Respirable Particulate Constituents and Risk of Cause-Specific Mortality in the Hong Kong Population

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (16) ◽  
pp. 9810-9817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shengzhi Sun ◽  
Wangnan Cao ◽  
Vivian C. Pun ◽  
Hong Qiu ◽  
Yang Ge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Specific Mortality ◽  
Respirable Particulate

Particulate Pollution and Cause Specific Mortality in London and Hong Kong Using Changes in Pollutant Level between Successive Days as Exposure Metric

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (1) ◽  
pp. 2209
Author(s):  
Nuredin Mohammed* ◽  
Kin Bong Hubert Lam ◽  
Richard Atkinson ◽  
H Ross Anderson ◽  
Chit Ming Wong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Particulate Pollution ◽  
Specific Mortality ◽  
Pollutant Level

Cause-specific mortality attributable to cold and hot ambient temperatures in Hong Kong: a time-series study, 2006–2016

2020 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 102131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingwen Liu ◽  
Alana Hansen ◽  
Blesson Varghese ◽  
Zhidong Liu ◽  
Michael Tong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Ambient Temperatures ◽  
Time Series Study ◽  
Specific Mortality ◽  
Series Study

scholarly journals Secular trends in all-cause and cause-specific mortality rates in people with diabetes in Hong Kong, 2001–2016: a retrospective cohort study

Diabetologia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 757-766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongjiang Wu ◽  
Eric S. H. Lau ◽  
Ronald C. W. Ma ◽  
Alice P. S. Kong ◽  
Sarah H. Wild ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Retrospective Cohort Study ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Secular Trends ◽  
Specific Mortality

scholarly journals Combined effects of individual and neighbourhood socioeconomic status on older adults’ mortality: a retrospective follow-up study in Hong Kong

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. e043192
Author(s):  
Yingqi Guo ◽  
Kristy Shuk Ting Chan ◽  
Chee Hon Chan ◽  
Qingsong Chang ◽  
Ruby SY Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Health Check ◽  
Low Ses ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Specific Mortality

ObjectivesThis study examined the interaction effects of individual and neighbourhood socioeconomic status (SES) in older adults in Hong Kong, considering all-cause and cause-specific mortality from respiratory disease, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, ischaemic heart disease, stroke, nonmedical disease and suicide.DesignA retrospective follow-up study.SettingHong Kong Special Administrative Region, a rapidly ageing society with 16.1% residents aged 65 years or older in 2020.Participants43 910 people aged 65 years or older were enrolled at baseline. They had participated in health check-ups during 2000–2003 in one of the Elderly Health Centres. Observation periods started on the date of the participant’s first health check-up, and ended at death, or 31 December 2011, whichever occurred first.Outcome measuresAll-cause and cause-specific mortality over the study timeframe.AnalysisCox’s proportional hazards regression models were applied to estimate the adjusted HRs of mortality, by including covariates at neighbourhood (deprivation) and individual levels (poverty, education and type of housing).ResultsThe ‘double tragedy theory’ (ie, lower SES persons living in lower SES neighbourhoods have worst health outcomes) was more related to cancer, while the ‘psychosocial comparison theory’ (ie, lower SES persons living in higher SES neighbourhoods have poorer health outcomes) was more related to cardiovascular, ischaemic heart disease, and stroke.ConclusionThere were important interaction effects between neighbourhood and individual factors on mortality. Policies based on the interaction between individual and neighbourhood SES should be considered. For instance, for cancer, targeted services (ie, free consultation, relevant treatment information, health check-up, etc) could be allocated in socioeconomically deprived areas to support individuals with low SES. On the other hand, more free public services to reduce psychological stresses (ie, psychological support services, recreational services, health knowledge information, etc) could be provided for those individuals with low SES living in higher SES areas to reduce stroke, cardiovascular and ischaemic heart diseases.

Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli infection: The Hong Kong experience

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (11-s4) ◽  
pp. S289-S293 ◽  
Author(s):  
SSY WONG ◽  
WC YAM ◽  
PHM LEUNG ◽  
PCY WOO ◽  
KY YUEN
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Escherichia Coli Infection
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