Shiratori Claudia Akemi, Barros Josenylda Calixto de, Lourenço Raquel de Matos, Padovani Carlos Roberto, Cordeiro Ricardo, Schellini Silvana Artioli
Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho - UNESP, Botucatu, SP, Brasil.
Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2010 Jul-Aug;73(4):343-5. doi: 10.1590/s0004-27492010000400008.
To evaluate the prevalence of pterygium in a population-based sample at Botucatu City - São Paulo State, Brazil.
A population-based cross-sectional study with randomized clustered sampling of households was conducted in the urban area of the Botucatu City - São Paulo State, Brazil and 85.1% of the intended sample was evaluated. All participants were submitted to ophthalmologic examination and the data were statistically analyzed.
The prevalence of pterygium lesion in Botucatu City was 8.12% (7.0% < CI < 9.2%), affecting mainly males (10.4% males X 6.5% females - 8.5% < CI < 12.3% for males and 5.1% < CI < 7.8% for females) with 49.6 ± 14.9 years old in average; 32.18% of the pterygium carriers aged between 40 and 50 years.
The prevalence of pterygium at Botucatu is 8.12%, affecting most frequently 40-50 year-old males.
评估巴西圣保罗州博图卡图市基于人群样本的翼状胬肉患病率。
在巴西圣保罗州博图卡图市市区开展了一项基于人群的横断面研究，采用随机整群抽样法对家庭进行抽样，对85.1%的目标样本进行了评估。所有参与者均接受眼科检查，并对数据进行统计学分析。
博图卡图市翼状胬肉病变的患病率为8.12%（7.0%＜可信区间＜9.2%），主要影响男性（男性患病率为10.4%，女性为6.5%，男性的可信区间为8.5%＜可信区间＜12.3%，女性为5.1%＜可信区间＜7.8%），平均年龄为49.6±14.9岁；32.18%的翼状胬肉携带者年龄在40至50岁之间。
博图卡图市翼状胬肉的患病率为8.12%，最常影响40至50岁的男性。
