PHYSIOLOGICAL AGING AND ITS USE AS A MARKER OF INEQUALITIES IN HEALTH: CROSS-NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
2024
Physiological Aging and Health Inequalities
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Author Information
Author(s): Bloomberg Mikaela
Primary Institution: Oxford University Press US
Hypothesis
Physiological age based on clinical indicators may explain variation in health outcomes better than chronological age alone.
Conclusion
Physiological age is a powerful tool for revealing inequalities in health during aging across different countries.
Supporting Evidence
- Physiological age may explain health outcomes better than chronological age.
- The symposium includes studies from the Health and Retirement Study and the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing.
- Gender and educational inequalities in physiological aging are explored in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.
- Racial differences in education's impact on physiological aging are examined.
- Cumulative stress exposure and neighborhood context are linked to inflammation in older adults.
Takeaway
This study looks at how the way we measure aging can help us understand why some older people are healthier than others.
Methodology
The symposium examines physiological age as a marker of aging using various studies from the US, UK, and Ireland.
Participant Demographics
Studies include older adults from the US, UK, and Ireland.
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