Zang and his colleague Rob Subbaraman created a China Stress Index (CSI) last year.

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The Zen Index uses heart-rate variability to quantify stress levels in a simplified manner, according to the company.

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To measure the amount of stress an individual had suffered over the course of his life, the two researchers used an index known as allostatic load.

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