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
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
2014
Commercial plasma donation and individual health in impoverished rural China
Chen X. Commercial plasma donation and individual health in impoverished rural China. Health Economics Review 2014, 4: 30. PMID: 26208930, PMCID: PMC4502079, DOI: 10.1186/s13561-014-0030-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommercial plasma donationSelf-rated healthPlasma donationPlasma donorsInfectious diseasesLower self-rated healthHepatitis C epidemicWorse health statusHIV/AIDSAppetite lossHepatitis screeningC epidemicHealth statusAge groupsNegative health impactsBlood bankFrequent donationsEffective interventionsWidespread epidemicStandard deviation declineHealth impactsHigher chanceIndividual healthLinear regression modelsEffects model