Lower socioeconomic status

Exposure

3 papers study it4 findings

  • 3 independent labs in 4 countries
  • Funders: National Institute on Aging and 3 more
  • Humans3

Associations

4

Hearing impairment

upin humans1OR 2.58

1 study
  1. Lower socioeconomic status is associated with hearing impairment in humans (OR 2.58).

    “lower socioeconomic status (OR 2.58, P < 0.029)”

    HumansCommunity-living older Singaporeansn = 2,494

    Prevalence and risk factors of hearing impairment in older Singaporeans: a population-based study

    Singapore medical journalOct 15, 2026

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Limitations in basic and instrumental activities of daily living

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1 study
  1. Lower socioeconomic status is associated with limitations in basic and instrumental activities of daily living in humans.

    “Older adults with lower socioeconomic status demonstrated higher rates of depression, sarcopenia, falls, and limitations in both basic and instrumental activities of daily living”

    HumansMexican adults; lower versus higher socioeconomic status

    Long-term inequalities in health among older Mexican adults: An outcome-wide analysis

    SSM - population healthMay 24, 2024

Depression

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1 study
  1. Lower socioeconomic status is associated with depression in humans.

    “Older adults with lower socioeconomic status demonstrated higher rates of depression, sarcopenia, falls, and limitations in both basic and instrumental activities of daily living”

    HumansMexican adults; lower versus higher socioeconomic status

    Long-term inequalities in health among older Mexican adults: An outcome-wide analysis

    SSM - population healthMay 24, 2024

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BrainGAP

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1 study
  1. Lower socioeconomic status is associated with BrainGAP in humans.

    “Multiple regression models revealed that age, sex, and SES were significant predictors of BrainGAP with lower SES associated with greater BrainGAP (premature brain aging).”

    Humansn = 217

    Lower socioeconomic status is associated with premature brain aging

    Neurobiology of agingJun 23, 2023

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Funding

1 grant since 2018

National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteUS$731.9k

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