Are cities good for health? A study of the impacts of planned urbanization in China.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Urbanization in developing countries is usually accompanied by migration to cities, making it a challenge to unpack the independent relationships between migration, urbanization and health, particularly in the presence of health-selective migration. Since 1978, unprecedented planned urbanization has taken place in China and further increases to the urban population are expected. This paper explored the impacts of urbanization in China through a comparative study of in situ urbanized population. METHODS:Using the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), a nationally representative dataset for people aged 45 years or older, we compared self-assessed general health, depressive symptoms and waist circumference among three groups: (i) in situ urbanized-rural residents; (ii) rural residents; and (iii) urban residents. Using a model informed by the literature on the social determinants of health in later life, we investigated the patterning and drivers of differences in health outcomes between these three groups, in order to explore the impact of urbanization independent of the impact of migration. RESULTS:There are consistent advantages in health and less depression among urbanized-rural residents compared with the rural group; and this group has even better health outcomes than the urban group after adjusting for early life differences. However, this relationship is reversed for waist circumference. Socioeconomic circumstances and factors related to a planned urbanization partly explain these effects. CONCLUSIONS:Urbanization in China has, on average, had an independent and positive effect on health and well-being. Planned urbanization could benefit people's health in developing countries. It is likely that improved infrastructure is a key driver.

journal_name

Int J Epidemiol

authors

Hou B,Nazroo J,Banks J,Marshall A

doi

10.1093/ije/dyz031

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-08-01 00:00:00

pages

1083-1090

issue

4

eissn

0300-5771

issn

1464-3685

pii

5384520

journal_volume

48

pub_type

杂志文章
  • Methodological issues in case-control studies: validity and power of various design/analysis strategies.

    abstract::Computer stimulations have been used to estimate the efficiency, as measured by the statistical power, of various combinations of design and analysis strategies for case-control studies. Conditions under which the various forms of analysis yield consistent relative risk estimators are derived for the general model. Th...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1093/ije/12.2.238

    authors: Howe GR,Choi BC

    更新日期:1983-06-01 00:00:00

  • Sibship size, Helicobacter pylori infection and chronic atrophic gastritis: a population-based study among 9444 older adults from Germany.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Early-life social environment has been suggested to play an important role during the development of Helicobacter pylori-related gastric diseases. We aimed to assess the association of sibship size with H. pylori infection and chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) in a population-based study from Germany. METHOD...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1093/ije/dyp250

    authors: Gao L,Weck MN,Raum E,Stegmaier C,Rothenbacher D,Brenner H

    更新日期:2010-02-01 00:00:00

  • Unmasking herd protection by an oral cholera vaccine in a cluster-randomized trial.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Several studies have shown that inactivated, whole-cell oral cholera vaccines (OCVs) confer both direct protection on vaccinees and herd protection on populations. Because our earlier cluster-randomized effectiveness trial (CRT) in urban Bangladesh failed to detect OCV herd protection, we reanalysed the tria...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验

    doi:10.1093/ije/dyz060

    authors: Ali M,Qadri F,Kim DR,Islam T,Im J,Ahmmed F,Chon Y,Islam Khan A,Zaman K,Marks F,Clemens JD

    更新日期:2019-08-01 00:00:00

  • Multilevel modelling and malaria: a new method for an old disease.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Malaria is influenced by a web of individual and ecological factors, i.e. factors relating to people and relating to environment. For a long time analysing these factors concurrently has raised statistical problems. Multilevel modelling provides a new attractive solution, which is still uncommon in tropical ...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1093/ije/dyh274

    authors: Mauny F,Viel JF,Handschumacher P,Sellin B

    更新日期:2004-12-01 00:00:00

  • Short stature and cardiovascular disease among men and women from two southeastern New England communities.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Short stature has been associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), although the reason for the association remains unclear. Data on the relation between stature and stroke is more limited. We examined the association between stature and CHD as well as between stature and stroke in men ...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验

    doi:10.1093/ije/27.6.970

    authors: Parker DR,Lapane KL,Lasater TM,Carleton RA

    更新日期:1998-12-01 00:00:00

  • American cutaneous leishmaniasis in Southeast Brazil: space-time clustering.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is endemic in many rural areas of Brazil where different transmission patterns of the disease have been described. This ecological study was carried out in a municipality located in Southeast Brazil and aimed to investigate the space-temporal patterns of the disease and...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1093/ije/28.5.982

    authors: Machado-Coelho GL,Assunção R,Mayrink W,Caiaffa WT

    更新日期:1999-10-01 00:00:00

  • Does one's own and one's spouse's education affect overall and cause-specific mortality in the elderly?

