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. 2021 Apr 27;11:100153. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100153

Table 4.

Risk factors attributable to disability-adjusted life years due to upper and lower respiratory infections by sex in China, 2019.

Risk factors Percentage (%) of disability-adjusted life years (95% UI)
Upper respiratory infections
Lower respiratory infections
Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females
All risk factors 0•15 (0•08, 0•36) 0•15 (0•08, 0•35) 0•15 (0•07, 0•37) 72•50 (67•45, 77•23) 73•75 (68•90, 78•38) 70•43 (64•74, 75•64)
Environmental/occupational risks 0•05 (0•03, 0•10) 0•05 (0•03, 0•10) 0•05 (0•03, 0•10) 38•74 (31•32, 46•34) 38•18 (30•79, 45•76) 39•07 (31•63, 46•63)
Unsafe water, sanitation, and handwashing 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 4•10 (1•65, 6•69) 4•05 (1•63, 6•61) 4•12 (1•67, 6•69)
No access to handwashing facility 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 4•10 (1•65, 6•69) 4•05 (1•63, 6•61) 4•12 (1•67, 6•69)
Air pollution 0•05 (0•03, 0•10) 0•05 (0•03, 0•10) 0•05 (0•03, 0•10) 26•55 (18•69, 35•20) 26 (18•30, 34•64) 26•96 (19•08, 35•73)
Particulate matter 0•05 (0•03, 0•10) 0•05 (0•03, 0•10) 0•05 (0•03, 0•10) 26•55 (18•69, 35•20) 26 (18•30, 34•64) 26•96 (19•08, 35•73)
 Ambient particulate matter 0•04 (0•02, 0•08) 0•04 (0•02, 0•08) 0•04 (0•02, 0•08) 19•66 (13•79, 26•24) 19•88 (13•85, 26•62) 19•35 (13•63, 25•74)
 Household pollution from solid fuels 0•01 (0•01, 0•03) 0•01 (0•01, 0•03) 0•01 (0•01, 0•03) 6•89 (3•15, 12•29) 6•12 (2•74, 11•06) 7•61 (3•57, 13•77)
Non-optimal temperature 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 13•32 (8•76, 17•67) 13•24 (8•72, 17•62) 13•28 (8•70, 17•56)
 High temperature 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0•67 (0•06, 1•19) 0•71 (0•07, 1•28) 0•66 (0•06, 1•17)
 Low temperature 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 12•69 (7•93, 16•99) 12•58 (7•90, 16•81) 12•66 (8•00 16•87)
Behavioural risks 0•12 (0•05, 0•31) 0•12 (0•05, 0•31) 0•11 (0•04, 0•31) 55•52 (49•33, 60•96) 58•02 (52•16, 63•24) 51•93 (44•77, 58•03)
Child and maternal malnutrition 0•12 (0•05, 0•31) 0•12 (0•05, 0•31) 0•11 (0•04, 0•31) 34•58 (27•07, 40•71) 29•98 (23•30, 36•15) 38•73 (30•36, 45•68)
 Suboptimal breastfeeding 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 4•59 (3•12, 6•13) 4•00 (2•67, 5•38) 5•11 (3•44, 6•86)
 Non-exclusive breastfeeding 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 4•59 (3•12, 6•13) 4•00 (2•67, 5•38) 5•11 (3•44, 6•86)
 Child growth failure 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 23•56 (16•56, 29•20) 20•35 (13•96, 25•92) 26•53 (18•42, 32•83)
 Child underweight 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 1•62 (0•77, 3•57) 1•36 (0•65, 2•96) 1•88 (0•93, 3•99)
 Child malnutrition 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 21•62 (11•83, 28•47) 18•66 (10•01, 25•19) 24•37 (13•62, 31•99)
 Child stunting 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 3•02 (0•05, 9•79) 2•55 (0•04, 8•48) 3•51 (0•05, 11•19)
 Low birth weight and short gestation 0•12 (0•05, 0•31) 0•12 (0•05, 0•31) 0•11 (0•04, 0•31) 9•43 (8•28, 10•54) 8•22 (6•86, 9•45) 10•49 (9•05, 11•88)
 Short gestation 0•08 (0•03, 0•20) 0•08 (0•03, 0•19) 0•07 (0•03, 0•21) 6•05 (5•27, 6•79) 5•12 (4•27, 5•95) 7•01 (6•03, 7•97)
 Low birth weight 0•10 (0•04, 0•26) 0•10 (0•04, 0•25) 0•10 (0•04, 0•28) 7•99 (7•00, 8•95) 6•87 (5•77, 7•91) 9•05 (7•84, 10•28)
Tobacco 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 26•13 (20•44, 31•83) 31•11 (25•65, 36•60) 20•45 (14•18, 26•68)
 Smoking 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 10•73 (8•25, 13•44) 18•44 (14•50, 22•67) 2•14 (1•37, 3•10)
 Second-hand smoke 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 16•48 (10•78, 22•21) 14•41 (9•42, 19•55) 18•66 (12•28, 24•96)
Alcohol use 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 0) 2•81 (1•32, 4•19) 4•95 (2•44, 7•33) 0•49 (0•13, 0•92)

Abbreviation: UI, uncertainty interval.