Abstract:

Objective To examine the prevalence rate and disease spectrum of non-communicable chronic diseases in different areas and different population of Jilin province and to provide evidence for making prevention and controlling strategies of chronic diseases. Methods A total of 23 050 adult residents aged 18-79years from 32 districts of Jilin province were selected by multistage cluster randomly sampling.The investigation with questionnaire was conducted in face-to-face style,and chronic diseases conditions were self-reported.Complex weightedcomputation was used in the prevalence rate estimation. Results The total prevalence rate of chronic diseases was 51.6%.The residents in rural areas had a higher prevalence rate compared with residents in urban areas (55.7% vs 48.3%,P<0.001).The female residents had a higher prevalence rate compared with male residents (57.6% vs 46.0%,P<0.001).The prevalence rate was increased with the age increasing.The top 5 of the most prevalent systemic chronic diseases were disease of circulatory system (23.5%),disease of digestive system (19.1%),disease of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (18.1%),disease of genitourinary system (12.3%) and endocrine and nutritional and metabolic diseases (7.6%).The top 5  of the most prevalent chronic diseases were hypertension (13.3%),chronic gastroenteritis/peptic ulcer (11.4%),intervertebral disc disease (11.4%),ischemic heart disease (7.7%),and arthritis (7.0%). Conclusion The adult residents in Jilin province have a higher prevalence rate of chronic diseases compared with the results of the other similar investigation in China.There are differences in the distributional haracteristics of chronic disease among different areas and different populations.Health system should provide more strength in preventing and controlling chronic diseases according to the differentdistribution of them in different populations and different areas.
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Key words: chronic disease, prevalence, cross-sectional study, Jilin province