[Research progress in geriatric epidemiology in China].

Geriatric epidemiology deals with the application of epidemiological techniques to study the distribution and prevention of health status, diseases, and risk factors among the elderly, to develop intervention measures for promoting healthy ageing. The ageing of the population is a gradually developed phenomenon that is accelerating in China, geriatric epidemiology is one of the important branches of epidemiology and the major pillars of geriatric preventive medicine that play an important role in disease prevention and health promotion. In this article, we reviewed the recent Chinese studies in geriatric epidemiology, and synthesized the distributions and determinants of health-related status in Chinese elderly, and finally highlighted the future trends and expectations of the geriatric epidemiological research.老年流行病学是运用流行病学原理和方法，研究老年人群健康状态、疾病及其危险因素的分布和预防，并采取干预措施促进老年人群健康的学科。我国人口老龄化和高龄化进程逐渐加深，老年流行病学作为流行病学的重要分支和老年预防医学的骨干学科之一，为实现预防疾病、促进健康的目标发挥着重要作用。本文总结了近年来我国老年流行病学研究的进展，梳理我国老年人的健康分布规律和危险因素等，并对老年流行病学学科发展的趋势进行了展望。.