SSM - Population Health
Healthy lifespan trends diverged among older adults in China
A longitudinal observational study used 93,581 survey observations from 1998–2018 to estimate years lived with cognitive impairment, disability and major chronic…A longitudinal observational study used 93,581 survey observations from 1998–2018 to estimate years lived with cognitive impairment, disability and major chronic diseases.
Cohort studyPopulations
Who was studiedOlder adults in China, 20 years
What changedLater-born adults had smaller estimated shares of life with cognitive impairment, similar shares with disability, and larger shares with chronic diseases
The catchExact timing of health changes between survey observations was unavailable and had to be modeled