Life-course socio-economic disadvantage and late-life cognitive functioning in Taiwan: results from a national cohort study

C Chiao, A Botticello, JL Fuh - International health, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background Declines in late-life cognitive functioning differ greatly between socio-economic
status (SES) groups, but little is known about whether these effects are related to child and …

Education and wealth inequalities in healthy ageing in eight harmonised cohorts in the ATHLOS consortium: a population-based study

YT Wu, C Daskalopoulou, GM Terrera… - The Lancet Public …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background The rapid growth of the size of the older population is having a substantial effect
on health and social care services in many societies across the world. Maintaining health …

Cognitive function, body mass index and mortality in a rural elderly Chinese cohort

S Gao, Y Jin, FW Unverzagt, Y Cheng, L Su… - Archives of Public …, 2014 - Springer
Background Previous studies have shown that poor cognition and low body mass index
were associated with increased mortality. But few studies have investigated the association …

Do pension benefits accelerate cognitive decline? Evidence from rural China

P Nikolov, A Adelman - 2019 - papers.ssrn.com
Economists have mainly focused on human capital accumulation, rather than on the causes
and consequences of human capital depreciation in late adulthood. To investigate how …

Trends in the prevalence of cognitive impairment in Chinese older adults: based on the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey cohorts from 1998 to 2014

W Kuang, M Gao, L Tian, Y Wan, P Qiu - International Health, 2020 - academic.oup.com
In the context of a rapidly ageing Chinese population, this study aims to examine trends in
the prevalence of cognitive impairment among people≥ 65 y of age in China. Our sample is …

Effects of pension eligibility expansion on men's cognitive function: findings from rural South Africa

J Jock, L Kobayashi, R Chakraborty… - Journal of Aging & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Two-thirds of people living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) live in
low-and middle-income countries, and this figure is expected to rise as these populations …

Trends in cognitive function among Chinese elderly from 1998 to 2018: An age-period-cohort analysis

X Hu, S Gu, X Zhen, X Sun, Y Gu, H Dong - Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objectives: To investigate the effects of age, period, and cohort (APC) on trends in cognitive
function among the Chinese elderly, and to explore how gender gaps in cognitive function …

Association between weight status and rate of cognitive decline: China Health and Nutrition Survey 1997–2018

DH Lynch, AG Howard, HC Tien, S Du… - The Journals of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background There is a close relationship between weight status and cognitive impairment in
older adults. This study examined the association between weight status and the trajectory …

Turning point of cognitive decline for Chinese older adults from a longitudinal analysis: Protective factors and risk factors

G Li, K Li - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
Objectives: To explore the turning point of cognitive decline in Chinese older adults and to
explore the influencing factors including covariates. Participants: Aged 65 and older whose …

Cognitive decline and mortality among community-dwelling Chinese older people

X Lv, W Li, Y Ma, H Chen, Y Zeng, X Yu, A Hofman… - BMC medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background Whether cognitive decline is related to a higher risk of death independent of the
initial cognitive function is inconclusive. Evidence of the association between cognitive …