Adult social class
Adult social class has been studied in 3 papers since 2021: 3 observational studies in people; 1 in the past year. The newest paper, Jul 15, 2026: “Childhood socioeconomic status and episodic memory in later life: the moderating roles of education and social class in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (2002-2024)”.
3 papers study it2 findingsUpdated
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At a glance
The findings reach people, from one lab or study. 1 lab in 1 country.
“Adverse adulthood SEP was associated with more rapid accumulation of multimorbidity, resulting in 0.49 excess conditions in partly/unskilled compared to professional/intermediate individuals between 63 and 69 years.”
None of its findings points the other way.
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funders: Economic and Social Research Council and others
- 1 of 2 findings with company ties
- Humans3
What is adult social class linked with?
2Studies link adult social class with 2 measures, most often multimorbidity (1 study) and age acceleration in second-generation DNA methylation clocks (1).
Multimorbidity
upin humans1
1 study
Multimorbidity
upin humans1
Adult social class is associated with multimorbidity in humans (partly/unskilled vs professional/intermediate) (0.49 excess conditions).
“Adverse adulthood SEP was associated with more rapid accumulation of multimorbidity, resulting in 0.49 excess conditions in partly/unskilled compared to professional/intermediate individuals between 63 and 69 years.”
Humanspartly/unskilled vs professional/intermediaten = 3,723
PLoS medicine
Age acceleration in second-generation DNA methylation clocks
upin humans1
1 study
Age acceleration in second-generation DNA methylation clocks
upin humans1
Adult social class is associated with age acceleration in second-generation DNA methylation clocks in humans.
“Strong associations were seen between greater disadvantage in childhood and adult SEP and greater AA in the second generation biomarkers”
Humans
Life course socioeconomic position and DNA methylation age acceleration in mid-life
Journal of epidemiology and community health
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