background: the aim of this study was to assess the association between insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) in chinese adults. methods: fifty five subjects with nafld and 55 controls were enrolled for the study. waist circumference, blood pressure, plasma triglyceride, high density lipoprotein cholesterol and fasting plasma glucose concentrations ...

Visual impairment has become a global challenge, especially for developing countries. This study aims to estimate the prevalence, causes and social factors of visual impairment among Chinese adults. Data were from a nationally representative population-based cross-sectional study. The study population were 1,909,199 non-institutionalized adults aged 18 years and older in mainland China. In the ...

Population aging has become a salient issue in contemporary Chinese society (Lee, 2004). An important concern for any aging society is to maintain the health and well-being of older adults (Xie, 2008d, 2009). Studies have shown that family relationships play a critical role in maintaining individuals’ psychological well-being and life satisfaction (Litwin and Shiovitz-Ezra, 2010; Lou, 2010; Geo...

With the influence of globalization, Chinese young adults’ transition to adulthood today are cultivated by both traditional values (e.g., collectivism, Confucian philosophy), as well Western individualism, independence). The present study aimed characterize emerging perception in China terms (1) criteria for adults considered important; (2) relationships between subjective importance status and...

OBJECTIVES To examine the relationships between loneliness, social and health behaviors, health, and mortality among older adults in China. METHOD Data came from a nationally representative sample of 14,072 adults aged 65 and older from the 2002, 2005, and 2008 waves of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. A cross-lagged model combined with survival analysis was used to assess t...