Mental health literacy among older adults in Shanghai: a descriptive qualitative study by Rongjing Xu, Mingrui Jing, Aining Zhang, Liqi Zha, Yan Wang, Anni Wang, Jun Tang, Biyun Xia, Shoumei Jia

“…BackgroundThe aging population in China is surging rapidly, and elderly individuals are at higher risk of multiple mental health issues. …”
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Triglyceride-glucose index in predicting the risk of new-onset diabetes in the general population aged 45 years and older: a national prospective cohort study by Yingqi Shan, Qingyang Liu, Tianshu Gao

“…Conclusions TyG index can be used as a risk factor for predicting new-onset diabetes in the middle-aged and elderly population in China. In addition, there was a nonlinear relationship between TyG index and diabetes. …”
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Association between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study in China by Sailimai Man, Yuan Ma, Cheng Jin, Jun Lv, Mingkun Tong, Bo Wang, Liming Li, Yi Ning

“…The present study was aimed at examining the association between H. pylori infection and diabetes in a large health checkup population in China. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted; participants who attended health checkups at Beijing MJ Health Screening Center during 2017-2018 were included. …”
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Sarcopenia is not associated with hypertension, but sarcopenic obesity increases risk of hypertension: a 7-year cohort study by Runfen Du, Junchao Yuan, Yunda Huang, Guihua Jiang, Zhiping Duan, Hong Yang, Wei Huang

“…The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between obesity, sarcopenia, and sarcopenic obesity with hypertension in a middle-aged and older community population in China through a large-scale longitudinal design.MethodsIn this cohort study with 7 years of follow-up, the study population was drawn from participants in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2011 and followed up in 2013, 2015, and 2018. …”
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Closing the gap in dementia research by community-based cohort studies in the Chinese populationResearch in context by Xiaowen Zhou, Zhenxu Xiao, Wanqing Wu, Yuntao Chen, Changzheng Yuan, Yue Leng, Yao Yao, Qianhua Zhao, Albert Hofman, Eric Brunner, Ding Ding

“…Summary: China accounts for 1/5 of the global population and China faces a particularly heavy dementia burden due to its rapidly ageing population. …”
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Factors influencing health service utilization among 19,869 China’s migrant population: an empirical study based on the Andersen behavioral model by Yalin Song, Jingru Liu, Shuming Yan, Mingze Ma, Clifford Silver Tarimo, Clifford Silver Tarimo, Yiyang Chen, Yanhong Lai, Xinghong Guo, Jian Wu, Beizhu Ye

“…Notably, healthier lifestyle choices correlated with the increased involvement in health services.ConclusionThe findings highlight a substantial need for targeted health policy interventions and healthcare system reforms to enhance the accessibility and utilization of health services among the migrant population in China. Promoting education on health services, improving healthcare infrastructure, and addressing the unique needs and barriers encountered by migrants are crucial measures for achieving equitable health outcomes.…”
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China’s cultivated land threshold from the perspective of food security by ZHAO Xiaoyu, SUN Chunqiang, CUI Rongguo, CHEN Jing, ZHANG Xiaoyu, CAO Tingyu, LI Chao

“…Under the background of significant changes in dietary consumption structure and population in China and the rising resources and environmental constraints, it is imperative to investigate China’s cultivated land threshold in the new era to meet diverse food and nutrition needs of Chinese residents. …”
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Changing patterns of cardiovascular diseases and subtypes induced by kidney dysfunction among 25–64 years in China from 1992 to 2021 by Guoqiang Zeng, Hongliang Wang, Pinghui Cao, Jinyang Zhao, Lingyun Liu, Hui Guo

“…Conclusion Our findings provide strong evidence that from 1992 to 2021, KD-induced CVD and subtypes still require attention among the working population in China. There were notable differences across subtypes, genders, and age groups, with males experiencing higher mortality rates and cohort-period risks than females. …”
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Population genetic analysis of clinical Mycobacterium abscessus complex strains in China by Xiangchen Li, Xiangchen Li, Yelei Zhu, Yewei Lu, Kunyang Wu, Yang Che, Xiaomeng Wang, Weixin Wang, Junli Gao, Junshun Gao, Zhengwei Liu, Zhengwei Liu, Zhuxian Zhou

“…BackgroundTo explore the genetic characteristics of the Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABC) population in China, given its rising clinical importance among nontuberculous mycobacteria.MethodsWe conducted population genetic analyses on 360 MABC genomes from China, focusing on core genome multilocus sequence typing (cgMLST), pan-genome characterization, population genetics, and antimicrobial resistance gene profiling.ResultsOur analysis identified 273 M. abscessus subsp. abscessus (MabA) and 87 M. abscessus subsp. massiliense (MabM) isolates, uncovering 68 sequence types (STs), with ST5 being the most common. cgMLST classified 33.3% of isolates into six dominant circulating clones (DCCs) and 49.4% into 59 genomic clusters at a threshold of 25 different alleles, including 18 international clusters linking Chinese isolates with seven other countries. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of esophageal cancer: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Weiqiu Jin, Kaichen Huang, Ziyin Ding, Mengwei Zhang, Chongwu Li, Zheng Yuan, Ke Ma, Xiaodan Ye

