Betel chewer's mucosa in elderly Cambodian women
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Betel chewer's mucosa in elderly Cambodian women. / Reichart, P A; Schmidtberg, W; Scheifele, C.
in: J ORAL PATHOL MED, Jahrgang 25, Nr. 7, 01.08.1996, S. 367-70.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Betel chewer's mucosa in elderly Cambodian women
AU - Reichart, P A
AU - Schmidtberg, W
AU - Scheifele, C
PY - 1996/8/1
Y1 - 1996/8/1
N2 - A total of 102 rural Cambodian women with a mean age of 60 +/- 8.5 years (range 39 to 80 years) who chewed betel quid were examined for oral mucosal lesions, in particular betel chewer's mucosa. The average duration of betel quid chewing was 15.5 +/- 12.8 years. The average number of daily betel quids was 5.4 +/- 2.9. Forty women (39.2%) used betel quids overnight. Thirty-eight (37.3%) did not show any oral mucosal lesion. Sixty-two (60.8%) showed betel chewer's mucosa. Homogeneous leukoplakia was found in three women (2.9%). Out of 130 sites affected by chewer's mucosa, the buccal mucosa was the most frequently involed (n = 68). In thirty-two subjects (31.4%) more than one location was affected. The presence of a lesion was significantly associated with the duration of the habit (P < 0.01) and the number of betel quids per day (P < 0.001). Betel chewing seems to be prevalent in elderly Cambodian women, while younger people do not seem to have taken up this habit. The risk for oral cancer in the Cambodian population is presently unknown.
AB - A total of 102 rural Cambodian women with a mean age of 60 +/- 8.5 years (range 39 to 80 years) who chewed betel quid were examined for oral mucosal lesions, in particular betel chewer's mucosa. The average duration of betel quid chewing was 15.5 +/- 12.8 years. The average number of daily betel quids was 5.4 +/- 2.9. Forty women (39.2%) used betel quids overnight. Thirty-eight (37.3%) did not show any oral mucosal lesion. Sixty-two (60.8%) showed betel chewer's mucosa. Homogeneous leukoplakia was found in three women (2.9%). Out of 130 sites affected by chewer's mucosa, the buccal mucosa was the most frequently involed (n = 68). In thirty-two subjects (31.4%) more than one location was affected. The presence of a lesion was significantly associated with the duration of the habit (P < 0.01) and the number of betel quids per day (P < 0.001). Betel chewing seems to be prevalent in elderly Cambodian women, while younger people do not seem to have taken up this habit. The risk for oral cancer in the Cambodian population is presently unknown.
KW - Adult
KW - Age Factors
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Alcohol Drinking
KW - Areca
KW - Cambodia
KW - Cheek/pathology
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Leukoplakia, Oral/etiology
KW - Lichen Planus, Oral/etiology
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Mouth Diseases/etiology
KW - Mouth Mucosa/pathology
KW - Mouth Neoplasms/etiology
KW - Oral Submucous Fibrosis/etiology
KW - Plants, Medicinal
KW - Prevalence
KW - Risk Factors
KW - Smoking
KW - Time Factors
U2 - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1996.tb00280.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1996.tb00280.x
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 8890050
VL - 25
SP - 367
EP - 370
JO - J ORAL PATHOL MED
JF - J ORAL PATHOL MED
SN - 0904-2512
IS - 7
ER -