    abstract:OBJECTIVES:To examine educational gradients in overall and cause-specific mortality among elderly married men and women and their spouses. METHODS:Using the census-based Israel Longitudinal Mortality Study (1983-92), 13 573 married men and 6563 married women were identified who were aged 70-89 years at baseline. Cox p...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1093/ije/dyi185

    authors: Jaffe DH,Eisenbach Z,Neumark YD,Manor O

    更新日期:2005-12-01 00:00:00

  • Race and sex differences in lung cancer risk associated with cigarette smoking.

    abstract::Despite the extreme differences in the incidence of lung cancer between black and white Americans of each sex, little information is available on the sex-race-specific lung cancer risk due to tobacco use. In the current study, case-control data were examined for sex-race differences in the lung cancer risk associated ...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1093/ije/22.4.592

    authors: Harris RE,Zang EA,Anderson JI,Wynder EL

    更新日期:1993-08-01 00:00:00

  • Socioeconomic position, psychosocial work environment and cerebrovascular disease among women: the Finnish public sector study.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:The excess risk of fatal and non-fatal cerebrovascular disease in people from low socioeconomic positions is only partially explained by conventional cerebrovascular risk factors. This has led to the suggestion that poor psychosocial work environments provide important additional explanatory power. However, ...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1093/ije/dyn373

    authors: Kivimäki M,Gimeno D,Ferrie JE,Batty GD,Oksanen T,Jokela M,Virtanen M,Salo P,Akbaraly TN,Elovainio M,Pentti J,Vahtera J

    更新日期:2009-10-01 00:00:00

  • Reproducibility and validity of a self-administered physical activity questionnaire.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:The reproducibility and validity of self-administered questionnaires on physical activity and inactivity were examined in a random (representative) sample of the Nurses' Health Study II cohort and a random sample of African-American women in that cohort. METHODS:Repeat questionnaires were administered 2 yea...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章

    doi:10.1093/ije/23.5.991

    authors: Wolf AM,Hunter DJ,Colditz GA,Manson JE,Stampfer MJ,Corsano KA,Rosner B,Kriska A,Willett WC

    更新日期:1994-10-01 00:00:00

  • A competing-risk model based on the life table procedure in epidemiological studies.

    abstract::In this paper, a new non-parametric competing-risk model is proposed. This model takes relative susceptibility into account, and is thus free from the usual assumption of independence between competing causes of death. Another feature of the model is the adjustments of survivors and deaths as a results of the eliminat...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1093/ije/6.2.153

    authors: Wong O

    更新日期:1977-06-01 00:00:00

  • Influence of heavy agricultural work during pregnancy on birthweight in northeast Brazil.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Women in developing countries often continue their agricultural work during late pregnancy. Whether this adversely affects birthweight is not clear from previous studies as few controlled for confounding factors. This study seeks to clarify this issue. METHODS:This retrospective cohort study investigated 95...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1093/ije/28.3.469

    authors: Lima M,Ismail S,Ashworth A,Morris SS

    更新日期:1999-06-01 00:00:00

  • A directed acyclic graph for interactions.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) are of great help when researchers try to understand the nature of causal relationships and the consequences of conditioning on different variables. One fundamental feature of causal relations that has not been incorporated into the standard DAG framework is interaction, i.e. w...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1093/ije/dyaa211

