Title: Epidemiological survey of oral submucous fibrosis in Xiangtan City, Hunan province, China
Abstract:Objective
To understand oral submucous fibrous (OSF) because the hair cause of disease and the quantitative corresponding measures, do a good job in OSF prevention and control work.
Methods
The...Objective
To understand oral submucous fibrous (OSF) because the hair cause of disease and the quantitative corresponding measures, do a good job in OSF prevention and control work.
Methods
The quantitative cluster sampling, according to the diagnostic criteria of the development of the Pindborg, yuhu in Xiangtan city of different types of 57 units of 11 046 people to chew areca cause OSF epidemiological investigation.
Results
OSF 335 diagnosis example, the prevalence rate of 30.33‰, 4 cases were oral cancer, oral cancer coexist rate was 11.94‰; All OSF patients had a history of betel nut, no chewing betel nut (containing the cigarette, wine, and spicy aficionados) were not found in patients with OSF; Of OSF prevalence in the chewing hobby was no differences in sex and age in the crowd; OSF prevalence of high and low with length of fixed number of year of average chewing betel nut dose and chewing betel nuts were closely related(r=0.28828, P<0.01); OSF prevalence was different from eating betel nut additive that had a very significant difference. Different hobbies compatibility with standardized test, 7 incidence group had 6 group without significant difference, but people only eat chili can (in the control group, 1 329) and outsiders no OSF patients (control group, 698).
Conclusions
Survey results confirm that chewing betel nut is the main factor of Xiangtan people of OSF, and OSF carcinoma prevalence is lower than abroad.
Key words:
Oral submucous fibrosis/EPRead More
Publication Year: 2015
Publication Date: 2015-09-20
Language: en
Type: article
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