Neighborhood socioeconomic status

1. Neighborhood socioeconomic status mediates biological age in humans (explaining approximately 20%).

   “Neighborhood SES mediated this relationship, with affluence explaining approximately 20% and disadvantage explaining about 8% ("Declining") and 25% ("Hazardous") of the association between historical redlining and biological age.”

   Humansassociation between historical redlining and biological agen = 6,466

   Living in historically redlined neighborhoods and biological aging among older adults

   The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences·2 Sep 2025

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1. Neighborhood socioeconomic status is associated with resilience in humans (3.94±0.83 vs 4.00±0.81).

   “Mean resiliency scores differed between those with low NSES (3.94±0.83) and high NSES (4.00±0.81).”

   Humansfemalesn = 29,367

   RESILIENCY AMONG WHI’S WOMEN AGED 80 AND OLDER BY RACE, ETHNICITY, AND NEIGHBORHOOD SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS

   GSA 2024 abstract·31 Dec 2024

1. Neighborhood socioeconomic status is associated with processing speed decline in humans.

   “After adjustment for age, gender, race/ethnicity, language of administration, education, income, working status, and APOE4, only DSC declines remained statistically significant.”

   Humansafter adjustment for age, gender, race/ethnicity, education, income, and APOE4

   GENTRIFICATION AND COGNITIVE DECLINE IN OLDER ADULTS: MULTI-ETHNIC STUDY OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS

   GSA 2024 abstract·31 Dec 2024

1. Neighborhood socioeconomic status is associated with cognitive decline in humans (10% lower risk CASI, 6% lower DS, 8% lower DSC).

   “those residing in continually advantaged neighborhoods had 10% lower risk of CASI decline, 6% lower risk of DS decline, and 8% lower risk of DSC decline.”

   Humanscompared to continually disadvantaged neighborhoods

   GENTRIFICATION AND COGNITIVE DECLINE IN OLDER ADULTS: MULTI-ETHNIC STUDY OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS

   GSA 2024 abstract·31 Dec 2024