[Analysis on potential years of life lost of automobile drivers in Jiangsu in 1990 - 1999].
OBJECTIVE
To describe the health status of automobile drivers and to define their potential years of life lost (PYLL) resulting from main death causes in Jiangsu in 1990 - 1999.


METHODS
The Reed-Merrell method and Makham-Gompertz equation were used to compile the abridged truncate life tables. PYLL and rate of PYLL was used to analyse death causes in 1990 - 1999.


RESULTS
(1) The life expectancy of drivers at age 20 was 55.36, which was 0.70 year less than that of non-drivers. (2) Rate of PYLL was 35.07 per thousand in drivers, and 42.65 per thousand in non-drivers, and the corresponding standard rates of PYLL were 42.45 per thousand and 41.14 per thousand, respectively. (3) Damage and toxicosis ranked number 4 in terms of proportionate mortality ratio, but ranked first with the rate of PYLL.


CONCLUSIONS
Special attention should be paid to the health status of automobile drivers, especially to those who are middle aged. Diseases that made the greatest contributions to drivers' "earlier death" were damage and toxicosis.
Xun
Peng-cheng
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Department of Medical Statistics, Nantong Medical College, Nantong 226001, China.
Cai
Hui
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D001334:Automobile Driving; D002423:Cause of Death; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D012189:Retrospective Studies