Third-generation epigenetic clocks

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Socioeconomic status decreases third-generation epigenetic clocks in humans (r = -0.13, 95% CI [-0.15, -0.11]).
“third-generation clocks (r = -0.13, 95% CI [-0.15, -0.11], P < 0.001])”
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Social determinants of health and epigenetic clocks: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 140 studies
Nature human behaviour12 Jun 2026

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Socioeconomic status is associated with third-generation epigenetic clocks in humans.
“The strongest associations were observed for a third generation of epigenetic clocks, sometimes referred to as "epigenetic speedometers", developed to predict the pace of aging.”
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Social determinants of health and epigenetic clocks: Meta-analysis of 140 studies
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences8 May 2025Preprint

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