Prevalence of self-reported chronic conditions and poor health among older adults with and without vision impairment in China: a nationally representative cross-sectional survey

• Published in: BMJ open ophthalmology Vol. 8; no. 1; p. e001211
• Main Authors: Gu, Yiran, Cheng, Haozhe, Liu, Xiaoyun, Dong, Xiaodong, Congdon, Nathan, Ma, Xiaochen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.03.2023; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Aged; Body mass index; Chronic Disease; Chronic illnesses; Comorbidity; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes; Disease; Education; Epidemiology; Eye (Globe); Humans; Illiteracy; Longitudinal Studies; Mental depression; Middle Aged; Older people; Original Research; Population; Prevalence; Public health; Self Report; Visual impairment; United States > US; China; Epidemiology; Eye (Globe); Public health

ObjectiveTo examine the self-reported prevalence of 13 chronic conditions and poor health among Chinese adults aged 45 years and older with and without self-reported vision impairment.DesignCross-sectional study from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study 2018, a nationally representativ...