Yu T S, Wong S L, Wong T W, Lloyd O L
Department of Community and Family Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Lek Yuen Health Centre, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Asia Pac J Public Health. 1995;8(2):74-80. doi: 10.1177/101053959500800203.
We examined the spatial patterns of mortality from various non-malignant diseases in Hong Kong during the two quinquennia, 1979-83 and 1984-88. Population data and parameters reflecting socioeconomic factors, including ethnic backgrounds, were selected from census data. Mortality data were obtained from death registration files. The standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) for major diseases were calculated for 27 census districts. The rankings of the districts' SMRs were shown in map form. Correlations were calculated between the districts' SMRs for the diseases, between them and the SMRs for cancers, and between them and socioeconomic and ethnic parameters. Many spatial patterns and correlations showed consistency and were biologically plausible. These results showed that mapping for a rapidly growing city such as Hong Kong could be a valuable exercise for detecting "at risk" populations where causal factors for non-malignant diseases can be investigated and identified for possible elimination.
我们研究了1979 - 1983年和1984 - 1988年这两个五年期香港各种非恶性疾病的死亡空间模式。从人口普查数据中选取了反映社会经济因素（包括种族背景）的人口数据和参数。死亡率数据来自死亡登记档案。计算了27个普查区主要疾病的标准化死亡率（SMR）。各地区SMR的排名以地图形式呈现。计算了各地区疾病SMR之间、它们与癌症SMR之间以及它们与社会经济和种族参数之间的相关性。许多空间模式和相关性表现出一致性且具有生物学合理性。这些结果表明，对于像香港这样快速发展的城市进行绘图，对于检测“高危”人群可能是一项有价值的工作，在这些人群中可以调查和识别非恶性疾病的因果因素以便可能消除这些因素。
