Open AccessSocioeconomic Differentials in Immune Response
Author(s) -
Jennifer Beam Dowd,
Allison E. Aiello
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0b013e3181bb5302
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , national health and nutrition examination survey , demography , confidence interval , medicine , ethnic group , immunology , cross sectional study , antibody , immune system , gerontology , population , environmental health , pathology , sociology , anthropology
Lower socioeconomic status (SES) is strongly linked to health outcomes, though the mechanisms are poorly understood. Little is known about the role of the immune system in creating and sustaining health disparities. Here we test whether SES is related to cell-mediated immunity, as measured by the host's ability to keep persistent cytomegalovirus (CMV) antibody levels in a quiescent state.