2024
Place of Birth and Cognitive Function Among Older Americans: Findings From the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol
Lin Z, Chen X. Place of Birth and Cognitive Function Among Older Americans: Findings From the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol. The Journals Of Gerontology Series B 2024, 79: gbae126. PMID: 39037282, PMCID: PMC11322604, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbae126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth and Retirement StudyLife courseGeographic disparitiesHarmonized Cognitive Assessment ProtocolCognitive functionPlace-based policiesPromote health equityLater-life cognitive functionForeign-born individualsLater-life outcomesUS southern statesState of birthCognitive Assessment ProtocolNationally representative sampleLater-life cognitionHealth equityShapley decompositionOlder AmericansRetirement StudyGeneral cognitive functionHealth factorsAssessed cognitive domainsBirth dataRepresentative sampleSouthern states
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