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Measuring the Speed of Aging across Population Subgroups [PDF]

, 2014
People in different subgroups age at different rates. Surveys containing biomarkers can be used to assess these subgroup differences. We illustrate this using hand-grip strength to produce an easily interpretable, physical-based measure that allows us to
Dowd, Jennifer Beam, Sanderson, Warren, Scherbov, Sergei   +2 more
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Joint Association of Remnant Cholesterol and Body Mass Index with Hypertension: A National Cohort Study in Chinese Adults

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
Yu-Jun Xiong,1 Da-Ming Shao,2 Xing-Yun Zhu,3 Tian Lv4 1Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China ...
Xiong YJ, Shao DM, Zhu XY, Lv T
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Height, Health Human Capital and Quality of Life Among Older Chinese [PDF]

We find that taller people enjoy a higher quality of life at older ages in China. Implications are drawn for investment in health human capital in infancy and adolescence.China, Height, Well ...
Asadul Islam, Paul Raschky, Russell Smyth   +2 more
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Invited Commentary: Secondhand Smoke-an Underrecognized Risk Factor for Cognitive Decline. [PDF]

, 2018
Pan et al. (Am J Epidemiol. 2018;187(5):911-918) reported findings that exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) was associated with cognitive decline over the course of 2 years among middle-aged and older Chinese women who never smoked, and they also reported
Almeida, Alzheimer’s Disease International, Calderón-Garcidueñas, Chan, Chen, Chen, Chen, Chen, Clifford, Debette, Defina, Espinosa, Graham, Jamal, Ji, Jia, Kaarin J Anstey, Kivipelto, Launer, Leshner, Li, Livingston, National Bureau of Statistics of China, Norton, Oberg, Pan, Plassman, Ruoling Chen, Wu, Yang, Yang, Yang, Yuan   +32 more
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Cardiometabolic index and advanced cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic syndrome in two population-based cohorts from the USA and China

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension
Background The cardiometabolic index (CMI) integrates central adiposity with atherogenic dyslipidaemia and may identify individuals at elevated cardiometabolic risk. However, evidence linking CMI to advanced cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic (CKM) syndrome
Huatao Zhou, Desong Yang, Wenxiang Wang, Chengming Fan   +3 more
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Children and Parental Health: Evidence from China [PDF]

In most developing countries children provide some form of insurance against risks when parents are old, which, in turn, justifies parental preference to have more children.
Asadul Islam, Russell Smyth
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The Impact of Social Pensions on Intergenerational Relationships: Comparative Evidence from China

, 2017
China launched a new rural pension scheme (hereafter NRPS) for rural residents in 2009, now covering almost all counties with over 400 million people enrolled. This implementation of the largest social pension program in the world offers a unique setting
Ang, Sun, Chen, Xi, Eggleston, Karen
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THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN COGNITION AND METABOLIC BIOMARKERS AMONG PARTICIPANTS FROM THE CHARLS LONGITUDINAL COHORT [PDF]

, 2022
Diefei Chen
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Association Between Cognitive Frailty and Depression: A Prospective Cohort Study of Adults Aged 45 Years and Older in China

Clinical Interventions in Aging
Jiang Wang,1,2,* Aizhang Zhu,1,2,* Jie Chen,3,* Rui Zeng,4,* Siyi Wang,1,2 Lihuan Chen,5 Ying Chen,1,2 Qianqian Min,1,2 Wei Li,4,6 Dongmei Ye,4 Ruohan Wu,1,2 Fayi Xie,4 Tenghui Fan,4 Ke Zhu,4 Wan Zhu,4 Hongmei Hu,1 Conghua Wang,3 Xiaoming
Wang J, Zhu A, Chen J, Zeng R, Wang S, Chen L, Chen Y, Min Q, Li W, Ye D, Wu R, Xie F, Fan T, Zhu K, Zhu W, Hu H, Wang C, Zhang X   +17 more
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The association between frailty and falls among individuals aged 60 years and older residing in community settings and experiencing hip fractures in China: a cross-sectional study

The Aging Male
Objectives Previous studies have established a correlation between frailty and an increased risk of falls among middle-aged and elderly individuals within community settings.
Lan Jiang, Shulong Ding, Juxia Wang
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