Trends and external causes of traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury mortality in south China, 2014–2018: an ecological study

• DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-12225-2
• Publication Date: 2021-12-07T17:02:34Z
• Authors: Xue-yan Zheng; Qian Yi; Xiao-jun Xu; Rui-lin Meng; Shu-li Ma; Si-li Tang; Hao-feng Xu; Ying-shan Xu; Yan-jun Xu; Yi Yang
• Keywords: Biostatistics

The epidemiological evidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and spinal cord (SCI) mortality in mainland China is lacking. We aimed to assess the trends TBI SCI mortality, their association with sex, age, location external causes south China.Mortality data were derived from Disease Surveillance Points (DSPs) system Guangdong province between 2014 2018. examined Cochran-Armitage trend test, socio-demographic factors by using negative binomial models. Subgroup analysis was performed stratifying SCI.The age-standardized remained relatively stable (from 11.6 15.4 per 100,000), while increased 148.3% Compared females urban residents, adjusted rate ratios males rural residents 2.3 2.0 for TBI, 2.2 4.6 SCI, respectively. substantially age. Motor vehicle crashes falls leading aged under 75 years over years, Falls most important cause death all ages.Being male, elderly are at higher risk dying SCI. substantial burden caused road traffic has called urgent need improve prevention, pre-hospital aid, hospital treatment recovery.