Hearing loss prevalence and burden of disease in China: Findings from provincial-level analysis
Abstract. Background:. Without timely and effective rehabilitation, hearing loss may profoundly affect human life quality. China has a large population of hearing-impaired individuals, which imposes a heavy health burden on society. Moreover, this population is projected to increase rapidly owing t...
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| author | Yu Wang Yang Xie Minghao Wang Mengdan Zhao Rui Gong Ying Xin Jia Ke Ke Zhang Shaoxing Zhang Chen Du Qingchuan Duan Fang Wang Tao Pan Furong Ma Xiangyang Hu Jing Ni |
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Background:. Without timely and effective rehabilitation, hearing loss may profoundly affect human life quality. China has a large population of hearing-impaired individuals, which imposes a heavy health burden on society. Moreover, this population is projected to increase rapidly owing to China’s aging society.
Methods:. We used data from a population-representative epidemiological investigation of hearing loss and ear diseases in four Chinese provinces. We estimated the national prevalence using multiple linear regression of the age-group proportions and prevalence in 31 provinces with clustering analysis. We used years lived with disability (YLDs) to analyze the disease burden and forecasted the prevalence of hearing loss by 2060 in China.
Results:. An estimated 115 million people had moderate-to-complete hearing loss in 2015 across the 31 provinces of China (8.4% of 1.37 billion people). Of these, 85.7% were older than age 50 years (99 million people) and 2.4% were younger than 20 years old (2.8 million people). Of all YLDs attributable to hearing loss, 68.9% were attributable to moderate-to-complete cases. By 2060, a projected 242 million people in China will have moderate-to-complete hearing loss, a 110.0% increase from 2015.
Conclusions:. The hearing loss prevalence in China is high. Population aging and socioeconomic factors substantially affect the prevalence and severity of hearing loss and the disease burden. The prevalence and severity of hearing loss are unevenly distributed across different provinces. Future public health policies should take these trends and regional variations into account. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0e5b0724aadf471b85ec7c4a08599b922025-01-10T01:10:37ZengWolters KluwerChinese Medical Journal0366-69992542-56412025-01-011381414810.1097/CM9.0000000000003096202501050-00006Hearing loss prevalence and burden of disease in China: Findings from provincial-level analysisYu Wang0Yang Xie1Minghao Wang2Mengdan Zhao3Rui Gong4Ying Xin5Jia Ke6Ke Zhang7Shaoxing Zhang8Chen Du9Qingchuan Duan10Fang Wang11Tao Pan12Furong Ma13Xiangyang Hu14Jing Ni1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Peking University Third Hospital, Bejing 100191, China2 School of Economics and Management, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China4 Ship Standardization Research Center, China Institute of Marine Technology and Economy, Beijing 100081, China2 School of Economics and Management, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China5 Department of Rehabilitation, China Disabled Persons’ Federation, Beijing 100034, China1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Peking University Third Hospital, Bejing 100191, China1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Peking University Third Hospital, Bejing 100191, China1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Peking University Third Hospital, Bejing 100191, China1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Peking University Third Hospital, Bejing 100191, China1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Peking University Third Hospital, Bejing 100191, China6 Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing 100045, China7 Department of Rights Protection, China Disabled Persons’ Federation, Beijing 100034,China1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Peking University Third Hospital, Bejing 100191, China1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Peking University Third Hospital, Bejing 100191, China5 Department of Rehabilitation, China Disabled Persons’ Federation, Beijing 100034, ChinaAbstract. Background:. Without timely and effective rehabilitation, hearing loss may profoundly affect human life quality. China has a large population of hearing-impaired individuals, which imposes a heavy health burden on society. Moreover, this population is projected to increase rapidly owing to China’s aging society. Methods:. We used data from a population-representative epidemiological investigation of hearing loss and ear diseases in four Chinese provinces. We estimated the national prevalence using multiple linear regression of the age-group proportions and prevalence in 31 provinces with clustering analysis. We used years lived with disability (YLDs) to analyze the disease burden and forecasted the prevalence of hearing loss by 2060 in China. Results:. An estimated 115 million people had moderate-to-complete hearing loss in 2015 across the 31 provinces of China (8.4% of 1.37 billion people). Of these, 85.7% were older than age 50 years (99 million people) and 2.4% were younger than 20 years old (2.8 million people). Of all YLDs attributable to hearing loss, 68.9% were attributable to moderate-to-complete cases. By 2060, a projected 242 million people in China will have moderate-to-complete hearing loss, a 110.0% increase from 2015. Conclusions:. The hearing loss prevalence in China is high. Population aging and socioeconomic factors substantially affect the prevalence and severity of hearing loss and the disease burden. The prevalence and severity of hearing loss are unevenly distributed across different provinces. Future public health policies should take these trends and regional variations into account.http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CM9.0000000000003096 |
| spellingShingle | Yu Wang Yang Xie Minghao Wang Mengdan Zhao Rui Gong Ying Xin Jia Ke Ke Zhang Shaoxing Zhang Chen Du Qingchuan Duan Fang Wang Tao Pan Furong Ma Xiangyang Hu Jing Ni Hearing loss prevalence and burden of disease in China: Findings from provincial-level analysis Chinese Medical Journal |
| title | Hearing loss prevalence and burden of disease in China: Findings from provincial-level analysis |
| title_full | Hearing loss prevalence and burden of disease in China: Findings from provincial-level analysis |
| title_fullStr | Hearing loss prevalence and burden of disease in China: Findings from provincial-level analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hearing loss prevalence and burden of disease in China: Findings from provincial-level analysis |
| title_short | Hearing loss prevalence and burden of disease in China: Findings from provincial-level analysis |
| title_sort | hearing loss prevalence and burden of disease in china findings from provincial level analysis |
| url | http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CM9.0000000000003096 |
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