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ArticleBMJ open2014

Incidence of road traffic disabilities trending upwards in transitional China: a retrospective analysis from 1980 to 2005.

Lan Liu, Wei Du, Lihua Pang, Gong Chen, Xiaoying Zheng

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5 authors.

Lan LiuInstitute of Population Research, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Wei DuInstitute of Population Research, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Lihua PangInstitute of Population Research, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Gong ChenInstitute of Population Research, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Xiaoying ZhengInstitute of Population Research, Peking University, Beijing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the change in incidence rates of road traffic disabilities from 1980 to 2005 in China.

methodsWe employed the 2006 China National Sample Survey on Disability to derive weighted number of persons with disabilities resulting from road crashes and weighted age-gender-specific population at risk by disability occurrence year. The annual incidence rate of road traffic disabilities and corresponding 95% CI were estimated. We used the World Population Prospects (WPP) and the death rate of people with disabilities (PWD) to estimate potential earlier loss of lives before 2006. Both WPP-adjusted and PWD-adjusted incidence rates of road traffic disabilities were further adjusted using the life table analysis.

resultsThe WPP-adjusted incidence rate for road traffic disabilities increased over time from 1.50 (95% CI 1.47 to 1.52) in 1980 to 11.19 (95% CI 11.13 to 11.25) per 100 000 persons in 2005. The PWD-adjusted incidence rate also increased from 1.71 (95% CI 1.68 to 1.73) to 11.51 (95% CI 11.45 to 11.57) per 100 000 persons.

conclusionsRoad crashes disable thousands of Chinese and remain a significant population health and development problem. The increasing burden of road traffic disabilities calls for more efforts and specific strategies to improve road safety in China.

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Accidents, TrafficAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolChinaHumansIncidenceInfantMaleMiddle AgedPersons with DisabilitiesRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsEpidemiologyPublic Health

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