    authors: Nilsson A,Bonander C,Strömberg U,Björk J

    更新日期:2020-11-22 00:00:00

  • An age-period-cohort analysis of 50,875 AIDS cases among injecting drug users in Europe.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:The long average incubation time from HIV infection to AIDS makes it difficult to estimate recent HIV transmission from AIDS incidence data. Age-period-cohort (APC) analysis can separate out the effects of age, calendar time and birth cohort to provide a clearer picture of transmission trends. METHODS:AIDS ...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1093/ije/28.6.1141

    authors: Houweling H,Wiessing LG,Hamers FF,Termorshuizen F,Gill ON,Sprenger MJ

    更新日期:1999-12-01 00:00:00

  • What should be done about occupational accidents and diseases?

    abstract::This paper argues that the perspective of economics is valuable in assessing the desirability, purpose and effectiveness of public intervention to reduce occupational accidents and diseases and suggests that the concept of efficiency provides one (although not the only) important criterion by which to judge policy in ...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1093/ije/12.1.77

    authors: Henderson J

    更新日期:1983-03-01 00:00:00

  • Breast cancer risk and alcohol consumption: results from a large case-control study.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Alcohol use is associated with breast cancer in many epidemiological studies. Most, however, have measured risk from recent consumption patterns, and only a few include analyses for duration of drinking or age that a woman started to drink. The authors studied the effect of these variables, as well as of rec...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1093/ije/26.5.915

    authors: Bowlin SJ,Leske MC,Varma A,Nasca P,Weinstein A,Caplan L

    更新日期:1997-10-01 00:00:00

  • STD control in less developed countries: the time is now.

    abstract::This discussion of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in less developed countries covers incidence/prevalence, antimicrobial resistance, sequelae, future trends, and new opportunities for STD control -- technological changes, health service changes, and social and political changes. For most countries, current, pop...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1093/ije/14.4.505

    authors: Brown ST,Zacarias FR,Aral SO

    更新日期:1985-12-01 00:00:00

  • A study on effectiveness of screening mammograms.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:So far, no randomized controlled trials with a mean mammographic screening interval of > or = 2 years has demonstrated statistically significant mortality reduction for women younger than age 50. The issue of screening frequency is vital in detection of primary breast cancer. METHODS:The study group consist...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1093/ije/29.5.803

    authors: Ren JJ,Peer PG

    更新日期:2000-10-01 00:00:00

  • Effect of age, sex and smoking habits on pneumococcal antibodies in an elderly population.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Pneumococcal infections are a common cause of morbidity and mortality among elderly people. Protection against pneumococcal infections is mediated by serotype-specific antibodies to capsular polysaccharides. To obtain an estimate of anti-pneumococcal immunity, prevalence and levels of pneumococcal antibodies...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1093/ije/26.2.420

    authors: Sankilampi U,Isoaho R,Bloigu A,Kivelä SL,Leinonen M

    更新日期:1997-04-01 00:00:00

  • Focus on an unusual rise in pancreatic cancer incidence in France.

    abstract:Background:Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal. Most countries have exhibited a stable or decreasing incidence over time. The aim of this study was to provide updated French temporal trends in pancreatic cancer incidence and mortality over the past three decades. Methods:Incidence was estimated using the Frenc...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1093/ije/dyx088

    authors: Bouvier AM,Uhry Z,Jooste V,Drouillard A,Remontet L,Launoy G,Leone N,French Network of Cancer Registries (FRANCIM).

    更新日期:2017-12-01 00:00:00

  • Reproductive patterns and cancer incidence in women: a population-based correlation study in the USSR.

    abstract::Many of the known or suspected risk factors of sex hormone-dependent cancers in women (low parity, delay in childbearing, etc) are typical features of modern reproductive behaviour. Within the USSR regional variations in principal reproductive characteristics and the incidence of breast and cervical cancers have been ...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1093/ije/18.3.498

    authors: Remennick LI

    更新日期:1989-09-01 00:00:00

  • Chlorination of drinking water and cancer incidence in Norway.

