Yi Wang
Postdoctoral AssociateAbout
Research
Publications
2026
Housing Insecurity, Incident Geriatric Conditions, and Mortality in Community-Living Older Persons
Wang Y, Davis-Plourde K, Vander Wyk B, Paredes L, Gill T, Becher R. Housing Insecurity, Incident Geriatric Conditions, and Mortality in Community-Living Older Persons. JAMA Network Open 2026, 9: e269335. PMID: 42065888, PMCID: PMC13135211, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.9335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated with higher risk of frailtyNational Health and Aging Trends StudyHigher risk of frailtyRisk of frailtyAssociated with higher riskPoor housing qualityPoor housing affordabilitySocial determinantsRelative risk ratiosHousing insecurityGeriatric conditionsOlder personsPoor neighborhood qualityCohort studyHousing affordabilityHousing qualityTime-varying Cox regression modelsSocial determinants of healthCommunity-living older personsAssociated with health outcomesHazard ratioCommunity-living personsRelevant social determinantsDeterminants of healthNeighborhood qualityNeighborhood Disorder and Risk of Dementia: The Mediating Role of Cardiometabolic Risk
Yu J, Wang Y, Gill T, Chen X. Neighborhood Disorder and Risk of Dementia: The Mediating Role of Cardiometabolic Risk. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2026, 108374. PMID: 41962695, PMCID: PMC13097693, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2026.108374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study investigates how neighborhood disorder increases dementia risk, finding cardiometabolic health partially mediates this link, suggesting community improvements could support healthy aging.
2025
Life-Course Patterns of Work History and Frailty Trajectories Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in China
Fu P, Wang Y, Wang X, Yu J, Chen X. Life-Course Patterns of Work History and Frailty Trajectories Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in China. Innovation In Aging 2025, 9: igaf122.191. PMCID: PMC12759556, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igaf122.191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLife course patternsGroup-based trajectory modelingNon-agriculturalWork historyFrailty trajectoriesDiverse work experiencesPatterns of womenAssociated with frailty trajectoriesMultinomial logistic regression analysisChina HealthMidlife stageTime of transitionOlder ChineseWork experienceRelative riskGenderWomenCommunity-dwelling older adultsFrailty groupAssociated with physical frailtyAssociated with lower relative riskRisk of frailtyMenAgricultural work historyLowest relative riskAssociations of Early-Life Risk Factors with Racial Disparities in Incident Dementia among Older Americans
Wang Y, Qian Y, Lin Z, Chen X. Associations of Early-Life Risk Factors with Racial Disparities in Incident Dementia among Older Americans. Innovation In Aging 2025, 9: igaf122.1319. PMCID: PMC12762535, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igaf122.1319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly-life risk factorsHealth and Retirement StudyIncident dementiaDementia incidenceRacial disparitiesRisk factorsAge- and sex-adjusted hazard ratioHazard ratioEarly-life factorsDementia riskDementia statusDisparities researchDementia onsetRetirement StudyExposure to traumaWhite individualsDementiaDisparitiesMediation analysisSchool educationEarly-life environmentAssociationEducational experienceEducationIncidenceIncidence of Frailty, Dementia, and Disability Among Community‐Living Older Americans According to County‐Level Disadvantage
Wang Y, Zang E, Davis‐Plourde K, Vander Wyk B, Gill T, Becher R. Incidence of Frailty, Dementia, and Disability Among Community‐Living Older Americans According to County‐Level Disadvantage. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2025, 73: 1847-1856. PMID: 40196885, PMCID: PMC12213133, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Health and Aging Trends StudyActivities of daily living disabilityActivities of daily livingIncidence of frailtySocial determinants of healthOlder personsOlder AmericansContextual disadvantageAge- and sex-adjusted HRDisadvantaged countiesDeterminants of healthSex-adjusted HRNationally representative longitudinal studyRepresentative longitudinal studyCommunity-livingDaily livingClinically Meaningful OutcomesTrends StudyGeriatric conditionsNo prior studiesNational incidenceIncidence rateDementiaFrailtyCounty-levelNovel indices of state- and county-level social disadvantage in older Americans and disparities in mortality
