Incidence of wheezing and chronic cough in children aged 3-14 years in rural and urban areas of Zhongshan, China：a questionnaire survey
HUANG Dong-Ming, XIAO Xiao-Xiong, FU Si-Mao, LUO Cui-Mei, WANG Ke-Ming, WANG Ye-Hong, FENG Yuan-Hui, RUAN Jian, ZHENG Bo-Qiang, HUANG Juan, LI Min, CUI Bi-Yun, LI Lan, HUANG Gui-Zhen, GUO Xiao-Ling
Pediatric Asthma and Immunotherapy Center, Zhongshan Bo'ai Hospital, Zhongshan, Guangdong 528403, China
Abstract：Objective To investigate the incidence of wheezing and chronic cough in children aged 3-14 years in different living areas of Zhongshan, China. Methods According to the unified program of the 2010 national epidemiological survey of asthmatic children aged 0-14 years, a questionnaire survey of the children aged 3-14 years in rural and urban areas of Zhongshan was conducted. Results A total of 15 763 children were included in the survey. Among all participants, 8 248 were from the urban area, and 7 515 from the rual area; 8 306 were boys, and 7 457 were girls. The percentage of children with a history of wheezing was significantly higher in the urban group than in the rural group (6.6% vs 3.2%; PPPPPConclusions The incidence of wheezing and chronic cough varies with age, sex, and living area for children aged 3-14 years in Zhongshan, and it is relatively high under 6 years of age, in the urban area, and among boys.
HUANG Dong-Ming,XIAO Xiao-Xiong,FU Si-Mao et al. Incidence of wheezing and chronic cough in children aged 3-14 years in rural and urban areas of Zhongshan, China：a questionnaire survey[J]. CJCP, 2014, 16(7): 734-739.
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