Socioeconomic inequalities and healthy life expectancy among the oldest-old in China: a comparison of two cohorts across two decades
Extended lifespan in China's oldest-old over the past two decades coincides with improved cognitive health but an expansion of morbidity in other domains. These findings underscore the need for sex-specific and SES-tailored strategies to address the growing long-term care needs of this population.
Authors
- Jun Duan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5823-2440)
- Jinhui Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1743-9595)
- Frank Qian
- Haibin Li
Institutions
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University (CN)
- National Clinical Research (US)
- Peking University Shenzhen Hospital (CN)
- Beijing Chaoyang Emergency Medical Center (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- QJM
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcag074
- Primary Topic
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00