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Children and adolescents of the 1959-61 Chinese famine: Survivors face increased risk of non-communicable diseases 50 years later, with those exposed in utero or under age 2 at double the risk

08.16.23 | PLOS

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Children and adolescents of the 1959-61 Chinese famine: Survivors face increased risk of non-communicable diseases 50 years later, with those exposed in utero or under age 2 at double the risk
: Risk of non-communicable diseases 50 years later among individuals exposed to the Chinese Famine of 1959-1961 at different life stage. The x-axis indicates the life stage when an individual was exposed to famine. The y-axis indicates the risk of non-communicable diseases, where 1 means average risk, >1 means increased risk, and Credit: Cheng et al., 2023, PLOS Global Public Health, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Children and adolescents of the 1959-61 Chinese famine: Survivors face increased risk of non-communicable diseases 50 years later, with those exposed in utero or under age 2 at double the risk.

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002161

Article Title: Exposure to the 1959–1961 Chinese famine and risk of non-communicable diseases in later life: A life course perspective

Author Countries: Switzerland, UK

Funding: Mengling Cheng acknowledges funding from the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research “LIVES - Overcoming vulnerability: Life course perspectives” financed by the Swiss National Science Foundation (51NF40-185901) and the European Union Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant (801076). Marko Kerac also gratefully acknowledges UKRI GCRF / Medical Research Council funding (grant reference MR/V000802/1). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

PLOS Global Public Health

Exposure to the 1959–1961 Chinese famine and risk of non-communicable diseases in later life: A life course perspective

16-Aug-2023

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Adolescents Diseases and Disorders Economics Research Famines Risk Assessment Risk Factors

Article Information

Journal
PLOS Global Public Health
Article Publication Date
2023-08-16
Article Title
Exposure to the 1959–1961 Chinese famine and risk of non-communicable diseases in later life: A life course perspective
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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APA:
PLOS. (2023, August 16). Children and adolescents of the 1959-61 Chinese famine: Survivors face increased risk of non-communicable diseases 50 years later, with those exposed in utero or under age 2 at double the risk. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/12DZ0KX1/children-and-adolescents-of-the-1959-61-chinese-famine-survivors-face-increased-risk-of-non-communicable-diseases-50-years-later-with-those-exposed-in-utero-or-under-age-2-at-double-the-risk.html
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"Children and adolescents of the 1959-61 Chinese famine: Survivors face increased risk of non-communicable diseases 50 years later, with those exposed in utero or under age 2 at double the risk." Brightsurf News, Aug. 16 2023, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/12DZ0KX1/children-and-adolescents-of-the-1959-61-chinese-famine-survivors-face-increased-risk-of-non-communicable-diseases-50-years-later-with-those-exposed-in-utero-or-under-age-2-at-double-the-risk.html.