Secular trend of non-communicable chronic disease prevalence throughout the life span who endured Chinese Great Famine (1959-1961)

• Main Authors: Xiaoxue He (Author), Xiaojuan Shi (Author), Degong Pan (Author), Huihui Wang (Author), Xue Zhang (Author), Lining Pu (Author), Mingxiu Luo (Author), Jiangping Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Famine is a risk factor for non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs), which account for over 80% of deaths in China. The effect of famine on the prevalence of NCDs in terms of various age groups, time periods and cohorts is currently poorly understood. Objective This study aims t...