Wang Y, Zang E, Davis-Plourde K, Gill T, Becher R. Novel indices of state- and county-level social disadvantage in older Americans and disparities in mortality. Health & Place 2025, 92: 103438. PMID: 40058245, PMCID: PMC12142587, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2025.103438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncreased mortality riskContextual disadvantageOlder personsOlder AmericansCommunity-living older personsSocial disadvantageMortality riskIndices of social disadvantageReduce health disparitiesPopulation of older AmericansCounty-levelPublic health policiesNon-disadvantaged groupsMortality disparitiesHealth disparitiesHealth policyMortality existUnited StatesDisadvantaged countiesNegative binomial modelGeriatric populationComposite indexDisparitiesDisadvantaged statesMultidimensional factorsAssociation of workforce participation with depression among US older adults: results from NHANES 2005–2018
Sun Z, Wang Y, Chen X, Qian D. Association of workforce participation with depression among US older adults: results from NHANES 2005–2018. BMC Geriatrics 2025, 25: 77. PMID: 39905307, PMCID: PMC11792604, DOI: 10.1186/s12877-025-05712-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyUS older adultsPHQ-9 scoresOlder adultsDepression riskLogistic regression modelsWorkforce participationPatient Health Questionnaire-9 itemsWork statusHealth and Nutrition Examination SurveyAnalysis of subgroupsRegular daytimeMethodsThis cross-sectional studyNutrition Examination SurveyPrevalence of depressionDecrease depression riskPotential reverse causationRegression modelsCross-sectional studyNon-linear associationInstrumental variablesPHQ-9Propensity score matchingExamination SurveyReverse causationIncomplete Ascertainment of Mortality in a Nationally Representative Longitudinal Study of Community-Living Older Americans
Gill T, Liang J, Vander Wyk B, Leo-Summers L, Wang Y, Becher R, Davis-Plourde K. Incomplete Ascertainment of Mortality in a Nationally Representative Longitudinal Study of Community-Living Older Americans. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2025, 80: glaf014. PMID: 39823281, PMCID: PMC12269764, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glaf014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Health and Aging Trends StudyAscertainment of mortalityIncomplete ascertainmentLongitudinal studies of older personsStudy of older personsNationally representative longitudinal studyIncidence rate ratiosLoss to follow-upMortality incidence ratesYear of deathLongitudinal studyRepresentative longitudinal studyCommunity-livingTrends StudyOlder personsRecommended strategiesMedicare dataRate ratiosCumulative mortality rateIncidence rateResults of longitudinal analysesAscertainmentEvaluate mortalityLongitudinal analysisDecedentsExposure to School Racial Segregation and Late-Life Cognitive Outcomes
Lin Z, Wang Y, Gill T, Chen X. Exposure to School Racial Segregation and Late-Life Cognitive Outcomes. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e2452713. PMID: 39752159, PMCID: PMC11699536, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.52713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional studyCognitive scoresOlder adultsTelephone Interview for Cognitive StatusBlack participantsLate-life cognitive outcomesWhite participantsSchool racial segregationCognitive impairmentHealth and Retirement StudyNon-Hispanic whitePrevalence of cognitive impairmentAssociated with late-life cognitionEducational attainmentUS older adultsLikelihood of cognitive impairmentNon-Hispanic blacksLate-life cognitionCognitive outcomesNationally Representative SampleLater-life cognitionMultilevel regression analysisStudy of BlackDementia occurrenceHealth inequalities
2024
NEIGHBORHOOD DISORDER AND COGNITIVE HEATH: THE CAUSAL MEDIATING EFFECTS OF ALLOSTATIC LOAD AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
Yu J, Wang Y, Chen X. NEIGHBORHOOD DISORDER AND COGNITIVE HEATH: THE CAUSAL MEDIATING EFFECTS OF ALLOSTATIC LOAD AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES. Innovation In Aging 2024, 8: 1031-1031. PMCID: PMC11691991, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igae098.3319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTelephone Interview for Cognitive StatusPhysical activityNeighborhood disorderCognitive healthAllostatic loadHealth and Retirement StudyPoor cognitive healthNo significant mediation effectsLevels of neighborhood disorderIndividual-level characteristicsRetirement StudyOlder adultsDisadvantaged neighborhoodsOlder AmericansCognitive statusSignificant mediation effectCounterfactual frameworkBehavioral factorsCognitive scoresHealthCognitive declineCognitive functionPropensity score matchingNeighborhoodSignificant gap