ObjectiveTo understand the incidence and epidemiological characteristics of hand injuries among registered population in Jiading District of Shanghai, so as to provide evidence for scientific prevention and control.

MethodsAnting town, Huangdu town and Huating town were selected for investigation.Incidence of hand injuries among registered population was investigated by questionnaires.

ResultsA total of 10 083 registered population was included in the study, with the average age being 57.1 ± 10.4 years old.Of them, 4 039 were male and 6 044 were female, 92.2% were married and 7.8% had college degree or above.The 26.8% of the subjects smoked at least one cigarette per day for more than six months, 13.1% drank at least three times per week for more than six months, and 43.7% exercised at least 10 minutes per week.The 37.9% had hypertension, 8.6% had diabetes, and 14.5% had hyperlipidemia.The incidence of hand injuries was 2.1%, of which 61.8% occurred at home and workplaces.Multivariate analysis showed that hypertension was the risk factor and smoking was the protective factor associated with hand injuries.

ConclusionThe incidence of hand injuries is low in Jiading District.Household hand injuries may be crucial for prevention; in addition, patients with hypertension might be a key population for prevention.