Seasonal variation of endogenous uveitis in south-western Finland.
Seasonal variation of endogenous uveitis in south-western Finland.
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芬兰西南部内源性葡萄膜炎的季节变化。
DOI：
10.1034/j.1600-0420.1998.760517.x
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发表时间：
1998
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
K. M. Saari
中科院分区：
文献类型：
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作者：
T. Päivönsalo;J. Tuominen;K. M. Saari
目的
评估芬兰西南部内源性葡萄膜炎的发病率是否存在季节性模式，特别是急性前葡萄膜炎。
方法
计算了图尔库大学医院地区 1980-82 年和 1988 年 414 例新葡萄膜炎病例的每月发病率。根据 图尔库 月份的平均气温，一年中的月份分为暖季（六月 至 九月）、过渡季节（四月、五月、十月、十一月）和冷季节（十二月至三月）。
结果
我们观察到，与寒冷季节相比，温暖季节和过渡季节所有葡萄膜炎病例的发病率均显着增加（分别为 p=0.030 和 p=0.008）。在前葡萄膜炎病例中发现了类似的季节性趋势，但在中葡萄膜炎病例、后葡萄膜炎病例或全葡萄膜炎病例中没有发现类似的季节性趋势。过渡期急性前葡萄膜炎发病率高于寒冷季节（p=0.025）。在已确诊强直性脊柱炎的急性前葡萄膜炎亚组中，未发现发病率存在季节性变化（p=0.70）。
结论
目前的数据表明，芬兰西南部葡萄膜炎的发病率存在季节性变化。
PURPOSE
To evaluate if there is a seasonal pattern to the incidence of endogenous uveitis in south-western Finland with special reference to acute anterior uveitis.
METHODS
The incidence rates per month of the 414 new uveitis cases from years 1980-82 and 1988 in the district of Turku University Hospital were calculated. The months of the year were grouped into warm (June to September), transitional (April, May, October, November), and cold (December to March) seasons based on the mean air temperature of the months in Turku.
RESULTS
We observed a statistically significant increase in the incidence of all uveitis cases in the warm and transitional seasons compared with the cold season (p=0.030 and p=0.008 respectively). A similar seasonal trend was found among anterior uveitis cases, but not among the intermediate, posterior or panuveitis cases. The incidence of acute anterior uveitis cases was higher in the transitional than in the cold season (p=0.025). No seasonal variation of the incidence was found in the subgroup of acute anterior uveitis where ankylosing spondylitis had been confirmed (p=0.70).
CONCLUSION
The present data suggests that there is seasonal variation of the incidence of uveitis in south-western Finland.