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Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Urinary lithiasis poses a significant public health challenge.
  • Accurate disease burden estimation is crucial for resource allocation and intervention planning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate a predictive model for urinary lithiasis patient numbers based on regional hospital bed capacity.
  • To analyze the correlation between urinary lithiasis prevalence and key socioeconomic and healthcare variables.

Main Methods:

  • Data from governmental and organizational sources in Guangxi Guilin, China (August-September 2023).
  • Inclusion of variables: urinary lithiasis patients, hospital beds, GDP per capita, education, and living standards.
  • Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics, correlation, multiple regression, and GIS parameters using Prism 10.

Main Results:

  • A significant positive correlation was observed between the number of urinary lithiasis patients, total population, and hospital beds.
  • No significant correlation was found with gross domestic product per capita.
  • A predictive formula (y = 0.44x - 38.252) was established, where 'y' is the patient count and 'x' is the number of hospital beds.

Conclusions:

  • Disease detection rates, including urinary lithiasis, are positively associated with hospital bed availability and regional population.
  • The developed method serves as a benchmark for disease detection in other regions.
  • This approach offers a practical early warning system for disease prevention and timely intervention.