[Epidemiological investigation on congenital heart disease in several regions of Yunnan province].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the distribution of congenital heart disease (CHD) aged 3 - 18 in several regions of Yunnan province.


METHODS
Cross-rectional studies were carried out among 48 638 children from Xishuangbanna, Dali, Baoshan Longling, Luxi Mangshi and Gejiu in Yunnan province with stratified, clustered sampling.


RESULTS
The overall morbidity of CHD was 5.08 per thousand with 5.09 per thousand in males and 5.07 per thousand in females. Morbidity rates in different regions were 2.75 per thousand in Xishuangbanna, 7.85 per thousand in Dali, 9.59 per thousand in Baoshan Long ling, 4.80 per thousand in Gejiu, 16.99 per thousand in Luxi Wuchalu. However, in the same area, rates were different among different residents:3.25 per thousand in Gejiu, and was 9.10 per thousand in Laochang stannum mine, 11.20 per thousand in Datunxuanchang; 5.74 per thousand at the city of Baoshan Longling, 11.35 per thousand at countryside; 4.90 per thousand at the city of Dali, 8.71 per thousand at countryside; 1.69 per thousand at the city of Xishuangbanna, 4.40 per thousand at country. Morbidity rates in different ethnic groups were as follows: 5.39 per thousand in Dai, 6.83 per thousand in Jinuo, 0 per thousand in Hani, 8.12 per thousand in Bai, 14.18 per thousand in Jingpo.


CONCLUSIONS
There were significant regional and ethnic differences seen in Yunnan on the mobidity of CHD which was different from the domestic literature reported.
Jiang
Li-hong
LH
Yan'an Hospital, Kunmin 650051, China.
Duan
Chang-qun
CQ
Ma
Zhi-qiang
ZQ
Zhu
Li-jun
LJ
Yin
Wen-jie
WJ
Zou
Hong-lin
HL
Li
Peng
P
Wu
Jian
J
Wei
Jie
J
Na
Zhu-hui
ZH
Chen
Wen-min
WM
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D015995:Prevalence