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Table 1 Diseases spectrum (ICD-10 Blocks) and prevalence rate of inpatients with blood Pb concentrations higher than 100 or 50 μg/L

From: Analysis of disease profile, and medical burden by lead exposure from hospital information systems in China

Blocks

Diseases spectrum

Inpatients with Pb tests

≥100 μg/L

Percentage (%)

≥50 μg/L

Percentage (%)

A00-B99

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

576

9

1.56%

77

13.37%

C00-D48

Neoplasms

246

5

2.03%

63

25.61%

D50-D89

Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism

252

3

1.20%

34

13.55%

E00-E90

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

545

14

2.57%

93

17.06%

F00-F99

Mental and behavioural disorders

310

3

0.97%

29

9.35%

G00-G99

Diseases of the nervous system

1058

24

2.27%

168

15.88%

I00-I99

Diseases of the circulatory system

1955

25

1.28%

167

8.54%

J00-J99

Diseases of the respiratory system

3159

27

0.86%

543

17.22%

K00-K93

Diseases of the digestive system

1273

76

5.97%

313

24.59%

M00-M99

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

349

8

2.31%

59

17.00%

N00-N99

Diseases of the genitourinary system

193

9

4.66%

39

20.21%

R00-R99

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

249

18

7.23%

56

22.49%

S00-T98

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

285

41

14.39%

85

29.82%

Z00-Z99

Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

242

7

2.92%

68

28.33%