2024
Temporal trends in population attributable fractions of modifiable risk factors for dementia: a time-series study of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (2004–2019)
Chen S, Underwood B, Cardinal R, Chen X, Chen S, Amin J, Jin H, Huang J, Mueller C, Yan L, Brayne C, Kuper H. Temporal trends in population attributable fractions of modifiable risk factors for dementia: a time-series study of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (2004–2019). BMC Medicine 2024, 22: 268. PMID: 38926751, PMCID: PMC11210022, DOI: 10.1186/s12916-024-03464-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation attributable fractionModifiable risk factorsEnglish Longitudinal Study of AgeingOverall PAFLongitudinal Study of AgingEnglish Longitudinal StudyPhysical inactivitySocioeconomic statusStudy of AgingLower educationDementia riskSocial isolationAttributable fractionHearing lossRisk factorsTargeted public health strategiesTraumatic brain injuryProportion of dementiaDeterminants of dementiaSocioeconomic status categoriesEffective public health policiesDevelopment of evidence-basedPublic health strategiesPublic health policiesTime-series studyTemporal trends and disparities of population attributable fractions of modifiable risk factors for dementia in China: a time-series study of the China health and retirement longitudinal study (2011–2018)
Chen S, Chen X, Hou X, Fang H, Liu G, Yan L. Temporal trends and disparities of population attributable fractions of modifiable risk factors for dementia in China: a time-series study of the China health and retirement longitudinal study (2011–2018). The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific 2024, 47: 101106. PMID: 38872868, PMCID: PMC11170192, DOI: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPopulation-attributable fractionModifiable risk factorsSocio-economic statusLower educationHearing lossChina HealthTraumatic brain injuryRisk factorsCalculate population-attributable fractionsTargeted public health strategiesRetirement Longitudinal StudySES disparitiesSocio-economic status groupsPopulation attributable fractionNew-onset dementiaEarly-life factorsPublic health strategiesSignificant public health challengePublic health challengeSex-specific analysesLower-income individualsTemporal trendsDementia riskPhysical inactivityAttributable fractionAssociation of Family Support With Lower Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia Among Cognitively Impaired Older Adults
Lin Z, Yin X, Levy B, Yuan Y, Chen X. Association of Family Support With Lower Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia Among Cognitively Impaired Older Adults. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2024, 32: 1187-1199. PMID: 38839462, PMCID: PMC11366488, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2024.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModifiable risk factorsCognitively impaired older adultsOlder adultsFamily supportResidential proximitySpousal presenceRisk factorsDepressive symptomsCognitive impairmentModifiable dementia risk factorsHealth and Retirement StudyProportion of older adultsDementia risk factorsSocial isolationDegree of family supportPercentage of smokingMixed-effects logistic regressionRobust to various sensitivity analysesCo-resident childrenRetirement StudySocial supportNo spouseLogistic regressionSpousesProtective factors
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
2018
Socio-Economic Inequalities in Tobacco Consumption of the Older Adults in China: A Decomposition Method
Si Y, Zhou Z, Su M, Wang X, Li D, Wang D, He S, Hong Z, Chen X. Socio-Economic Inequalities in Tobacco Consumption of the Older Adults in China: A Decomposition Method. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2018, 15: 1466. PMID: 29997376, PMCID: PMC6069145, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15071466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco consumptionConcentration indexNon-communicable diseasesTobacco use prevalenceRetirement Longitudinal StudySocio-economic inequalitiesPublic health policyPublic health controlRisk factorsLow educational attainmentHealth controlsChina HealthUse prevalenceHealth policyEducational attainmentOlder AdultsUse quantityLongitudinal studyStrongest predictorPrevalenceAgeGenderSmokersIndexDisease