2019
Prevalence and Patterns of Multimorbidity in a Nationally Representative Sample of Older Chinese: Results From the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study
Yao SS, Cao GY, Han L, Chen ZS, Huang ZT, Gong P, Hu Y, Xu B. Prevalence and Patterns of Multimorbidity in a Nationally Representative Sample of Older Chinese: Results From the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2019, 75: 1974-1980. PMID: 31406983, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glz185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatterns of multimorbidityPrevalence of multimorbidityMultimorbidity patternsRetirement Longitudinal StudyOlder ChineseChina HealthPopulation-based studyDemographic characteristicsIndividual chronic diseasesLongitudinal studyCommon multimorbidity patternsLogistic regression modelsParticipants' demographic characteristicsNationally Representative SampleEntire cohortPotential confoundersChronic diseasesRepresentative sampleMultimorbidityAlcohol consumptionMemory-related diseasesUrban-rural differencesPrevalenceInterventional implicationsResidential region
2014
Antihypertensive Medications and Serious Fall Injuries in a Nationally Representative Sample of Older Adults
Tinetti ME, Han L, Lee DS, McAvay GJ, Peduzzi P, Gross CP, Zhou B, Lin H. Antihypertensive Medications and Serious Fall Injuries in a Nationally Representative Sample of Older Adults. JAMA Internal Medicine 2014, 174: 588-595. PMID: 24567036, PMCID: PMC4136657, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.14764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious fall injuriesAdjusted hazard ratioAntihypertensive medicationsMultiple chronic conditionsFall injuriesAntihypertensive groupHazard ratioOlder adultsChronic conditionsAntihypertensive medication classesStandardized daily doseAntihypertensive medication useCommunity-living adultsPropensity score adjustmentTraumatic brain injuryHealthy older adultsMedication intensityCardiovascular eventsMedication classesDaily doseHip fractureMedication useNationally Representative SampleHead injuryBrain injury