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Downward social mobility

Exposure

3 papers3 findings

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

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  • 3 independent labs in 3 countries
  • Funders: Chinese University of Hong Kong and 5 more
  • Humans3

Outcomes

1

Frailty

upin humans1

1 study

  1. Downward social mobility increases frailty in humans (0.229 (95% CI: 0.098-0.360, p = .001) faster increase).

    “compared to the stable high SEP group, the increase in FI was 0.229 (95% CI: 0.098-0.360, p = .001) faster in the downward mobility group”

    Humansversus stable high SEP

    Can Social Mobility Impact Frailty Trajectories of Chinese Adults in Later Life? A Nationwide Longitudinal Study

    Innovation in aging24 Jan 2024

Associations

2

Intrinsic capacity

downin humans1

1 study

  1. Downward social mobility is associated with intrinsic capacity in humans.

    “upward and downward social mobility groups were associated with better and worse intrinsic capacity, respectively.”

    Humans

    Life-course socioeconomic inequalities, social mobility and healthy aging in older adults: A multi-cohort study

    Archives of gerontology and geriatrics16 Mar 2025

Diet quality

downin humans1

1 study

  1. Downward social mobility is associated with diet quality in humans.

    “Downward mobility is linked to poorer diet quality only for those who fall to the lowest rung of adulthood SES.”

    Humans

    Healthy eating in life course context: Asymmetric implications of socioeconomic origins and destinations

    Social science & medicine (1982)8 Mar 2025

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