Big data on the prevalence of injury deaths among 187 488 elderly Chinese in the past 20 years (2000–2020): a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Geriatrics

Research

Chao Yu¹  He-lang Huang²  Jia-xin Tu²  Shan-lan Yang²  Lang-lang Zhang²  Xiang Zhu²  Lei Wu² 

[1] Center for Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, 330006, Nanchang, China;Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, 330006, Nanchang, China;

关键词: Injury;    Mortality;    Elderly;    Meta-analysis;    Epidemiology;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12877-023-04056-0

 received in 2022-11-17, accepted in 2023-05-22,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThis study systematically reviewed injury death and causes in the elderly population in China from 2000 to 2020, to prevent or reduce the occurrence of injuries and death.MethodsThe CNKI, VIP, Wan Fang, MEDLINE, Embase, SinoMed, and Web of Science databases were searched to collect epidemiological characteristics of injury death among elderly over 60 years old in China from January 2000 to December 2020. Random effects meta-analysis was performed to pool injury mortality rate and identify publication bias, with study quality assessed using the AHRQ risk of bias tool.Results(1) A total of 41 studies with 187 488 subjects were included, covering 125 million elderly. The pooled injury mortality rate was 135.58/105 [95%CI: (113.36 to 162.14)/105], ranking second in the total death cause of the elderly. (2)Subgroup analysis showed that male injury death (146.00/105) was significantly higher than that of females (127.90/105), and overall injury mortality increased exponentially with age (R2 = 0.957), especially in those over 80 years old; the spatial distribution shows that the injury death rate in the central region is higher than that in the east and west and that in the countryside is higher than that in the city; the distribution of death time shows that after entering an aging society (2000–2020) is significantly higher than before (1990–2000). (3) There are more than 12 types of injury death, and the top three are falling, traffic accidents, and suicide.ConclusionsChina's elderly injury death rate is at a high level in the world, with more males than females, especially after the age of 80. There are regional differences. The main types of injury death are falling, traffic, and suicide. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, for accidental injuries and death, a rectification list for aging and barrier-free environments was issued.PROSPERO RegistrationThe systematic review was registered in PROSPERO under protocol number CRD42022359992.

【 授权许可】

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