Linking early life risk factors to frailty in old age: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

exposures in childhood and adolescence may impact the development of diseases and symptoms in late life. However, evidence from low- and middle-income countries is scarce. In this cross-sectional study, we examined the association of early life risk factors with frailty amongst older adults using a large, nationally representative cohort of community-dwelling Chinese sample.

Methods

we included 6,806 participants aged $\ge$60 years from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. We measured 13 risk factors in childhood or adolescence through self-reports, encompassing six dimensions (education, family economic status, nutritional status, domestic violence, neighbourhood and health). We used multinomial regression models to examine the association between

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7047816 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature