新西兰耳鸣患病率。

Tinnitus prevalence in New Zealand.

作者信息

Wu Billy P, Searchfield Grant, Exeter Daniel John, Lee Arier

机构信息

Audiology, The University of Auckland.

出版信息

N Z Med J. 2015 Oct 16;128(1423):24-34.

PMID:26645752

Abstract

AIM

There is a lack of consensus in the international literature pertaining to the prevalence of tinnitus for the overall population, as well as sex and age sub-groups, suggesting the need for country-specific prevalence estimates. We aim to find prevalence estimates of tinnitus that are representative of the New Zealand population.

METHOD

We obtained data from random-digit dialled telephone surveys of households, conducted by Roy Morgan Research Limited between August, 2007, and July, 2013, for people aged ≥ 14 years in New Zealand (n=69,976). As part of the survey, participants were asked whether they have had tinnitus in the last 12 months. The response options were "yes" or "no". Estimates were standardised to the New Zealand population structure based on the 2013 national census. Sex, age and ethnic differences were explored.

RESULTS

The overall weighted prevalence for any tinnitus was 6.0% in the total New Zealand population age ≥ 14 years. Tinnitus was higher among males (6.5%) compared to females (5.5%). Males were 55% more likely to report tinnitus compared to females among young adults aged 14 to 24 years, while males were 32% more likely to report tinnitus compared to females among adults aged 50 to 64 years. Tinnitus prevalence increased with age, peaking at 13.5% for older adults aged ≥ 65 years. Adults aged ≥ 65 years are three times more likely to report tinnitus than people aged below 65 years. Tinnitus prevalence was highest among people identifying as European (7.05%) and lowest among people identifying as Asian (1.00%).

CONCLUSION

This is the first nationally representative study of tinnitus prevalence in New Zealand and largest study sample internationally for tinnitus prevalence to date. Tinnitus is a public health problem affecting approximately 207,000 people in the New Zealand population aged ≥ 14 years. This study has highlighted the importance of sex and age in defining a high-risk tinnitus population, but our knowledge falls short of profiling their ethnic and social-economic characteristics.

摘要

目的

国际文献中对于耳鸣在总体人群以及按性别和年龄划分的亚组中的患病率缺乏共识，这表明需要针对特定国家进行患病率估计。我们旨在得出代表新西兰人群的耳鸣患病率估计值。

方法

我们获取了罗伊·摩根研究有限公司在2007年8月至2013年7月期间对新西兰14岁及以上人群（n = 69,976）进行的随机数字拨号电话家庭调查数据。作为调查的一部分，可以询问参与者在过去12个月内是否有耳鸣。回答选项为“是”或“否”。估计值根据2013年全国人口普查对新西兰人口结构进行了标准化。探讨了性别、年龄和种族差异。

结果

在新西兰14岁及以上的总人口中，任何耳鸣的总体加权患病率为6.0%。男性（6.5%）的耳鸣患病率高于女性（5.5%）。在14至24岁的年轻人中，男性报告耳鸣的可能性比女性高55%，而在50至64岁的成年人中，男性报告耳鸣的可能性比女性高32%。耳鸣患病率随年龄增长而增加，65岁及以上的老年人中患病率最高，为13.5%。65岁及以上的成年人报告耳鸣的可能性是65岁以下人群的三倍。耳鸣患病率在认定为欧洲人的人群中最高（7.05%），在认定为亚洲人的人群中最低（1.00%）。