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Impacts of Childhood Socioeconomic Status on Health of Chinese Elderly: Policy Implications
This chapter examines the effect of childhood socioeconomic status on health stratification among adults age 45 years and older, using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. The findings...
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Analysis on Influence Factors on Mortality Risk of the Elderly with Mild Cognitive Impairment
This study examined key factors associated with the mortality risk in elderly people with mild cognitive impairment in mainland China, and found that those with good physical health enjoyed a 38% lower mortali...
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Ageing and health across the world
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Sleep quality and mental health of the elderly in China: evidence from longitudinal data
Against a macro backdrop of accelerating population aging, the mental health and sleep quality of China’s elderly have become subjects of interest because these factors are both closely linked to seniors’ qual...
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Open AccessFour decades of studies on population aging in China
The last 4 decades of reform and opening up have not only witnessed the rapid development of China’s social economy, but have also marked the crucial transition of China’s demographic structure from one that i...
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Open AccessResponses to population ageing in the new era: a national condition report from China
Population ageing is the new national condition of China in 21st century. Responding actively to population ageing should be a long-term strategy of the country. This article introduces the process and charact...
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Open AccessNovel loci and pathways significantly associated with longevity
Only two genome-wide significant loci associated with longevity have been identified so far, probably because of insufficient sample sizes of centenarians, whose genomes may harbor genetic variants associated ...
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Open AccessAssociations of chronic conditions, APOE4 allele, stress factors, and health behaviors with self-rated health
Self-rated health (SRH) has been widely used to measure the overall health status of older adults. Research has shown that SRH is determined by a large array of factors, such as chronic disease conditions, gen...
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Changing Patterns of Marriage and Divorce in Today’s China
While marriage has long been universal in Chinese society, things are changing and there is a gradual diversification of marriage and family behaviours, in urban areas especially. Mate-selection—and therefore ...
