2021
Adverse childhood circumstances and cognitive function in middle-aged and older Chinese adults: Lower level or faster decline?
Lin Z, Chen X. Adverse childhood circumstances and cognitive function in middle-aged and older Chinese adults: Lower level or faster decline? SSM - Population Health 2021, 14: 100767. PMID: 33855158, PMCID: PMC8025052, DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdverse childhood circumstancesCognitive declineCognitive deficitsChildhood circumstancesCHARLS life history surveySocioeconomic statusOlder Chinese adultsRetirement Longitudinal SurveyLater-life factorsRate of declineChinese adultsChina HealthCognitive functionLinear mixed-effects modelsHealth conditionsMixed-effects modelsCognitive outcomesNeighborhood safetyFaster declineDeficits
2020
Linking early life risk factors to frailty in old age: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study
Li Y, Xue QL, Odden MC, Chen X, Wu C. Linking early life risk factors to frailty in old age: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. Age And Ageing 2020, 49: 208-217. PMID: 31957780, PMCID: PMC7047816, DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afz160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly life risk factorsLife risk factorsRisk factorsChildhood health statusRetirement Longitudinal StudyRisk differenceHealth statusChina HealthOlder ageOlder adultsAbsolute risk differenceCross-sectional studyLongitudinal studyUnfavorable socioeconomic statusLate-life frailtyWorse health conditionsChinese older adultsMiddle-income countriesDevelopment of diseaseHigh riskLower riskRepresentative cohortMultinomial regression modelsHealth conditionsFrailty