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Cohort comparison highlights socioeconomic disparities affecting healthy life expectancy in China's oldest-old population, indicating urgent care needs.
Extended lifespan in China's oldest-old over the past two decades coincides with improved cognitive health but an expansion of morbidity in other domains. These findings underscore the need for sex-specific and SES-tailored strategies to address the growing long-term care needs of this population.
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