Inpatient Non-Communicable Disease Records from 12 Chinese Hospitals 2003-2014

1,907,484 inpatient electronic health records from 12 general tertiary hospitals in eastern coastal China, covering 2003 to 2014. The data tracks the spectrum and trends of severe non-communicable diseases, with 50.05% male patients and 81.53% aged 50 or older. It was collected to dynamically monitor disease burden in a transitioning, economically developed region.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in the proportion of chronic respiratory diseases and cancer inpatients over the 12-year period.
• Compare gender differences in disease progression, such as the significant increase in mental and behavioural disorders among women versus men.
• Examine age-specific patterns, like the skyrocketing proportion of diabetes, blood diseases, or endocrine diseases among 21- to 50-year-old inpatients from 2003 to 2014.
• Identify the most common conditions in the older patient group, including cerebral infarctions, coronary heart disease, and hypertension.

Strengths

• Contains 1,907,484 patient records, providing a substantial sample for longitudinal analysis.
• Covers a 12-year time range from 2003 to 2014, enabling trend analysis.
• Includes detailed demographic breakdowns, such as 50.05% male and 81.53% aged 50+.
• Sourced from 12 general tertiary hospitals in a defined geographic region (eastern coastal China).

Limitations

• Data is limited to inpatients with severe non-communicable diseases, excluding outpatients and other conditions.
• The sample is geographically specific to developed eastern coastal China, limiting generalizability to other regions.
• Data collection ended in 2014, making the dataset over a decade old and potentially not reflecting current disease patterns.

Provenance

Source

Dryad, authored by Dehua Yu.

Collection Method

Extracted electronic health records from 12 general tertiary hospitals.

Time Range

2003 to 2014.

Freshness

Last updated 2020-06-24; data covers 2003-2014 with no stated update frequency.

Geography

Eastern coastal China.