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Exposure to the Chinese famine during early life increases the risk of frailty in adulthood: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study [PDF]

Preventive Medicine Reports
Objective: Our study aimed to investigate the relationship between early-life famine exposure and frailty risk in later life among middle-aged and older Chinese adults, advocating for targeted early-life nutritional interventions.
Xiaobing Xian, Xinyan Ji, Xiyu Chen, Yan Cheng, Kun Shen   +4 more
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Sex-specific associations of prenatal Chinese famine exposure with cataract risk at age sixty: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

BMC Women's Health
Background Age-related cataract (ARC) is among the most common blinding eye disorders among the elderly. Prenatal nutrition may cause irreversible damage to the development of the ocular crystalline lens.
Yuanyou Xia, Xiaoyang Xu, Siyao Wang
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Early-life undernutrition in the great Chinese famine and the risk of early natural menopause: a retrospective cohort study in Western China [PDF]

Frontiers in Nutrition
PurposeEarly age of menopause may increase the risk of fracture, cardiovascular diseases, and all-cause mortality. This study aimed to investigate the relation between early-life undernutrition in the Great Chinese Famine and the risk of early natural ...
Xiaoyang Xu, Yong Zhang, Yong Zhang, Xiaoya Qi   +3 more
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Concurrency of Early-Age Exposure to Chinese Famine and Diabetes Increases Recurrence of Ischemic Stroke [PDF]

Frontiers in Neurology, 2021
Background and Purpose: Early age exposure to the Chinese Great Leap Forward famine (1959–1961) is associated with the incidence of risk factors for ischemic stroke.
Yue Suo, Yue Suo, Yue Suo, Yue Suo, Weiqi Chen, Weiqi Chen, Weiqi Chen, Weiqi Chen, Yuesong Pan, Yuesong Pan, Yuesong Pan, Yuesong Pan, Hao Li, Hao Li, Hao Li, Hao Li, Xia Meng, Xia Meng, Xia Meng, Xia Meng, Zixiao Li, Zixiao Li, Zixiao Li, Zixiao Li, Chunjuan Wang, Chunjuan Wang, Chunjuan Wang, Chunjuan Wang, Jing Jing, Jing Jing, Jing Jing, Jing Jing, Yilong Wang, Yilong Wang, Yilong Wang, Yilong Wang, Yongjun Wang, Yongjun Wang, Yongjun Wang, Yongjun Wang   +39 more
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Exposure to Chinese Famine in Fetal Life and the Risk of Dysglycemiain Adulthood. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2020
Undernutrition in early life may have a long consequence of type 2 diabetes in adulthood. The current study was aimed to explore the association between famine exposure in fetal life during China’s Great Famine (1959–1961) and dysglycemia in adulthood.
Zhang Y, Song C, Wang M, Gong W, Ma Y, Chen Z, Feng G, Wang R, Fang H, Fan J, Liu A.   +10 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Unveiling the long-term impact: exploring the link between exposure to the great Chinese famine and health-related quality of life in middle-aged and elderly populations through propensity score matching [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Objective This study aimed to explore the relationship between exposure to the Great Chinese Famine (1959–1961) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in middle-aged and elderly people after adjusting for selection bias using propensity score ...
Wenlong Wang, Jiahui He, Ximin Ma, Zhaoyan Hu, Baokai Gao, Jiancai Du, Hui Qiao   +6 more
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Fetal Exposure to Chinese Famine Increases Obesity Risk in Adulthood. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2020
Fetal exposure to famine may have long-term consequences in adulthood. The purpose of the present study was to explore the association between famine exposure in fetal life (Chinese famine in 1959–1961) and obesity risk in adulthood. A total of 8054 subjects (3422 male, 4632 female) were recruited from the cross-sectional 2010–2012 China National ...
Song C, Wang M, Chen Z, Yao Y, Feng G, Ma Y, Fan J, Liu A.   +7 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

In utero and childhood exposure to the great Chinese famine and risk of aging in adulthood [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Background Early-life exposure to famine may influence the occurrence of chronic diseases and aging in midlife among those exposed. This study aims to explore the relationship between exposure to the Chinese Great Famine and aging in middle-aged ...
Tao Ma, Xiao-Meng Hao, Xiaowei Zhang, Xin-Yu Liu, Yi-Ming Wang, Qing-Song Zhang, Jin Zhang   +6 more
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Early Life Exposure to the Great Chinese Famine and Cardiometabolic Outcomes.

JAMA Netw Open
Importance Epidemiologic studies suggest that people who were exposed to famine during early life but now live in nutrient-abundant environments have an elevated risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and other cardiometabolic conditions.
Cao A, Hong Z, Liu N, Xiao J, Lee DS, Ke C, Cardiovascular-Metabolic Disease In Asian Populations Relocated Abroad (CV-DIASPORA) Investigators.   +6 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Early-Life Exposure to the Chinese Famine and Risk of Cognitive Decline. [PDF]

J Clin Med, 2019
Previous studies on the Chinese famine suggested long-term effects of early-life famine exposure on health conditions. This study aims to investigate the association between exposure to the Chinese famine of 1959–1961 at different early-life stages and the risk of cognitive decline in adulthood.
Rong H, Lai X, Mahmoudi E, Fang H.
europepmc   +4 more sources