动物在满月时咬人会更多吗？回顾性观察分析。
Do animals bite more during a full moon? Retrospective observational analysis.
作者信息
Bhattacharjee C, Bradley P, Smith M, Scally A J, Wilson B J
机构信息
Accident and Emergency Department, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford BD9 6RJ.
出版信息
BMJ. 2000;321(7276):1559-61. doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7276.1559.
OBJECTIVE
To test the hypothesis that the incidence of animal bites increases at the time of a full moon.
DESIGN
Retrospective observational analysis.
SETTING
Accident and emergency department at a general hospital in an English city.
SUBJECTS
1621 consecutive patients, irrespective of age and sex.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
Number of patients who attended an accident and emergency department during 1997 to 1999 after being bitten by an animal. The number of bites in each day was compared with the lunar phase in each month.
RESULTS
The incidence of animal bites rose significantly at the time of a full moon. With the period of the full moon as the reference period, the incidence rate ratio of the bites for all other periods of the lunar cycle was significantly lower (P <0.001).
CONCLUSIONS
The full moon is associated with a significant increase in animal bites to humans.
目的
检验满月时动物咬伤发生率会增加这一假设。
设计
回顾性观察分析。
地点
英国一座城市的一家综合医院的急诊科。
研究对象
1621例连续就诊患者，不分年龄和性别。
主要观察指标
1997年至1999年期间因被动物咬伤后到急诊科就诊的患者数量。将每天的咬伤数量与每个月的月相进行比较。
结果
满月时动物咬伤的发生率显著上升。以满月期作为参照期，月相周期中所有其他时期的咬伤发生率比值均显著较低（P<0.001）。
结论
满月与人类被动物咬伤的显著增加有关。
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