Jafari Aryan, Alaee Arezoo, Rezai Massoud, Masoudi Mahdi
Dental Material Research Center, Dentistry Faculty, Islamic Azad University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Iran J Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Jul;34(123):165-169. doi: 10.22038/IJORL.2022.63364.3170.
Sublingual varices (SLVs) are among the most prevalent oral lesions, which develop with aging. We aimed to find the prevalence of SLVs among seniors in two nursing homes and evaluate the possible linked factors.
This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out at Kahrizak Alborz and razy allah razi Al-Waledain nursing homes in 2019. The list of all seniors over 60 years old was prepared then; after explaining the aim of the study and obtaining their consent, a well-trained senior dentistry student examined them for the presence of SLVs. At the same time, factors, including age, gender, smoking, oral prosthesis, leg varices, high blood pressure, and literacy level, were recorded. The role of each feature was analyzed by Chi-square test using SPSS (version 22; SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA).
The study performed on 478 nursing home residents showed an SLVs' prevalence of 56.7% (95% confidence interval (CI): 52.3-60). SLVs were significantly correlated with gender (P<0.001), age P<0.01), smoking status (P<0.001), complete denture usage (P<0.01), and leg varicosity status (P<0.0001).
It appears that SLVs are highly prevalent in senior adults. Therefore, clinicians should be aware of the possible presence of SLVs and avoid unnecessary interventions.
舌下静脉曲张（SLVs）是最常见的口腔病变之一，随年龄增长而出现。我们旨在调查两家养老院中老年人舌下静脉曲张的患病率，并评估可能的相关因素。
这项描述性横断面研究于2019年在卡赫里扎克·阿尔伯兹养老院和拉齐·阿拉·拉齐·瓦莱丹养老院进行。当时准备了所有60岁以上老年人的名单；在解释研究目的并获得他们的同意后，一名训练有素的高年级牙科学生对他们进行了舌下静脉曲张检查。同时，记录年龄、性别、吸烟、口腔修复体、腿部静脉曲张、高血压和识字水平等因素。使用SPSS（版本22；SPSS公司，美国伊利诺伊州芝加哥）通过卡方检验分析每个特征的作用。
对478名养老院居民进行的研究显示，舌下静脉曲张的患病率为56.7%（95%置信区间（CI）：52.3 - 60）。舌下静脉曲张与性别（P<0.001）、年龄（P<0.01）、吸烟状况（P<0.001）、全口义齿使用情况（P<0.01）和腿部静脉曲张状况（P<0.0001）显著相关。
舌下静脉曲张在老年人中似乎非常普遍。因此，临床医生应意识到可能存在舌下静脉曲张，并避免不必要的干预。
