Investigation on Sleep Snoring and Relative Morbidities in Children Aged 3 to 14 Years Old in Nanning City
- VernacularTitle:南宁市3～14岁儿童睡眠打鼾及相关情况调查
- Author:
qing-ling, XIE
;
hong, ZHEN
;
ying, TAN
;
xiao-yan, TANG
;
qiong-yan, HU
;
zhi-hong, WEN
;
xi-yi, ZHU
;
yin-ye, DENG
;
jian-hong, LIU
;
cai-zhou, WEI
;
dong-yun, LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
snoring;
epidemiology;
child
- From:Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2006;0(16):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the occurrence of sleep snoring and relative morbidities in preschool and early school children aged 3 to 14 years old in Nanning city.Methods A population-based cross-sectional study of children aged form 3 to 14 years old was conducted,12 kindergartens,8 prime schools and 6 junior high schools were randomly selected and information was collected using a parent-completed questionnaire to ascertain snoring or habitual snoring and correlated symptom.The response rate was 90.6%,8 150 of 9 000 questionnaire were fully completed and 6 999 questionnaires were available.Results The prevalence of snoring in preschool and school children were reported in 32.7%,the incidence rate of sleep snoring in boys was 44.22%,which was higher than that in girls(28.58%)(P
