TY - JOUR
T1 - Racial and Familial Factors in Otitis Media
T2 - A Point Prevalence Study on Easter Island
AU - Goycoolea, Hortensia G.
AU - Goycoolea, Marco V.
AU - Farfan, Corina R.
PY - 1988/2
Y1 - 1988/2
N2 - Of the 249 children aged 5 to 9 years who live on Easter Island, 220 underwent complete otolaryngological evaluation. Twenty children were found to have otitis media (acute, chronic, or both). Three of these children were genetically impure natives, nine were of mixed parentage, and eight were “continentals” (with a birth origin other than the island). None of the genetically pure natives had otitis media. Our data show that, in a population with all factors in common except for familial and racial background, the point prevalence of otitis media is higher in children of mixed or continental origin than in genetically pure native children. The high prevalence of otitis media in children of mixed parentage and in one particular family of European ancestry suggests the presence of intrinsic or pronicity factors that are seemingly transmissible. (Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1988;114:147-149).
AB - Of the 249 children aged 5 to 9 years who live on Easter Island, 220 underwent complete otolaryngological evaluation. Twenty children were found to have otitis media (acute, chronic, or both). Three of these children were genetically impure natives, nine were of mixed parentage, and eight were “continentals” (with a birth origin other than the island). None of the genetically pure natives had otitis media. Our data show that, in a population with all factors in common except for familial and racial background, the point prevalence of otitis media is higher in children of mixed or continental origin than in genetically pure native children. The high prevalence of otitis media in children of mixed parentage and in one particular family of European ancestry suggests the presence of intrinsic or pronicity factors that are seemingly transmissible. (Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1988;114:147-149).
KW - Acute Disease
KW - Child
KW - Child, Preschool
KW - Chronic Disease
KW - Otitis Media
KW - Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
KW - Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0023882189&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1001/archotol.1988.01860140045018
DO - 10.1001/archotol.1988.01860140045018
M3 - Article
C2 - 3337770
AN - SCOPUS:0023882189
SN - 0886-4470
VL - 114
SP - 147
EP - 149
JO - JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
JF - JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
IS - 2
ER -