Executive summary Over the past four decades, rapid urbanisation in China has brought
unprecedented health benefits to its urban population, but has also created new challenges …

Background Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Data on the
effectiveness of one-off low-dose CT (LDCT) in reducing lung cancer mortality and all-cause …

Importance Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the top cause of death in China. To our
knowledge, no consistent and comparable assessments of CVD burden have been …

Objective To determine the nationwide prevalence of hyperuricemia in China and evaluate
its trends and associated risk factors. Methods Using a multi-stage, stratified, cluster …

Importance Previous studies have shown increasing prevalence of diabetes in China, which
now has the world's largest diabetes epidemic. Objectives To estimate the recent prevalence …

Background Because of the rapid change in economic development and lifestyle in China,
and the ageing population, concerns have grown that chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Objectives To examine the association between temperature and cause specific mortality,
and to quantify the corresponding disease burden attributable to non-optimum ambient …

Rationale: Evidence concerning the acute health effects of air pollution caused by fine
particulate matter (PM2. 5) in developing countries is quite limited. Objectives: To evaluate …

Objective To assess excess all cause and cause specific mortality during the three months
(1 January to 31 March 2020) of the coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) outbreak in …

Background: Cohort studies in North America and western Europe have reported increased
risk of mortality associated with long-term exposure to fine particles (PM 2.5), but to date, no …