- 作者：Kyung Hee Kim&lowast ; ; &dagger ; ; Rock Bum Kim&Dagger ; ; Dong Uk Hwang&lowast ; ; Sung Jun Won&lowast ; ; Seung Hoon Woo&lowast ; ; § ; ; lesaby@hanmail.net" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Voice disorder ; Prevalence ; Polyp ; Nodule ; Sociodemographic factor
- 刊名：Journal of Voice
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：March 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：30
- 期：2
- 页码：246.e1-246.e7
- 全文大小：107 K
Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2008–2011. Subjects consisted of 19 636 men and women aged ≥19 years. Sociodemographic factors including occupation, level of education, health status, and economic activity were assessed by means of individual interviews, and health behaviors such as smoking and alcohol consumption and subjective voice problems were assessed with the use of self-administered questionnaires. Laryngology interviews and vocal fold examinations were also conducted.
Results
The prevalence of voice disorders was 8.12% (n = 1594). Subjective perception of the presence of voice problems was significantly higher in individuals with vocal nodules and vocal polyps (27.7% and 23.0%, respectively; P < 0.001). Among sociodemographic factors and health behaviors, voice disorders were found to be associated with age, gender, education level, and health status (P < 0.05) but were not associated with occupation, household income, smoking, or alcohol consumption.
Conclusions
The results of this large epidemiologic study provide valuable information regarding the prevalence of voice disorders, and the specific data regarding sociodemographic factors and health behaviors suggest potential ways of targeting counseling and prevention efforts to control voice disorders.