The effect of natural disasters on dyslipidemia: a nationwide study from China.
4 affiliations
- 1School of Public Policy & Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
- 2National Institute of Natural Hazards, Ministry of Emergency Management of the People's Republic of China, Beijing, 100085, China.
- 3Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.
- 4School of Government, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China. [email protected].
Abstract
Background
Globally, dyslipidemia has become a leading risk factor for many adverse health outcomes, especially among middle-aged and elderly populations. Accumulating evidence suggests that environmental-level factors may also be associated with the risk of dyslipidemia. Although natural disasters can be considered an acute form of environmental change, their effects on dyslipidemia have received much less attention. The objective of our study was to examine the effect of natural disasters on dyslipidemia.Methods
Our study obtained dyslipidemia data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) and natural disaster index data from Atlas of Natural Disaster in China (ANDC). A total of four waves of data were ultimately included in our study. A Cox proportional hazards model was used to examine the effect of the natural disaster index on dyslipidemia.Results
Our findings suggest that increasing natural disaster damage may contribute to a higher risk of dyslipidemia.Conclusion
Natural disasters could be a critical factor in the onset and development of dyslipidemia, in addition to their direct impacts on individual health.
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BibTeX
@article{liu2026effect,
title = {{The effect of natural disasters on dyslipidemia: a nationwide study from China.}},
author = {Chengcheng Liu and Deping Zhong and Jing Li and Qibin Lu},
journal = {BMC public health},
year = {2026},
month = aug,
doi = {10.1186/s12889-026-28596-3},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42958136},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - The effect of natural disasters on dyslipidemia: a nationwide study from China.
AU - Chengcheng Liu
AU - Deping Zhong
AU - Jing Li
AU - Qibin Lu
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/08/01
JO - BMC public health
DO - 10.1186/s12889-026-28596-3
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42958136
AB - Background Globally, dyslipidemia has become a leading risk factor for many adverse health outcomes, especially among middle-aged and elderly populations. Accumulating evidence suggests that environmental-level factors may also be associated with the risk of dyslipidemia. Although natural disasters can be considered an acute form of environmental change, their effects on dyslipidemia have received much less attention. The objective of our study was to examine the effect of natural disasters on dyslipidemia.Methods Our study obtained dyslipidemia data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) and natural disaster index data from Atlas of Natural Disaster in China (ANDC). A total of four waves of data were ultimately included in our study. A Cox proportional hazards model was used to examine the effect of the natural disaster index on dyslipidemia.Results Our findings suggest that increasing natural disaster damage may contribute to a higher risk of dyslipidemia.Conclusion Natural disasters could be a critical factor in the onset and development of dyslipidemia, in addition to their direct impacts on individual health.
SN - 1471-2458
ER -