Prevalence of Laryngeal Disease in South Korea: Data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2008 to 2011
| Autor: | Seung Won Lee, Sung Jun Won, Seung Hoon Woo, Seung-Ho Choi, Rock Bum Kim |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Cross-sectional study Population Laryngoscopy Dentistry Vocal Cords Vocal Cord Polyp Laryngeal Diseases Young Adult Polyps Epidemiology Republic of Korea medicine otorhinolaryngologic diseases Prevalence Humans education Aged education.field_of_study medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Cysts voice disorders General Medicine Middle Aged Nutrition Surveys medicine.anatomical_structure Cross-Sectional Studies Otorhinolaryngology Vocal folds Original Article epidemiology Female business risks Leukoplakia |
| Zdroj: | Yonsei Medical Journal |
| ISSN: | 1976-2437 0513-5796 |
| Popis: | Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of Benign Vocal Fold Lesion (polyp, cysts, nodules) and Leukoplakia in Korea. Materials and methods The data from the 2008 to 2011 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, which were cross-sectional survey of the civilian noninstitutionalized population of South Korea. A survey team that included an otolaryngology residents, nurses, and interviewers moved with a mobile examination unit and performed laryngologic interviews and examinations of vocal folds using rigid telescopic laryngoscopy on survey participants over 19 years old (n=19636). Results Laryngoscopic examination revealed normal results in 19251 (98.04%) of those included in the survey. Abnormal laryngoscopic findings were observed in 1.96% of the population examined, and vocal cord nodules were the most common abnormal finding. The prevalence of vocal cord nodules was 0.99-1.72%, the prevalence of vocal cord polyps was 0.31-0.55%, the prevalence of vocal cysts was 0.04-0.17%, and the prevalence of vocal cord leukoplakia was 0.07-0.21%. There was no significant correlation of linear trend of prevalence by year, and there were no significant differences in prevalence between males and females. Conclusion This is the first nationwide epidemiologic study to assess the prevalence of Benign Vocal Fold Lesion (polyp, cysts, nodules) and Leukoplakia by both the Korean Otolaryngologic Society and the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The results of this large epidemiologic study provide valuable information regarding the prevalence of voice disorders and the management of laryngologic diseases. |
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