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 study
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