围产期死亡率主要指标的变化,用于生命统计数据
概括
国家卫生统计中心 (NCHS) 现在使用扩展的围产期死亡率指标 (定义III),包括早期胎儿死亡. 这项新措施为围产期死亡率趋势提供了更全面的观点.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 生物统计学 生物统计学
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 美国国家卫生统计中心 (NCHS) 正在转向对围产死亡率的扩大定义,称为定义III.
- 定义III包括20周或更长的胎儿死亡和7天以下的婴儿死亡,取代了以前的定义I (28周或更长的怀孕).
- 这一变化与2014年的胎儿死亡国家报告标准保持一致,旨在更完整地捕捉围产期事件的情况.
研究的目的:
- 描述采用定义III用于围产期死亡率测量的理由.
- 通过使用定义I和定义III,从2014年到2022年,比较围产期死亡率的趋势.
- 根据新定义,根据母亲人口统计和地理位置分析围产死亡模式的差异.
主要方法:
- 使用来自NCHS国家生命统计系统的数据,包括胎儿死亡,出生和相关的出生/婴儿死亡档案.
- 根据定义I和定义III计算和比较围产期死亡率.
- 分析2022年围产死亡率的人口和州级变化.
主要成果:
- 在2022年,定义III捕获了与定义I (60.7%) 相比的更大比例 (91.4%) 的围产期死亡.
- 根据定义III,围产死亡率大约比根据定义I高50% (8.27对1.000例出生5.51).
- 两种定义都显示了2014-2022年的类似趋势,最初的稳定率随后下降. 人口结构模式相似,但在定义III时,州层面的差异更为明显.
结论:
- 通过定义III,可以更全面地衡量围产死亡率.
- 虽然趋势是可比的,但根据定义III的较高率突出显示了其更广泛的范围.
- 根据定义III,进一步分析州级数据是有必要的,以了解区域差异.
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