2024
Association between experiencing low healthcare quality and developing dementia
Aravena J, Chen X, Levy B. Association between experiencing low healthcare quality and developing dementia. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: 2126-2132. PMID: 38415796, PMCID: PMC11226361, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociated with increased dementia riskHealthcare qualityDementia riskHealthcare discriminationAssociated with greater dementia riskHazard ratioHealth and Retirement StudyDeterminants of dementiaCases of dementiaDementia prevalenceReducing dementiaPhysician diagnosisRetirement StudyHealthcare servicesOlder personsOlder adultsSocioeconomic factorsDementiaHealthcareImplement structural changesCognitive scoresCox regressionParticipantsHealthIndividual-level behaviorA Systematic Analysis of Early Life Exposure to the Chinese Famine (1959–1961) and the Health of Older Adults — China, 2008–2023
Shen C, Chen X. A Systematic Analysis of Early Life Exposure to the Chinese Famine (1959–1961) and the Health of Older Adults — China, 2008–2023. China CDC Weekly 2024, 6: 203-207. PMID: 38532745, PMCID: PMC10961216, DOI: 10.46234/ccdcw2024.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly life circumstancesChinese famineHealth of older adultsLife exposurePublic health practiceLife circumstancesHealth-related sectorsLife course approachEarly life exposuresEnhance public healthHealth practicesOlder adultsHealthy agingHealthPublic healthMeta-analysisOlder ageAging societyStrategic interventionsAgeIndividual environmentsInterventionAdultsMounting evidenceAging processApplying 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
Contribution of life course circumstances to the acceleration of phenotypic and functional aging: A retrospective study
Cao X, Ma C, Zheng Z, He L, Hao M, Chen X, Crimmins EM, Gill TM, Levine ME, Liu Z. Contribution of life course circumstances to the acceleration of phenotypic and functional aging: A retrospective study. EClinicalMedicine 2022, 51: 101548. PMID: 35844770, PMCID: PMC9284373, DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease Research CenterDisadvantaged subpopulationsAdulthood circumstancesAlzheimer's Disease Research CenterRetirement Longitudinal StudyFunctional agingLife course circumstancesAdvancing Translational SciencesRetrospective studyChronic diseasesGeneral linear regression modelHealth gapChina HealthBiomarker collectionOlder adultsLater lifeNational InstituteLongitudinal studySubpopulationsLinear regression modelsTranslational scienceRegression modelsChildhoodAdvantaged counterpartsHealth
2021
Role of professionalism in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Does a public health or medical background help?
Li X, Lai W, Wan Q, Chen X. Role of professionalism in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Does a public health or medical background help? China Economic Review 2021, 71: 101733. PMID: 35058684, PMCID: PMC8702613, DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2021.101733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic healthCoronavirus disease 2019COVID-19 pandemicTop officialsLow infection rateDisease 2019Health outcomesInfection rateDisease controlRole of professionalismMedical backgroundParty officialsPolicy responsesPolicy measuresImportance of professionalismChinese citiesCommunity closureCity characteristicsOfficialsHealthPandemicProfessionalismWork experienceCityResponseSomething in the pipe: the Flint water crisis and health at birth
Wang R, Chen X, Li X. Something in the pipe: the Flint water crisis and health at birth. Journal Of Population Economics 2021, 35: 1723-1749. DOI: 10.1007/s00148-021-00876-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow birth weightBirth weightRate of LBWVital statistics birth recordsRate of prematurityLength of gestationBlack mothersPublic health crisisBirth outcomesUtero exposureFemale sex ratioBirth recordsOverall populationWhite womenBlack womenHealth crisisChildrenPublic water sourcesWomenBirthMothersMortality selectionPercentage pointsLittle evidenceHealth
2020
Understanding Health and Social Challenges for Aging and Long-Term Care in China
Yang W, Wu B, Tan SY, Li B, Lou VWQ, Chen Z, Chen X, Fletcher JR, Carrino L, Hu B, Zhang A, Hu M, Wang Y. Understanding Health and Social Challenges for Aging and Long-Term Care in China. Research On Aging 2020, 43: 127-135. PMID: 32677535, PMCID: PMC7961665, DOI: 10.1177/0164027520938764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth 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
2018
Does money relieve depression? Evidence from social pension expansions in China
Chen X, Wang T, Busch SH. Does money relieve depression? Evidence from social pension expansions in China. Social Science & Medicine 2018, 220: 411-420. PMID: 30530234, PMCID: PMC6800113, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Happiness in the air: How does a dirty sky affect mental health and subjective well-being?
Zhang X, Zhang X, Chen X. Happiness in the air: How does a dirty sky affect mental health and subjective well-being? Journal Of Environmental Economics And Management 2017, 85: 81-94. PMID: 29081551, PMCID: PMC5654562, DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2017.04.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research