Objective We aimed to analyze the current indoor radon level and estimate the population risk of radon-induced lung cancer in urban areas of China.Methods Using the passive monitoring method,a new survey on indoor rad...Objective We aimed to analyze the current indoor radon level and estimate the population risk of radon-induced lung cancer in urban areas of China.Methods Using the passive monitoring method,a new survey on indoor radon concentrations was conducted in 2,875 dwellings across 31 provincial capital cities in Chinese mainland from 2018 to 2023.The attributable risk of lung cancer induced by indoor radon exposure was estimated based on the risk assessment model.Results The arithmetic mean(AM)and geometric mean(GM)of indoor radon concentrations were 65 Bq/m^(3)and 55 Bq/m^(3),respectively,with 13.6%of measured dwellings exceeding 100 Bq/m^(3)and 0.6%exceeding 300 Bq/m^(3).The estimated number of lung cancer deaths induced by indoor radon exposure was 150,795,accounting for 20.30%(95%CI:20.21%-20.49%)of the lung cancer death toll.Conclusion This study provided the most recent data on national indoor radon levels in urban areas and the attributable risk of lung cancer.These results served as an important foundation for further research on the disease burden of indoor radon exposure and radon mitigation efforts.展开更多
Objective:To evaluate the health-care level(HCL),one of the most extensively used indicators to assess the level of medical exposure,and its influencing factors in China.Methods:Based on the data from the China Statis...Objective:To evaluate the health-care level(HCL),one of the most extensively used indicators to assess the level of medical exposure,and its influencing factors in China.Methods:Based on the data from the China Statistical Yearbook of the National Bureau of Statistics and other public documents,HCL was calculated in terms of the number of physicians per head of population throughout the country.Multiple linear regression was used to analyze the association of HCL with main socioeconomic factors,including population size,area,number of administrative divisions and gross domestic product(GDP).Results:Since 2015,there has been at least one physician for every 1,000 people in China on average.However,by 2019,there has yet been one physician for more than 1,000 people in each of two provinces.By 2020,there was at least one physician for every 1,000 people across all 31 provincial-level administrative districts(provinces).The population size and GDP were the influencing factors on HCL,with correlation coefficients of 0.416 and-0.583,respectively.Furthermore,a moderate correlation was found between HCL and the frequency of medical exposure(FME)to ionizing radiation(r=-0.620,P=0.028).Conclusion:There has been at least one physician for every 1,000 people since 2015,but there are great differ-ences between various provinces.HCL as an indicator to evaluate level of medical exposure is warranted further research in China.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation(NO.12105274),China.
文摘Objective We aimed to analyze the current indoor radon level and estimate the population risk of radon-induced lung cancer in urban areas of China.Methods Using the passive monitoring method,a new survey on indoor radon concentrations was conducted in 2,875 dwellings across 31 provincial capital cities in Chinese mainland from 2018 to 2023.The attributable risk of lung cancer induced by indoor radon exposure was estimated based on the risk assessment model.Results The arithmetic mean(AM)and geometric mean(GM)of indoor radon concentrations were 65 Bq/m^(3)and 55 Bq/m^(3),respectively,with 13.6%of measured dwellings exceeding 100 Bq/m^(3)and 0.6%exceeding 300 Bq/m^(3).The estimated number of lung cancer deaths induced by indoor radon exposure was 150,795,accounting for 20.30%(95%CI:20.21%-20.49%)of the lung cancer death toll.Conclusion This study provided the most recent data on national indoor radon levels in urban areas and the attributable risk of lung cancer.These results served as an important foundation for further research on the disease burden of indoor radon exposure and radon mitigation efforts.
文摘Objective:To evaluate the health-care level(HCL),one of the most extensively used indicators to assess the level of medical exposure,and its influencing factors in China.Methods:Based on the data from the China Statistical Yearbook of the National Bureau of Statistics and other public documents,HCL was calculated in terms of the number of physicians per head of population throughout the country.Multiple linear regression was used to analyze the association of HCL with main socioeconomic factors,including population size,area,number of administrative divisions and gross domestic product(GDP).Results:Since 2015,there has been at least one physician for every 1,000 people in China on average.However,by 2019,there has yet been one physician for more than 1,000 people in each of two provinces.By 2020,there was at least one physician for every 1,000 people across all 31 provincial-level administrative districts(provinces).The population size and GDP were the influencing factors on HCL,with correlation coefficients of 0.416 and-0.583,respectively.Furthermore,a moderate correlation was found between HCL and the frequency of medical exposure(FME)to ionizing radiation(r=-0.620,P=0.028).Conclusion:There has been at least one physician for every 1,000 people since 2015,but there are great differ-ences between various provinces.HCL as an indicator to evaluate level of medical exposure is warranted further research in China.
