Open AccessLife Course Socioeconomic Disadvantage and the Aging Immune System: Findings From the Health and Retirement Study
Author(s) -
Grace A. Noppert,
Rebecca C. Stebbins,
Jennifer B. Dowd,
Robert A. Hummer,
Allison E. Aiello
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1758-5368
pISSN - 1079-5014
DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbaa144
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , odds ratio , life course approach , disadvantage , odds , demography , educational attainment , confidence interval , gerontology , medicine , psychology , health and retirement study , logistic regression , developmental psychology , population , sociology , political science , law
Previous research has documented a consistent association between current socioeconomic status (SES) and cytomegalovirus (CMV). Early life is likely a critical period for CMV exposure and immune development, but less is known about early-life socioeconomic factors and CMV, particularly in older age populations. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study, we investigated the association between life course socioeconomic disadvantage and immune response to CMV among older adults.
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