2024
Applying Machine Learning Approach to Explore Childhood Circumstances and Self-Rated Health in Old Age — China and the US, 2020–2021
Huo S, Feng D, Gill T, Chen X. Applying Machine Learning Approach to Explore Childhood Circumstances and Self-Rated Health in Old Age — China and the US, 2020–2021. China CDC Weekly 2024, 6: 213-218. PMID: 38532746, PMCID: PMC10961215, DOI: 10.46234/ccdcw2024.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-rated healthSenior healthChildhood circumstancesPromote health equityEarly-life interventionsHealth equityChina HealthChildhood healthRetirement StudyHealthSelf-ratingsAging populationFinancial statusChinese participantsAge ChinaConditional inference treesChildhoodOut-of-sample mean squared errorsInterventionParticipantsRegional differencesUSStatusInference treesRetirement
2022
Early-Life Circumstances and Cross-Country Disparities in Cognition Among Older Populations — China, the US, and the EU, 2008–2018
Yan B, Gao S, Dai M, Gill T, Chen X. Early-Life Circumstances and Cross-Country Disparities in Cognition Among Older Populations — China, the US, and the EU, 2008–2018. China CDC Weekly 2022, 4: 1013-1018. PMID: 36483009, PMCID: PMC9709302, DOI: 10.46234/ccdcw2022.205.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
Health inequality among Chinese older adults: The role of childhood circumstances
Yan B, Chen X, Gill TM. Health inequality among Chinese older adults: The role of childhood circumstances. The Journal Of The Economics Of Ageing 2020, 17: 100237. PMID: 32064224, PMCID: PMC7021249, DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2020.100237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth-related circumstancesHealth inequalitiesChildhood circumstancesOlder ageSelf-rated healthMultiple health outcomesRetirement Longitudinal StudyChinese older adultsHealth outcomesChina HealthCognitive healthMental healthOlder adultsPhysical healthAnalytic sampleLife course approachLongitudinal studyAgeShapley value decomposition approachPerson's ageHealthCourse approachMortalityHistory survey