    abstract::To examine whether chlorination of drinking water was associated with cancer of the digestive or other organs, an ecological epidemiological study using nationwide incidence data from the Cancer Registry of Norway was carried out. On two geographical levels (counties and municipalities), both for men and women, chlori...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1093/ije/21.1.6

    authors: Flaten TP

    更新日期:1992-02-01 00:00:00

  • Food insecurity, food choices, and body mass index in adults: nutrition transition in Trinidad and Tobago.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:This study evaluated whether food insecurity and obesity were associated in a population sample in Trinidad. METHODS:A sample was drawn of 15 clusters of households, in north central Trinidad. Resident adults were enumerated. A questionnaire was administered including the short form Household Food Security ...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1093/ije/dyg100

    authors: Gulliford MC,Mahabir D,Rocke B

    更新日期:2003-08-01 00:00:00

  • Short-term and long-term reproducibility of dietary history interview data.

    abstract::This study gives results for comparisons between dietary history interviews repeated at short-term (4-8 months) and long-term (4-7 years) intervals in conjunction with the Finnish Mobile Clinic Health Examination Survey. Interviews surveying the whole range of consumable foods over the preceding year were completed in...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验

    doi:10.1093/ije/22.3.520

    authors: Järvinen R,Seppänen R,Knekt P

    更新日期:1993-06-01 00:00:00

  • Recent respiratory infection and risk of venous thromboembolism: case-control study through a general practice database.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:The association between respiratory infection and risk of heart attacks and strokes is well established. However, less evidence exists for an association between respiratory infection and venous thromboembolism (VTE). In this article, we describe the associations between respiratory infection and VTE. METHO...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1093/ije/dyr012

    authors: Clayton TC,Gaskin M,Meade TW

    更新日期:2011-06-01 00:00:00

  • Trends in cancer mortality among Puerto Rican-born migrants to New York City.

    abstract::Age-standardized cancer death rates in Puerto Rican-born males and females residing in New York City have been calculated for 1979-81, and compared with those for white non-Puerto Rican-born people. For all population groups the rates in 1979-81 have been compared with rates in 1969-71. For some cancer sites, in parti...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1093/ije/15.1.30

    authors: Rosenwaike I,Shai D

    更新日期:1986-03-01 00:00:00

  • Corporate influences on epidemiology.

    abstract::Corporate influences on epidemiology have become stronger and more pervasive in the last few decades, particularly in the contentious fields of pharmacoepidemiology and occupational epidemiology. For every independent epidemiologist studying the side effects of medicines and the hazardous effects of industrial chemica...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1093/ije/dym270

    authors: Pearce N

    更新日期:2008-02-01 00:00:00

  • The importance of childbearing for Hodgkin's disease: new evidence from incidence and mortality models.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:We reported in a recent study that parity was inversely related to the incidence of Hodgkin's disease (HD) in Norwegian women younger than 56. In this study, another data set was used to estimate the parity effects on incidence at higher ages, and two different data sets were used to assess how parity influe...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1093/ije/25.4.737

    authors: Kravdal O,Hansen S

    更新日期:1996-08-01 00:00:00

  • Nutrient misclassification: bias in the odds ratio and loss of power in the Mantel test for trend.

    abstract::The effect of misclassification by one-, two-, or seven-day food records on the apparent magnitude of results was quantified for two hypothetical models of association of diet with disease. For each of 106 women, classification to quintiles of intake was calculated from 37 to 72 one-day records and compared to classif...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1093/ije/18.1.232

    authors: Freudenheim JL,Johnson NE,Wardrop RL

    更新日期:1989-03-01 00:00:00

  • TGFbeta1 polymorphism (L10P) and risk of colorectal adenomatous and hyperplastic polyps.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGFbeta1) is a multifunctional signalling molecule with a wide array of roles. Animal experiments suggest that TGFbeta1 plays a biphasic role in carcinogenesis by protecting against the early formation of benign epithelial growths, but promoting malignant transformation of t...

    journal_title:International journal of epidemiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1093/ije/dyh102

    authors: Sparks R,Bigler J,Sibert JG,Potter JD,Yasui Y,Ulrich CM

    更新日期:2004-10-01 00:00:00