Professional paper

Prevalence of cigarette smoking in patients with various laryngeal diseases

Draško Cikojević ; Clinical Hospital Split, Clinic for otorhinolaringology
Ivo Glunčić ; Clinical Hospital Center Split, Clinic for otorhinolaryngology
Marisa Klančnik ; Clinical Hospital Center Split, Clinic for otorhinolaryngology

Abstract

Introduction. Cigarette smoking is a major factor of laryngeal carcinogenesis. The aim was to assess the prevalence of the cigarette smoking habit in patients with various laryngeal diseases. Methods. Data on all patients with indications for direct microlaryngoscopy at ENT Department, Split University Hospital Center, during a two-year period were analyzed. Results were processed by student t-test and 2 test and are presented in the tables. Results. The study included 281 patients, divided into three groups as follows: group 1, benign lesions; group 2, precancerous lesions; and group 3, malignant tumors. The majority of patients
(82.92%) had a long history of smoking. The proportion of smokers was lowest in group 1 (72.13%), higher in group 2 (81.48%) and the highest in group 3 (97.14%). There was a statistically significant difference in the prevalence of cigarette smoking between patients with malignant laryngeal tumors and those with benign or precancerous lesions (p < 0.01). Conclusion. Study results clearly pointed to the increased prevalence of laryngeal diseases in smokers, with a statistically significant difference between patients with benign laryngeal lesions and those with malignant laryngeal tumors.

Keywords

cigarette smoking; precancerous lesion; laryngeal tumor

Hrčak ID:

41980

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/41980

Publication date:

28.10.2009.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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