Maternal & Child Nutrition
Famine’s links to later-life disease varied by age and sex
Compared with no reported exposure, famine exposure was linked to 20%–29% higher odds of five chronic conditions and 10% higher odds of two others.Compared with no reported exposure, famine exposure was linked to 20%–29% higher odds of five chronic conditions and 10% higher odds of two others.
Cohort · 11,047 peoplePopulations
Who was studied11,047 Chinese adults aged 45 years and older, 2011-2020
What changedSelected later-life diseases were more common after prenatal or infant famine exposure than no exposure (adjusted ORs 1.43 to 2.49)
The catchAdult-exposed participants and men were unusually robust survivors, potentially distorting age and sex differences