Characteristics of new cases of pneumoconiosis in Longyan City from 2018 to 2022
Objective To explore the characteristics of new cases of pneumoconiosis in Longyan City from 2018 to 2022,and to provide reference for prevention and treatment of pneumoconiosis.Methods Data of 949 new cases of pneumoconiosis in Longyan City from January 2018 to December 2022 were collected from China Disease Prevention and Control Information System.SPSS 21.0 software was used for statistical analysis.Chi-square test was used for comparison of composition ratio,and the test level was α=0.05.Results Among the new cases of pneumoconiosis in Longyan City from 2018 to 2022,there were 735 cases(77.45%)in stage Ⅰ,141 cases(14.86%)in stage Ⅱ and 73 cases(7.69%)in stage Ⅲ.In the past five years,the number of cases in 2019 was the highest(349 cases,36.78%),followed by that in 2018(223 cases,23.50%).There was a statistically significant difference in the distribution of pneumoconiosis among different years(P<0.001).Most of the patients were aged between 50-60 years(424 cases,44.68%).Most of the patients had less than 10 years of service(543 cases,57.22%),and the most cases were silicosis(582 cases,61.33%).The numbers of cases in mining workers and coal workers were larger,with 306(32.24%)cases and 282(29.72%)cases,respectively.Conclusions The new incidence of pneumoconiosis in Longyan City from 2018 to 2022 was mainly stage Ⅰ pneumoconiosis,among which the incidence of coal mining industry was higher,and most of them were silicosis and coal workers'pneumoconiosis.Relevant departments should continue to strengthen the implementation of occupational disease prevention and control,and carry out targeted measures training and education for key groups and key industries.
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