率。

Prevalence of asthma symptoms among Turkish Cypriot schoolchildren.

作者信息

Kalayci O, Saraçlar Y, Sekerel B E, Adalioğlu G, Kuyucu S, Ergör G, Bozer H K, Tuncer A

机构信息

Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara.

出版信息

Turk J Pediatr. 1999 Oct-Dec;41(4):413-20.

PMID:10770108

Abstract

We assessed the prevalence of symptoms suggestive of asthma in Turkish Cypriot schoolchildren and the associated risk factors using a slightly modified version of the ISAAC (International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood) questionnaire. The questionnaire and questions regarding risk factors were issued to the parents of 2,822 children aged six to 14 years. The response rate was 89.6 percent. The cumulative and 12-month prevalence of wheezing were 14.7 and 4.8 percent, respectively. The prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma was 11.4 percent. Family history of atopy was the strongest risk factor for "ever wheezing" (odds ratio [OR] 1.71, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.52-1.92) and physician-diagnosed asthma (OR 1.71, CI 1.53-1.93). This study demonstrates that symptoms suggestive of asthma are quite common and constitute a major health problem in Northern Cyprus.

摘要

我们使用国际儿童哮喘和过敏研究（ISAAC）问卷的一个稍作修改的版本，评估了北塞浦路斯土耳其族学童中提示哮喘的症状的患病率以及相关危险因素。该问卷和关于危险因素的问题被发放给2822名6至14岁儿童的家长。应答率为89.6%。喘息的累积患病率和12个月患病率分别为14.7%和4.8%。医生诊断的哮喘患病率为11.4%。特应性家族史是“曾经喘息”（比值比[OR]1.71，95%置信区间[CI]1.52 - 1.92）和医生诊断的哮喘（OR 1.71，CI 1.53 - 1.93）的最强危险因素。这项研究表明，提示哮喘的症状相当常见，并且在北塞浦路斯构成一个主要的健康问题。