Shilian Hu, Jing Wang, Cui Cheng, Xinchun Wu
Gerontology Institute of Anhui Province The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine. University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230001 China.
Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunotherapy and Nutrition Therapy Hefei China.
Aging Med (Milton). 2020 Nov 29;3(4):226-233. doi: 10.1002/agm2.12134. eCollection 2020 Dec.
Following the population aging in China, dramatic changes have been observed in the spectrum of diseases among Chinese residents. E.g., the incidence and prevalence of chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, metabolic, and respiratory diseases, are constantly growing. Additionally, osteoporosis, sarcopenia, and chronic renal disease have gradually become common chronic diseases among the elderly. Chronic diseases in the elderly have ranked first in the spectrum of diseases among Chinese residents. Therefore, understanding the trends of main chronic diseases among Chinese residents and developing proactive countermeasures have become a major public health issue for China.
随着中国人口老龄化,中国居民的疾病谱发生了显著变化。例如,心血管、脑血管、代谢和呼吸系统等慢性疾病的发病率和患病率持续上升。此外,骨质疏松症、肌肉减少症和慢性肾病已逐渐成为老年人中常见的慢性疾病。老年人的慢性疾病在中国居民疾病谱中位居首位。因此,了解中国居民主要慢性疾病的趋势并制定积极的应对措施已成为中国的一个重大公共卫生问题。