Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2021 Mar 22:9:638394.
doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.638394. eCollection 2021.

Investigation on the Incidence of Syncope in Children and Adolescents Aged 2-18 Years in Changsha

Erlin Hu  1   2 , Xiaoyan Liu  2   3 , Qianqian Chen  1 , Cheng Wang  2
Affiliations

Investigation on the Incidence of Syncope in Children and Adolescents Aged 2-18 Years in Changsha

Erlin Hu et al. Front Pediatr. .

Abstract

Objectives: Syncope is a common clinical symptom, while there are less relevant literature and targeted research on childhood morbidity. This article makes a cross-section survey on the incidence of syncope in children and adolescents aged 2-18 years in Changsha. Materials and Methods: There were 4,352 children and adolescents aged 2-18 years randomly selected from six primary and secondary schools and three kindergartens in Changsha from March 2018 to November 2018. There were 4,916 standardized questionnaires issued, and 4,352 (88.53%) valid questionnaires were recovered. Results: (1) Incidence: 17.37% of children and adolescents aged 2-18 years who had at least more than one syncope; the incidence in the adolescence (28.85%) was higher than that in the school age (8.32%) and in the preschool age (2.71%) (P < 0.01). (2) Age at onset: 13.9 ± 3.1 years old, with a peak age of 16 years. (3) Gender difference: The incidence in adolescent females was higher than that in males (31.72 vs. 26.25%, P < 0.05). In inducements, females had higher rates than males in sweltering environment (P < 0.01), whereas males had higher rates than females in urination (P < 0.05). Dizziness, nausea, sweating, and facial pallor were higher in females than in males in presyncope (P < 0.05). Conclusions: The incidence of syncope in children and adolescents aged 2-18 years in Changsha is 17.37%. The incidence of syncope is different between males and females in different age groups; there are gender differences in syncope inducements and presyncope.

Keywords: adolescents; children; cross-section survey; incidence; syncope.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
The incidence of syncope at age span of 2–18 years in Changsha.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Brignole M, Moya A, de Lange FJ, Deharo JC, Elliott PM, Fanciulli A, et al. . 2018 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope. Eur Heart J. (2018) 39:1883–948. 10.5603/KP.2018.0161 - DOI - PubMed
    1. Ganzeboom KS, Mairuhu G, Reitsma JB, Linzer M, Wieling W, van Dijk N. Lifetime cumulative incidence of syncope in the general population: a study of 549 Dutch subjects aged 35-60 years. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. (2006) 17:1172–6. 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00595.x - DOI - PubMed
    1. Bayram AK, Pamukcu O, Per H. Current approaches to the clinical assessment of syncope in pediatric population. Childs Nerv Syst. (2016) 32:427–36. 10.1007/s00381-015-2988-8 - DOI - PubMed
    1. Chen L, Li X, Todd O, Wang C, Jin H, Du J. A clinical manifestation-based prediction of patterns of orthostatic intolerance in children: a multi-centre study. Cardiol Young. (2014) 24:649–53. 10.1017/S1047951113000929 - DOI - PubMed
    1. Jin H, Du J. Pediatric syncope: where are we now? Chin Med J. (2014) 127:3681–3. - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources