The association between all-cause mortality with drinking habits and water sources: a nationwide longitudinal study on Chinese elderly
Drinking unboiled water was associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality. In comparison to well water, tap water emerged as a safer and healthier option for the elderly Chinese population throughout their whole life cycle.
Authors
- Xiaoai Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3518-9689)
- Shisi Shen
- Jialu Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7833-9787)
- Xiong Yang
- Ning Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7315-8835)
- Tingting Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7951-9312)
- Xianhong Xiang
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Sichuan University (CN)
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CN)
- West China Hospital of Sichuan University (CN)
- The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Chongqing Public Health Medical Center (CN)
- Chongqing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Global Health
- Published
- 2025-09-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.15.04120
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00