by Yun Shao, Bohan Hu, Yuting Lu, Shuo Yu, Ji Liang Background Adolescence is a critical stage for healthy development. Currently, common diseases such as myopia, obesity, dental caries, and spinal curvature abnormalities are highly prevalent among children and adolescents, with an obvious trend of younger onset.
These diseases are caused by the complex interaction of multi-dimensional factors. However, existing interventions are mostly limited to individual diseases, lacking systematic prevention and control tools.
Therefore, there is an urgent need to construct a scientific evaluation index system for health-influencing factors. Objective Targeting the four key common diseases emphasized in China’s national health policies – myopia, obesity, dental caries, and spinal curvature abnormalities – among children and adolescents aged 7–19 years, this study constructed a multi-dimensional risk assessment indicator system to support evidence-based prevention and policy-making for this population.
Methods Guided by the National Program of Action for Children’s Development in China (2021–2030) and the “Healthy China 2030” Planning Outline, a three-level indicator framework was initially formulated through literature research and expert meetings.
PLOS ONE (Medicine) published a clinical update in Research Highlights on 17 Jun 2026.
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