不同呼吸道疾病患者中左利手的患病率。

Prevalence of left-handedness among patients with different respiratory diseases.

作者信息

Kaynar Hasan, Dane Senol

机构信息

Department of Chest Disease, Medical School, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.

出版信息

Int J Neurosci. 2003 Oct;113(10):1371-7. doi: 10.1080/00207450390231419.

DOI:10.1080/00207450390231419

PMID:14534036

Abstract

We investigated the prevalence of left-handedness among patients with different respiratory diseases. Hand preference was assessed using the modified Edinburg Handedness Inventory. There was a statistically significant decline in left-handedness with shortened life span in patients. Difference among the rates of left-handedness in different pulmonary diseases was significant. The rate of left-handedness was lowest in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2.14%) and pneumonia (2.04%) and highest in patients with asthma (12.96%). The results suggest that left-handed subjects may be protected from certain pulmonary diseases while being more susceptible to others.

摘要

我们调查了不同呼吸系统疾病患者中左利手的患病率。使用改良的爱丁堡利手问卷评估利手偏好。患者中左利手者的寿命缩短，且具有统计学意义。不同肺部疾病的左利手发生率存在显著差异。慢性阻塞性肺疾病患者（2.14%）和肺炎患者（2.04%）的左利手发生率最低，而哮喘患者（12.96%）的左利手发生率最高。结果表明，左利手者可能对某些肺部疾病具有抵抗力，而对其他疾病更易感。