Watters W B, Evans C E
Can Fam Physician. 1987 Oct;33:2237-40.
To examine the clinical impression that the incidence of otitis media in infant swimmers ("water babies") is higher than that in non-swimmers, we reviewed the records and interviewed the parents of 186 children under the age of four and one-half years seen in a suburban family practice. Sixty-five% (46/71) of swimmers as compared to 50% (58/115) of non-swimmers had been diagnosed as having at least one episode of otitis media. Although this difference was not statistically significant (p=0.055), this pilot study encouraged us to pursue further the possible association between otitis media and early-childhood swimming classes.
为了验证婴儿游泳者（“水宝宝”）中耳炎发病率高于非游泳者这一临床印象，我们查阅了在一家郊区家庭诊所就诊的186名四岁半以下儿童的记录，并采访了他们的父母。游泳者中有65%（46/71）被诊断至少患过一次中耳炎，而非游泳者中这一比例为50%（58/115）。尽管这一差异无统计学意义（p = 0.055），但这项初步研究鼓励我们进一步探究中耳炎与幼儿游泳课程之间可能存在的关联。
