Skrzypczak Piotr, Kamiński Mikołaj, Pawlak Krystian, Piwkowki Cezary
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland.
District Hospital in Oborniki, Oborniki, Poland.
J Thorac Dis. 2021 Feb;13(2):1036-1044. doi: 10.21037/jtd-20-2924.
Individuals affected by chest wall deformities may search for information on these conditions on the web. Google data may reflect the global interest in health-related information. Our aim was to investigate the global trends in searches associated with the topics "Pectus excavatum" and "Pectus carinatum" using Google Trends.
We retrieved the global data from 1st January 2004 to 31st October 2019. We analyzed the relative search volume (RSV) for countries or areas with a no-low search volume. We compared differences in interest between seasons using the Kruskal-Wallis test with the test.
The median RSV for the pectus excavatum was equal to 58.00 (54.00-65.00) while for pectus carinatum 28.00 (23.25-31.00). The interest in pectus excavatum decreases on average by 0.98 RSV each year, while interest in pectus carinatum increased each year by 0.87 RSV. We observed the highest interest in analyzed topics during summer and the lowest during winter. The relative difference in interest between summer and winter was equal to 21.4% for pectus excavatum and 19.2% for pectus carinatum. Pectus excavatum was the most popular topic in n=51 countries or areas, while pectus carinatum in n=7 countries or areas/regions.
Globally, interest in pectus excavatum is higher than the interest in pectus carinatum that might reflect real-world prevalence. The interest in both topics shows seasonal variation. The Internet is an essential source of information on chest wall deformities. The medical professionals should provide quality content on pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum.
受胸壁畸形影响的个体可能会在网上搜索有关这些病症的信息。谷歌数据可能反映全球对健康相关信息的兴趣。我们的目的是使用谷歌趋势调查与“漏斗胸”和“鸡胸”主题相关的搜索全球趋势。
我们检索了2004年1月1日至2019年10月31日的全球数据。我们分析了搜索量不低的国家或地区的相对搜索量（RSV）。我们使用Kruskal-Wallis检验和检验比较季节间兴趣的差异。
漏斗胸的RSV中位数等于58.00（54.00 - 65.00），而鸡胸为28.00（23.25 - 31.00）。对漏斗胸的兴趣平均每年下降0.98 RSV，而对鸡胸的兴趣每年增加0.87 RSV。我们观察到在夏季对分析主题的兴趣最高，在冬季最低。夏季和冬季之间兴趣的相对差异，漏斗胸为21.4%，鸡胸为19.2%。漏斗胸在51个国家或地区是最热门话题，而鸡胸在7个国家或地区是最热门话题。
在全球范围内，对漏斗胸的兴趣高于对鸡胸的兴趣，这可能反映了现实世界中的患病率。对这两个主题的兴趣都呈现季节性变化。互联网是胸壁畸形信息的重要来源。医学专业人员应提供有关漏斗胸和鸡胸的优质内容。
