AgingResearch.NewsJoin free

Household wealth

Exposure

2 papers2 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.

Labs are independent when their papers share no last author and no institution.

  • 2 independent labs in 2 countries
  • Funders: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and 4 more
  • Humans2

Associations

2

Mortality

downin humans1HR 0.59

1 study

  1. Household wealth lowers the risk of mortality in humans (HR 0.59 (95% CI, 0.53-0.66), 13.5-year survival difference).

    “participants in the highest wealth decile had a hazard ratio of 0.59 for death (95% CI, 0.53-0.66) compared with those in the lowest decile”

    Humanshighest wealth decile vs lowest decilen = 35,164

    Wealth Redistribution to Extend Longevity in the US

    JAMA internal medicineJan 29, 2024

Cognitive impairment

upin humans1

1 study

  1. Household wealth is associated with cognitive impairment in humans.

    “The odds of cognitive impairment were higher among uneducated older men and women, and older men and women in lowest wealth quintile.”

    Humansolder adults in Indialowest wealth quintile

    Multiple socioeconomic risks and cognitive impairment among older men and women in India

    Dialogues in healthFeb 26, 2023

More on Cognitive impairment

Latest

Related