摘要
评估了南澳大利亚4-6岁的儿童常常被描述为“生长痛”的反复性腿痛的发病率。笔者对4-6岁儿童的父母进行了调查,采用了一个以前为此设计的经过验证的问卷。在农村和城市地区进行系统和随机抽样,共得到1445份有效答卷。采用频率统计以获得估计的发病率,得到的估计发病率为36.9%(95%CI 32.7- 41.1)。本研究采用了一种有效的测量方法,评估了在一组设计良好的样本的生长痛的发病率。先前的研究没有提出过这样分散的年龄范围,估计的发病率证实了这一常被忽视的情况的群体影响。
We estimated the prevalence of recurrent leg pains, often described as 'growing pains' in children 4 to 6 years of age in South Australia. We used a survey of the parents of children 4 to 6 years of age, using a validated questionnaire previously developed for this purpose. The sample was systematic and randomized across rural and urban regions, with a total of 1445 valid responses achieved. Frequency statistics were used to obtain the prevalence estimate. The prevalence estimate obtained was 36.9% (95% CI, 32.7-41.1) . This study estimated the prevalence of growing pains in a well-designed sample by using a validated instrument of measure. Previous studies have not addressed this age range discretely. The prevalence estimate demonstrates the community impact of this often disregarded condition.
