Cook R R, Delongchamp R R, Woodbury M, Perkins L L, Harrison M C
Department of Epidemiology, Dow Corning Corporation, Midland, MI 48686-0994, USA.
J Clin Epidemiol. 1995 Apr;48(4):519-25. doi: 10.1016/0895-4356(94)00208-8.
Most estimates of the number of women with breast implants appear to be extrapolations of industry or clinical data. While both provide valuable information, the former about the total number of devices ever produced or sold and the latter about the cumulative number of surgeries performed, neither can be used to directly estimate the prevalence of women with silicone gel or saline implants. In 1989, Market Facts, Inc., conducted a mail survey of 40,000 households chosen as representative of the population of the United States and received responses from 70.7%. Overall, the prevalence was 8.08 per 1,000 women with about 60% of the devices reportedly implanted for cosmetic reasons. The procedure was more common among Whites of the higher socio-economic classes. Based upon the results of this survey, the total number of US women in 1989 with breast implants was estimated to be 815,700 (95% confidence interval: 715,757-924,729).
大多数关于隆胸女性数量的估计似乎都是对行业或临床数据的推断。虽然两者都提供了有价值的信息，前者是关于生产或销售的器械总数，后者是关于进行的手术累计数量，但两者都不能直接用于估计使用硅胶或盐水植入物的女性的患病率。1989年，市场事实公司对40000户被选为美国人口代表的家庭进行了邮寄调查，收到了70.7%的回复。总体而言，患病率为每1000名女性中有8.08人，据报道，约60%的植入物是出于美容原因。该手术在社会经济阶层较高的白人中更为常见。根据这项调查的结果，1989年美国隆胸女性的总数估计为815700人（95%置信区间：715757 - 924729）。
