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In utero and childhood exposure to the great Chinese famine and risk of aging in adulthood [PDF]
Scientific ReportsBackground 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 +6 more
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Prenatal exposure to the Great Chinese Famine and mid-age hypertension. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2017 One of the most terrible famines last century was Great Chinese Famine (GCF) in 1959~1961 when millions of people died from starving. Under-nutrition during famine between the Western and Eastern (Dutch Hungry vs. GCF) was similar, while cardiovascular consequences might not be the same. Addressing such questions may gain new insight into prevention of
Wu L +5 more
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The 1958-62 Chinese Famine and Its Impact on Ethnic Minorities
East/West: Journal of Ukrainian Studies, 2021 China underwent its most murderous famine between 1958 and 1962. Although a demographic transition from the countryside to the cities was in its early stage and gross domestic product (GDP) per capita was among the lowest in the world, objective ...
Lucien Bianco
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Impact of fetal and infant exposure to the Chinese Great Famine on the risk of hypertension in adulthood. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BACKGROUND: Famine provides quasi-experimental conditions for testing the hypothesis of "programming" health effects by poor nutrition in early life.
Pei-Xi Wang +4 more
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BMJ Open, 2021 Objective China’s Great Famine between 1959 and 1961 has contributed to numerous adverse health outcomes in Chinese. This study aimed to examine the association between exposure to famine in early life and self-rated health (SRH) in adulthood.Methods ...
Wenjie Sun +8 more
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Chinese Famine and the diabetes mellitus epidemic [PDF]
Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2019 We thank Li et al. (The effect of the Chinese Famine on type 2 diabetes mellitus epidemics. Nat. Rev. Endocrinol. 15, 313–314 (2019))1 for their interest in our paper and agree that some studies on the association between the Chinese Famine and chronic disease have limitations.
Paul Zimmet +3 more
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2021 Background Malnutrition in early life may affect health in later life. The associations between malnutrition and serum uric acid (SUA) and hypertension were inconsistent.
Lin Zhang +12 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 BackgroundFew studies have reported the association of early life exposure to famine with the risk of heart failure. The current study aimed to investigate whether exposure to famine in early life is associated with a higher risk of hospitalization for ...
Chao-lei Chen +3 more
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Childhood Health Status and Adulthood Cardiovascular Disease Morbidity in Rural China: Are They Related? [PDF]
, 2016 Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are among the top health problems of the Chinese population. Although mounting evidence suggests that early childhood health status has an enduring effect on late life chronic morbidity, no study so far has analyzed the ...
Shen, Jay, Wang, Qing
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BMC Public Health, 2017 Background To explore the associations between the Chinese famine exposure in early life and the dyslipidemia in adulthood. Methods We selected 2752 participants from the baseline survey of China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) 2011 ...
Zhenghe Wang +4 more
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