Table 3 Number of KB observations and cases and the KB prevalence of each county in Qamdo.

From: Ecological analysis of Kashin-Beck osteoarthropathy risk factors in Tibet’s Qamdo City, China

County name

Observation population (ten thousand)

KB-afflicted administrative villages

KB cases

KB prevalence (%)

Karub Qu

12.49

7

114

0.09

Konjo

4.30

2

81

0.19

Lhorong

4.86

25

1,734

3.57

Jomda

8.40

20

56

0.07

Dêngqên

7.60

8

1,686

2.22

Riwoqê

5.00

1

5

0.01

Zogang

4.70

33

242

0.51

Chagyab

5.70

12

1,100

1.93

Markam

9.80

14

1,163

1.19

Banbar

3.60

69

4,013

11.15

Baxoi

4.20

37

1,010

2.40

Total

70.65

228

11,204

1.59