“…However, owing to the population size, China, India, the United States, Japan, and Brazil had the heaviest absolute EC burdens. …”
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Spatial variation of population, density, and composition of mosquitoes in mainland China by Zhenbo Wang, Xuechun Jia, Yinan Wang, Chengdong Xu

“…Currently, a dearth of large-scale and long-term data on mosquito populations in China hinders related research and public health endeavors. …”
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The impact of spousal retirement on health—an empirical analysis based on CFPS by Ping Chen, Han Liang, Yufei Zhou, Guodong Zhu, Yu Peng, Jiayi Yao

“…Further analysis reveals that a husband’s retirement significantly enhances his wife’s marital satisfaction, contributing to longer sleep durations and, subsequently, better self-rated health.DiscussionThis study highlights the nuanced effects of spousal retirement on individual health, with implications for understanding the marital and health dynamics within aging populations in China.…”
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Deepening water scarcity in breadbasket nations by Qinyu Deng, Tyler Sharretts, Tariq Ali, Yufei Zoe Ao, Davide Danilo Chiarelli, Betelhem Demeke, Landon Marston, Piyush Mehta, Mesfin Mekonnen, Maria Cristina Rulli, Marta Tuninetti, Wei Xie, Kyle Frankel Davis

“…., surface and ground) water scarcity (years 1980-2015) for the world’s three most populous countries – China, India, and the USA. Disaggregating by specific crops and sectors, we find that blue water demand rose by 60% (China), 71% (India), and 27% (USA), dominated by irrigation for a few key crops (alfalfa, maize, rice, wheat). …”
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The association between PM2.5 and frailty: evidence from 122 cities in China and 7 countries in Europe by Yanchao Wen, Guiming Zhu, Kexin Cao, Jie Liang, Xiangfeng Lu, Tong Wang

“…Results We first examined the association between PM2.5 and frailty index using fixed-effects regression models, revealing a notable positive link across populations in China (coefficient = 0.0003, P = 0.0380) and Europe (Coefficient = 0.0019, P < 0.0001). …”
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Population dynamics and the role of protected areas in China’s milu deer (Elaphurus davidianus) rewilding by Zhibin Cheng, Yuanyuan Zhang, Wei Liu, ZhenyuZhong, Jiade Bai, Kun Cheng, Chengmiao Feng, Libo Wang, Yuming Zhang, Hongxin Yi, Qingyun Guo, Qingxun Zhang, Pan Zhang

“…Our studies indicate that long-term conservation in protected areas has played an irreplaceable role in the reconstruction and rejuvenation of wild populations of milu deer over the past 30 years, and multiple reintroductions are an effective way to quickly restore wild milu populations in China.…”
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Effects of PM2.5 exposure and air temperature on risk of cardiovascular disease: evidence from a prospective cohort study by Zhihang Zhang, Ran An, Haoyan Guo, Xuanru Yang

“…This study aimed to examine the long-term effects of PM2.5 exposure and air temperature on CVD based on a cohort study of middle-aged and older populations in China.MethodsA total of 9,316 non-CVD adults (≥40 years old) who joined the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study between 2011 and 2018 were included in our analysis. …”
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Exploring segmented assimilation theory in health education utilization and its influencing factors among internal migrants in China: insights from the 2017 China migrants dynamic... by Ting Xu, Ting Xu, Zeyu Wang, Tingting Wang, Jiahua Shi, Aiyong Zhu, Enhong Dong, Enhong Dong

“…IntroductionThis study investigated segmented assimilation patterns and factors influencing health education utilization (HEU) among internal migrant populations in China, driven by concerns over their declining health owing to urbanization-related changes.MethodsData from the 2017 China Migrants Dynamic Survey were analyzed, focusing on 13,998 rural migrants. …”
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Distinct effects of fine and coarse aerosols on microphysical processes of shallow-precipitation systems in summer over southern China by F. Chen, F. Chen, Y. Yang, L. Yu, Y. Li, W. Liu, Y. Liu, Y. Liu, S. Lolli

“…<p>Densely populated southern China, adjacent to the South China Sea, which is associated with shallow precipitation during summer, is an open-air natural laboratory for studying the impact of aerosol particles on shallow-precipitation events. …”
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Non-carbapenem-producing carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in children: Risk factors, molecular epidemiology, and resistance mechanism by Lijun Yin, Lu Lu, Leiyan He, Gangfeng Yan, Guoping Lu, Xiaowen Zhai, Chuanqing Wang

“…Background: The investigation into risk factors, molecular epidemiology, and resistance mechanisms of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) in pediatric populations in China is currently inadequate. Methods: To assess epidemiology, molecular characteristics, and resistance mechanisms, virulence-associated genes were analyzed, alongside multi locus sequence typing (MLST), PCR, and qRT-PCR. …”
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Temporal trends, associated risk factors and longitudinal cardiovascular outcomes of body roundness among middle-aged and older Chinese adults: from the China Health and Retirement... by Ying-Yuan Gan, Yun-Dan Luo, Lu Zhai, Rong-Rui Huo, Xia Dai, Qian Liao

“…However, despite evidence of BRI's effectiveness in predicting obesity-related diseases, national-level data, especially from non-Western populations like China, remain limited.MethodsThis study utilized data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), a large, nationally representative cohort of Chinese adults, to examine the temporal trends of BRI, identify associated risk factors, and investigate the longitudinal associations between BRI and cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes. …”
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