A prevalence survey on chronic pharyngitis in residents of Dongfeng town, Zhongshan city,Guangdong

VernacularTitle:中山市东凤镇居民慢性咽炎患病情况调查
Author: Chunru LU ; Weiquan WEI ; Jinxiang MA
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Pharyngitis; Prevalence
From: Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2010;09(11):795-796
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Personal health records were collected and analyzed for 1804 residents at Dongfeng town,Zhongshan city, Guangdong. One hundred and forty-one of 1804 residents suffered from chronic pharyngitis with a prevalence of 7.8 percent, 11.9 percent in males and 6. 6 percent in females with statistically significant difference (x2 = 12. 076, P ＜ 0. 05 ). Age, body mass index, physical exercise, eating habit,dental caries, oral illness (gingivitis, periondontitis, ondontolith), ear-nose-throat diseases, allergic constitution all were associated with their chronic pharyngitis, which was more prevalent in those of males,with ear-nose-throat diseases, lack of physical exercise, aged less than 24 years and over-intake of sugar.