Life Course Socioeconomic Status and Longitudinal Accumulation of Allostatic Load in Adulthood

Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

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ID11023331
AuthorsSharon Stein Merkin (0000-0002-7468-0948, At the time of this study, Sharon Stein Merkin, Arun Karlamangla, and Teresa E. Seeman were with the Division of Geriatrics, Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles. Ana V. Diez Roux was with the Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Sandi Shrager was with the Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle.), Arun Karlamangla (At the time of this study, Sharon Stein Merkin, Arun Karlamangla, and Teresa E. Seeman were with the Division of Geriatrics, Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles. Ana V. Diez Roux was with the Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Sandi Shrager was with the Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle.), Arun S Karlamangla (0000-0003-2293-6064, University of Washington), Ana V Diez Roux (0000-0001-9658-7050, At the time of this study, Sharon Stein Merkin, Arun Karlamangla, and Teresa E. Seeman were with the Division of Geriatrics, Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles. Ana V. Diez Roux was with the Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Sandi Shrager was with the Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle.), Sandi Shrager (At the time of this study, Sharon Stein Merkin, Arun Karlamangla, and Teresa E. Seeman were with the Division of Geriatrics, Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles. Ana V. Diez Roux was with the Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Sandi Shrager was with the Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle.), Teresa Seeman (0000-0001-8583-4239, At the time of this study, Sharon Stein Merkin, Arun Karlamangla, and Teresa E. Seeman were with the Division of Geriatrics, Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles. Ana V. Diez Roux was with the Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Sandi Shrager was with the Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle.), Teresa E Seeman
Year2014
Volume104
Issue4
Pagese48-e55
Publication date2014-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2013.301841
PMID24524526
PMCIDPMC4025706
OpenAlexW1984741136
LanguageEN
Citations received18
References cited29

Objectives. We examined the association of childhood and adult socioeconomic status with longitudinal change in allostatic load (AL), a measure of biological dysfunction. Methods. The study sample included 6135 participants from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, aged 45 to 84 years, recruited in 2000 from 6 US counties; 3 follow-up examinations took place through September 2011. We calculated standardized scores for several metabolic and cardiovascular components relative to accepted clinical cut points for “higher risk” and then summed them to create an overall index of AL. We used mixed effects growth curve models to assess the relationship between socioeconomic status and AL as a linear function of time passed since the baseline examination; we included random effects for the intercept and slope. Results. Among those with lower baseline AL ( Conclusions. The relationship between socioeconomic status and patterns of change in health parameters may vary over time and with the accumulation of biological risk

Allostatic load · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Life course approach · Longitudinal study · Pathology · Population · Socioeconomic status · Birth, Development, and Health · Demography · Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology