Incidence and epidemiological characteristics of hand injuries in Jiading District of Shanghai
10.19428/j.cnki.sjpm.2020.19175
- VernacularTitle:上海市嘉定区手外伤发生情况及流行特征分析
- Author:
Dong-hua CHEN
1
;
Fei-fei MA
;
Hong-jie YU
;
Pei-song ZHONG
;
Yue-qin SHAO
Author Information
1. Jiading District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 201899, China
- Publication Type:Research Article
- Keywords:
hand injuries;
epidemiology;
characteristic
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine
2020;32(9):773-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To understand the incidence and epidemiological characteristics of hand injuries among registered population in Jiading District of Shanghai, so as to provide evidence for scientific prevention and control. Methods Anting town, Huangdu town and Huating town were selected for investigation.Incidence of hand injuries among registered population was investigated by questionnaires. Results A total of 10 083 registered population was included in the study, with the average age being 57.1 ± 10.4 years old.Of them, 4 039 were male and 6 044 were female, 92.2% were married and 7.8% had college degree or above.The 26.8% of the subjects smoked at least one cigarette per day for more than six months, 13.1% drank at least three times per week for more than six months, and 43.7% exercised at least 10 minutes per week.The 37.9% had hypertension, 8.6% had diabetes, and 14.5% had hyperlipidemia.The incidence of hand injuries was 2.1%, of which 61.8% occurred at home and workplaces.Multivariate analysis showed that hypertension was the risk factor and smoking was the protective factor associated with hand injuries. Conclusion The incidence of hand injuries is low in Jiading District.Household hand injuries may be crucial for prevention; in addition, patients with hypertension might be a key population for prevention.
