Analysis of smoking behaviour in patients with peritonsillar abscess: a prospective, matched case-control study
Analysis of smoking behaviour in patients with peritonsillar abscess: a prospective, matched case-control study
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DOI：
10.1017/s0022215118001585
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发表时间：
2018-10-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Luers, J. C.
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作者：
Schwarz, D.;Wolber, P.;Luers, J. C.
目标。吸烟据称会增加扁桃体周围脓肿形成的风险，但需要前瞻性数据来证实这一假设。这项前瞻性研究旨在确定这种相关性。54名扁桃体周围脓肿患者被前瞻性地询问了他们的吸烟行为，调查问卷由罗伯特·科赫研究所(德国柏林)设计并批准，用于在流行病学研究中分析吸烟行为。然后，连续的对照组(没有扁桃体周围脓肿)，年龄和性别匹配，使用相同的问卷进行调查。对吸烟者、既往吸烟者和不吸烟者进行分类，计算并比较吸烟者的吸烟年数。两组的统计分析均显示扁桃体周围脓肿与吸烟史显著相关(p=0.025)。此外，在非扁桃体周围脓肿组中，非吸烟者显著减少(p=0.04)。扁桃体周围脓肿组的包年数较高(p=0.037)。扁桃体周围脓肿与吸烟之间有统计学意义的相关性。
Objective. Smoking is purported to increase the risk of peritonsillar abscess formation, but prospective data are needed to confirm this hypothesis. This prospective study aimed to identify this correlation.Methods. Fifty-four patients with peritonsillar abscess were prospectively asked about their smoking behaviour using a questionnaire that was designed and approved by the Robert Koch Institute (Berlin, Germany) to analyse smoking behaviour in epidemiological studies. Afterwards, a consecutive control group (without peritonsillar abscess), matched in terms of age and gender, was surveyed using the same questionnaire. A classification of smoker, former smoker and non-smoker was made, and the numbers of pack-years were calculated and compared.Results. Statistical analysis of both groups revealed a significant correlation between peritonsillar abscess and smoking experience (p = 0.025). Moreover, there were significantly fewer non-smokers in the non-peritonsillar abscess group (p = 0.04). The number of pack-years was higher in the peritonsillar abscess group (p = 0.037).Conclusion. There is a statistically significant association between peritonsillar abscess and smoking.