The prevalence of chest wall deformity in Turkish children

Yücel AKKAŞ; Neslihan GÜLAY PERİ; Bülent KOÇER; Gültekin GÜLBAHAR; Fatma Nur BARAN AKSAKAL

Makale detayları

The prevalence of chest wall deformity in Turkish children

Yazarlar:

Yücel AKKAŞ | Neslihan GÜLAY PERİ | Bülent KOÇER | Gültekin GÜLBAHAR | Fatma Nur BARAN AKSAKAL

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2018 Vol.48 Issue 6, pp.1200-1206

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000750466

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144

Özet:

 


                        Background/aim: 
This  study  aimed  to  identify  children  who  have  chest  wall  deformity,  the  prevalence  of  deformity,  and  the  factors  
affecting the psychological and physical disorders caused by the deformity.
Materials and methods: 
The study was conducted among 14,108 girls and boys aged 11-14 years, who were 5th-8th grade secondary 
school students in Ankara Province between October 2014 and March 2015.
Results: 
Of  the  14,108  students  in  our  study,  the  mean  age  of  the  children  was  12.53  ±  1.11  years  (median  12.54,  11-14  years)  and  
chest wall deformity was detected in 199 (1.41%) students. Male/female and pectus carinatum/pectus excavatum ratios were 2.16 and 
1.59, respectively. According to multivariate logistic regression analysis, physical disturbance was found to be statistically significantly 
higher among children in age group 11 [adjusted OR (95% CI) =16.01 (1.89-135.61), P < 0.011] and in children who were aware of the 
deformity [adjusted OR (95% CI) = 0.31 (0.13-0.71), P < 0.006], and psychological disturbance was found to be statistically significantly 
higher in girls [adjusted OR (95% CI) = 15.44 (1.68-141.59), P < 0.015] and in those with a presence of family history [adjusted OR 
(95% CI) = 18.66 (1.92-181.60), P < 0.012].
Conclusion: 
In this study conducted in a large population, chest wall deformities were found to be more prevalent in boys (0.96%) and 
pectus carinatum was found as the most common deformity type in our country, contrary to the literature. 
                    

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Makale detayları

The prevalence of chest wall deformity in Turkish children

Yazarlar: Yücel AKKAŞ | Neslihan GÜLAY PERİ | Bülent KOÇER | Gültekin GÜLBAHAR | Fatma Nur BARAN AKSAKAL

Yayıncı: TUBITAK

Ana Başlıklar: Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi: Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2018 Vol.48 Issue 6, pp.1200-1206

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2018

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000750466

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 1303-6165

pISSN: 1300-0144

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Yücel AKKAŞ | Neslihan GÜLAY PERİ | Bülent KOÇER | Gültekin GÜLBAHAR | Fatma Nur BARAN AKSAKAL

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2018 Vol.48 Issue 6, pp.1200-1206

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000750466

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144