Prevalence of chronic rhinosinusitis in Sao Paulo.

Autor:	Pilan RR; Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. renatapilan.orl@gmail.com, Pinna FR, Bezerra TF, Mori RL, Padua FG, Bento RF, Perez-Novo C, Bachert C, Voegels RL
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Rhinology [Rhinology] 2012 Jun; Vol. 50 (2), pp. 129-38.
DOI:	10.4193/Rhino11.256
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Studies designed to investigate chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) epidemiology play an important role to assess population`s distribution and risk factors to result in the development and promotion of public health policies. Method: This study design is a survey carried out with a complex two-stage cluster sampling plan. Personal interviews were carried out with 2,003 individuals. The questionnaire included the epidemiological criteria for CRS. Demographic data, history of physician-diagnosed respiratory diseases (asthma, sinusitis, rhinitis), smoking, family income, educational attainment, and household characteristics were also evaluated. Results: The overall response rate was 93.9% of the households. Mean age was 39.8 +- 21 years; 45.33% were male. The overall prevalence of CRS in the city of Sao Paulo was 5.51%. We found a significant association between diagnosis of CRS and diagnosis of asthma and CRS and diagnosis of rhinitis and a significant association between presence of CRS and belonging to the low-income subgroup. Conclusion: The municipality of Sao Paulo has an urban population of 11 million. According to the present study, the prevalence of CRS is 5.51%, which represents more than 500,000 individuals affected by this condition in the city.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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