ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Med.
Sec. Pulmonary Medicine
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1569629
Epidemiological characteristics of emergency department patients from different ethnic groups in the Atushi region, Xinjiang
Provisionally accepted
- 1Affiliated Kunshan Hospital of Jiangsu University, Kunshan, China
- 2Atushi People's Hospital, Atushi, China
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The Xinjiang region of China has long been a high-incidence area for respiratory diseases, especially pulmonary tuberculosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This retrospective, cross-sectional study aimed to analyze the epidemiological characteristics of patients visiting the Emergency Department (ED) of The People's Hospital of Atushi in the Atushi region of Xinjiang, China, from January to December 2024. A total of 8,837 patients were included, and respiratory diseases emerged as the most prevalent condition, accounting for 35.2% of the cohort.The leading respiratory conditions were acute upper respiratory infections (18.4%), pulmonary tuberculosis (4.1%), and COPD (4.6%). Respiratory diseases were significantly more common in older patients and were associated with both gender and ethnicity, with the Uygur ethnic group showing the highest prevalence. The findings suggest that age, gender, ethnicity, and environmental factors, such as the region's climate, play pivotal roles in the epidemiology of respiratory diseases. These results underscore the need for targeted public health interventions aimed at managing respiratory conditions, especially for vulnerable populations such as the elderly and ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, China.
Keywords: Epidemiological, emergency department, Ethnic, Respiratory diseases, region's climate
Received: 01 Feb 2025; Accepted: 26 May 2025.
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* Correspondence: Weiwei Zhou, Atushi People's Hospital, Atushi, China
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