澳大利亚原住民和非原住民儿童的味觉障碍。
Taste disorders in Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children.
机构信息
Faculty of Medicine, School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales and Sydney Children's Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
出版信息
Acta Paediatr. 2011 Sep;100(9):1267-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02292.x. Epub 2011 Apr 20.
AIM
To assess the prevalence and type of taste disorders in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children matched for age, gender and living in the same general and educational environment.
METHODS
Taste function was assessed in 432 Aboriginal (n = 166) and non-Aboriginal (n = 266) children aged 8-12 years from six public schools in a rural township using a three-choice taste identification test and a cross-sectional design.
RESULTS
The prevalence of taste disorders was very high and significantly more common in Aboriginal (20/166; 12.0%) than in non-Aboriginal (21/266; 7.9%) children. Forty-one children had quality-specific disorders, of whom 27 (65.9%) had sweet disorders. Children often had more than one quality disorder.
CONCLUSION
The prevalence of taste disorders in children was high and exceeded the level (4%) designated by the World Health Organisation as requiring immediate action by health authorities. As the cause of the disorders is unknown, there is a need for a wider investigation of the causes and the consequences.
目的
评估在年龄、性别和生活环境相同的情况下，与原住民和非原住民儿童相匹配的味觉障碍的流行率和类型。
方法
使用三选一味觉识别测试和横断面设计，对来自农村乡镇六所公立学校的 432 名原住民（n=166）和非原住民（n=266）8-12 岁儿童的味觉功能进行评估。
结果
味觉障碍的患病率非常高，原住民（20/166；12.0%）显著高于非原住民（21/266；7.9%）儿童。41 名儿童有特定质量的障碍，其中 27 名（65.9%）有甜味障碍。儿童通常有多种质量障碍。
结论
儿童味觉障碍的患病率很高，超过了世界卫生组织（WHO）指定的需要卫生当局立即采取行动的水平（4%）。由于障碍的原因尚不清楚，因此需要更广泛地调查其原因和后果。
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