Secular trends and rural-urban differences in endocrine and metabolic disease mortality in China: an age-period-cohort modeling of National Data

ConclusionIncreases in EMD mortality in China since 1991 can be explained primarily by the period effect, reflecting unhealthy lifestyles adapted along with rapid economic growth. The 100-year declines in cohort effect and the rural-urban differences could be largely attributed to the overall progress and rural-urban inequity in medical and healthcare. Future public health planning and decision-making must emphasize these two factors.
Source: International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research