TABLE 2—
Final 20 Most Important and Most Preventable Health Problems Identified: China, 2015–2016
| Selections Rate |
Importance Score |
Preventability Score |
Composite Index |
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| Health Problem | Domain Class | % | Rank | Median (IQR) | Rank | Median (IQR) | Rank | Median (IQR) | Rank |
| Diabetes mellitus | NCD | 83.3 | 1 | 7.20 (2.50) | 1 | 6.35 (2.70) | 2 | 0.74 (0.27) | 1 |
| Hypertension | NCD | 82.7 | 2 | 7.20 (2.50) | 1 | 6.30 (2.40) | 3 | 0.72 (0.26) | 2 |
| CHD/MI | NCD | 81.6 | 3 | 7.20 (2.50) | 1 | 5.60 (3.20) | 5 | 0.69 (0.26) | 3 |
| Air pollution | EO | 74.3 | 6 | 6.80 (2.50) | 4 | 6.30 (2.40) | 3 | 0.64 (0.24) | 4 |
| Lung cancer | NCD | 75.9 | 4 | 6.40 (3.20) | 5 | 4.90 (3.10) | 11 | 0.58 (0.28) | 5 |
| Stroke | NCD | 75.4 | 5 | 6.40 (3.30) | 5 | 5.60 (3.40) | 5 | 0.57 (0.30) | 6 |
| Smoking | UB | 65.4 | 8 | 6.35 (8.10) | 8 | 7.20 (9.00) | 1 | 0.56 (0.67) | 7 |
| Hepatitis | CD | 66.0 | 7 | 6.30 (4.20) | 9 | 5.60 (4.20) | 5 | 0.53 (0.37) | 8 |
| Water pollution | EO | 63.1 | 11 | 6.40 (5.10) | 5 | 5.60 (4.40) | 5 | 0.52 (0.42) | 9 |
| HIV/AIDS | CD | 65.1 | 9 | 5.95 (4.40) | 10 | 5.50 (4.20) | 10 | 0.50 (0.30) | 10 |
| Emerging infectious diseases | CD | 63.9 | 10 | 5.60 (5.10) | 11 | 4.00 (4.30) | 17 | 0.47 (0.38) | 11 |
| Liver cancer | NCD | 60.3 | 12 | 5.60 (7.20) | 11 | 4.20 (5.60) | 14 | 0.41 (0.52) | 12 |
| Alzheimer’s disease | NCD | 57.3 | 13 | 5.60 (7.20) | 11 | 3.60 (5.40) | 18 | 0.36 (0.53) | 13 |
| Unhealthy dieta | UB | 52.0 | 15 | 5.25 (7.20) | 14 | 5.60 (7.20) | 5 | 0.36 (0.49) | 13 |
| Depression | MN | 54.9 | 14 | 4.80 (7.20) | 16 | 4.20 (6.00) | 14 | 0.35 (0.49) | 15 |
| Road injury | I | 47.7 | 18 | 4.85 (7.20) | 15 | 4.85 (7.20) | 12 | 0.33 (0.45) | 16 |
| Contamination of foodb | NF | 47.9 | 17 | 4.80 (6.40) | 16 | 4.35 (6.40) | 13 | 0.32 (0.44) | 17 |
| Obesity and overweight | NCD | 50.9 | 16 | 4.80 (7.20) | 16 | 4.20 (7.20) | 14 | 0.30 (0.49) | 18 |
| Breast cancer | NCD | 44.0 | 19 | 3.25 (6.40) | 19 | 2.45 (6.00) | 19 | 0.18 (0.38) | 19 |
| Tuberculosis | CD | 42.6 | 20 | 1.50 (6.40) | 20 | 1.50 (6.40) | 20 | 0.09 (0.34) | 20 |
Note. CD = communicable diseases; CHD/MI = coronary heart disease/myocardial infarction; EO = environmental and occupational health; I = injuries; IQR = interquartile range; MN = mental and neurological disorders; NCD = noncommunicable diseases; NF = nutrition and food safety; UB = unhealthy behaviors. All data in the table were weighted by the familiarity of the panelists with each selected health problem.
a
High dietary intakes of saturated fat, trans-fats, and salt, and low intake of fruits.
b
Contamination with pesticides, antibiotics, and hormone residues.