Prevalence of chronic bronchitis in adolescents according to epidemiological studies and their clinical assessment

Apasheva Shuanat Akhmednabievna

1950 adolescents living in the Republic of Dagestan aged 14-18 years were subjected to an expeditionary epidemiological survey, of which 1,020 (52.3%) were urban residents, 930 (47.7%) were rural residents. In general, chronic bronchitis is not so rare among adolescents-277 (in 14.2% of cases), but mainly due to the non-obstructive form. We have established chronic bronchitis simple in 244 (12.5%) cases. The clinical picture typical for patients with chronic obstructive bronchitis among adolescents is relatively rare in 33 (1.7%) in the sample. Moreover, COPD is more than 3 times more common in boys (2.7%, versus 0.8% in girls). The latter circumstance is caused by more frequent active smoking among boys.

Keywords:epidemiology, chronic bronchitis, adolescents.