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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAgedChildChinaEducational StatusFemaleFrail ElderlyFrailtyHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsConceptsEarly 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
2019
Decomposing inequality in catastrophic health expenditure for self-reported hypertension household in Urban Shaanxi, China from 2008 to 2013: two waves’ cross-sectional study
Si Y, Zhou Z, Su M, Wang X, Lan X, Wang D, Gong S, Xiao X, Shen C, Ren Y, Zhao D, Hong Z, Bian Y, Chen X. Decomposing inequality in catastrophic health expenditure for self-reported hypertension household in Urban Shaanxi, China from 2008 to 2013: two waves’ cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2019, 9: e023033. PMID: 31076467, PMCID: PMC6528006, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCatastrophic health expenditurePro-poor inequalityMixed householdsHealth expenditureIncome-related inequalitiesNational Health Services SurveyPocket healthcare expenditureHousehold economic statusFifth National Health Service SurveysHealthcare reformHealth Services SurveyCHE occurrenceHousehold capacityObserved inequalitiesProbit regressionUrban ChinaConcentration indexHouseholdsHealthcare expendituresEconomic statusChina's healthcare reformElderly membersExpenditureInequalityServices Survey
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedChinaFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceRetirementSocial ClassSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesTobacco UseConceptsTobacco 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