慢性咳流行病学的性别差异:韩国咳研究小组
Jiyeon Kang1, Woo Jung Seo1, Jieun Kang1
1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
Journal of Korean medical science
|October 8, 2024
概括
慢性咳影响的女性比男性更多,特别是在老年人群和喘等特定原因. 咳发病率和严重程度的性别差异因年龄和病因而异,影响了解和治疗.
科学领域:
- 呼吸系统医学 呼吸系统医学
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 健康中的性别差异
背景情况:
- 慢性咳是全球普遍存在的健康问题,影响9.6%的人口,女性占主导地位.
- 了解慢性咳的性别差异对于有效的管理和治疗策略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查韩国慢性咳的发病率和严重性的性别差异.
- 分析不同年龄组和病因类别之间的这些差异.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及625名韩国19个呼吸中心慢性咳的成年患者的研究.
- 使用咳数值评分表 (NRS) 和COugh评估测试 (COAT) 问卷评估咳的严重程度和影响.
主要成果:
- 女性占研究人口的67.0%,平均年龄大于男性.
- 虽然咳的总体持续时间和严重程度没有性别差异,但某些原因的患病率,如喘/咳变体喘 (CVA),在女性中更高.
- 患有慢性咳的女性比例随着年龄的增长而增加,特别是在50岁及以上的女性中,尽管咳严重程度在老年人群下降,但没有显著的性别差异.
结论:
- 慢性咳患病率和严重程度的性别差异是复杂的,并且在很大程度上取决于年龄和潜在原因.
- 对这些基于性别的差异的进一步研究可以提高对咳病理生理学的理解,并完善治疗方法.
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