Population-Based Study of the Association between Urbanization and Kawasaki Disease in Taiwan
Joint Authors
Wu, Shyh-Jong
Chang, Wei-Pin
Kuo, Ho-Chang
Chang, Wei Chiao
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-06-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Background.
It is unclear if the prevalence of Kawasaki disease (KD) correlates with the degree of urbanization.
We hypothesized that the prevalence of KD is more pronounced in urban versus rural environments.
Methods.
The National Health Insurance (NHI) program was implemented in Taiwan in 1995 and covers most of the population (>99%).
We used the NHI database to investigate the epidemiological features of KD.
A total of 115 diagnosed patients with KD from 1997 to 2010 were included, together with 1,150 matched controls without KD.
Chi-square analyses were performed to investigate the difference between modern city and rural environments.
Results.
Of the 1265 sampled subjects (claims data from 1,000,000 random subjects), the mean age of the KD study group and control group was 2.08 ± 1.66 and 2.08 ± 1.64 years, respectively.
After matching for age, sex, and same index date, no statistically significant differences in urbanization level and geographical location of the patients' residence were observed.
Conclusion.
Urbanization did not appear to be an important effect modifier of Kawasaki disease in Taiwan.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chang, Wei-Pin& Wu, Shyh-Jong& Chang, Wei Chiao& Kuo, Ho-Chang. 2013. Population-Based Study of the Association between Urbanization and Kawasaki Disease in Taiwan. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032606
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chang, Wei-Pin…[et al.]. Population-Based Study of the Association between Urbanization and Kawasaki Disease in Taiwan. The Scientific World Journal No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032606
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chang, Wei-Pin& Wu, Shyh-Jong& Chang, Wei Chiao& Kuo, Ho-Chang. Population-Based Study of the Association between Urbanization and Kawasaki Disease in Taiwan. The Scientific World Journal. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032606
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1032606