Unveiling the long-term impact: exploring the link between exposure to the great Chinese famine and health-related quality of life in middle-aged and elderly populations through propensity score matching
The health-related quality of life of middle-aged and older adults who experienced China's Great Famine (1959-1961) declined substantially in later life, but the inclusion of the age variable made the statistical results non-significant.
Authors
- Ximin Ma
- 恵美利 高橋 (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3744-939X)
- Zhaoyan Hu
- Baokai Gao
- Wenlong Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8355-3863)
- Jiancai Du
- Jiahui He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1004-9679)
Institutions
- Ningxia Medical University (CN)
- Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-04-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22766-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China