@article{ref1,
title="Analysis on potential years of life lost of automobile drivers in Jiangsu in 1990 - 1999",
journal="Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi",
year="2003",
author="Xun, Peng-cheng and Cai, Hui",
volume="24",
number="4",
pages="284-287",
abstract="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. CONCLUSION: 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' &quot;earlier death&quot; were damage and toxicosis.<p /> <p>Language: zh</p>",
language="zh",
issn="0254-6450",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}