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Changes in the characteristics of definite Meniere's disease over time in Japan: a long-term survey by the Peripheral Vestibular Disorder Research Committee of Japan, formerly the Meniere's Disease Research Committee of Japan.

Abstract：

CONCLUSION:The incidence of new cases of Meniere's disease (MD) in elderly patients aged 60 years or more was found to have increased over time after correction for age distribution in the overall population. Job- and care-related fatigue may be involved in the recent increase in elderly-onset cases because physical and mental fatigue can induce onset of the disease. OBJECTIVES:Changes over time in the epidemiologic characteristics of MD in Japan were analyzed. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Between 1975 and 2006, four nationwide, multi-center surveys of MD were conducted by the Meniere's Disease Research Committee of Japan (1975-1976) and the Peripheral Vestibular Disorders Research Committee of Japan (1982-1984, 1990, and 2001-2006). Information was collected by the committee members on a total of 1368 de novo cases of definite MD, 520 reported in the first survey, 290 in the second survey, 148 in the third survey, and 410 in the fourth survey. RESULTS:Clear changes were seen over time in the population-adjusted sex distribution of the disease and population-adjusted age at onset. The number of definite MD cases in females increased over time relative to the number of cases in males. The proportion of cases in which onset occurred at 60 years of age or more increased over time when the number of cases in each age group was adjusted for changes in age distribution of the population over time. From the time of the third survey, there was a slight increase in the proportion of cases with bilateral involvement.

journal_name

Acta Otolaryngol

journal_title

Acta oto-laryngologica

authors

Shojaku H,Watanabe Y,Yagi T,Takahashi M,Takeda T,Ikezono T,Ito J,Kubo T,Suzuki M,Takumida M,Takeda N,Furuya N,Yamashita H,Peripheral Vestibular Disorder Research Committee of Japan.

doi

10.1080/00016480802112587

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-02-01 00:00:00

pages

155-60

issue

eissn

0001-6489

issn

1651-2251

pii

794503443

journal_volume

129

pub_type

杂志文章,多中心研究

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Changes in the characteristics of definite Meniere's disease over time in Japan: a long-term survey by the Peripheral Vestibular Disorder Research Committee of Japan, formerly the Meniere's Disease Research Committee of Japan.