Zhang X, Chu X T, Shen B, Wang Y M, Wang Y H, Yang X M
Jing'an District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200041, China.
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 2016 Nov 10;37(11):1514-1518. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2016.11.016.
To understand the characteristics and distribution of injury related deaths in residents aged ≥60 years in Jing'an district of Shanghai and provide evidence for the prevention of injury and effective intervention in this population. According to the data from diseases surveillance and death-reporting system in Jing'an during 1975-2014, the causes of 5 199 injury related deaths were analyzed. The average injury related mortality in the elderly aged ≥60 years in Jing'an was 159.37/100 000 during this period. The injury related mortality increased with age. Fall was the first cause of injury related death, accounting for 53.30%. The characteristics and distribution of injury related deaths varied with age and gender. Injury has become an important cause affecting the health of the elderly. It is necessary to conducted targeted injury prevention and control in the elderly in communities.
了解上海市静安区60岁及以上居民伤害相关死亡的特征与分布情况，为该人群的伤害预防及有效干预提供依据。依据静安区1975 - 2014年疾病监测与死亡报告系统的数据，对5199例伤害相关死亡原因进行分析。在此期间，静安区60岁及以上老年人伤害相关平均死亡率为159.37/10万。伤害相关死亡率随年龄增长而上升。跌倒为伤害相关死亡的首要原因，占53.30%。伤害相关死亡的特征与分布随年龄和性别而异。伤害已成为影响老年人健康的重要原因。有必要在社区针对老年人开展有针对性的伤害防控工作。
