Subjective social status
Subjective social status has been studied in 10 papers since 2022: 10 observational studies in people. The newest paper, Mar 26, 2024: “Subjective social status and trajectories of frailty: findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing”.
10 papers study it8 findingsUpdated
“Older adults in the higher SSS group were less likely to have ADL impairment (beta: -0.017, CI: -0.030, -0.0032)”
- 5 independent labs in 5 countries
- Funders: National Institute on Aging and others
- Humans10
What did studies of Subjective social status find?
3Studies of Subjective social status measured 3 outcomes; the most studied are mobility impairment (1 study), ADL impairment (1) and GrimAge (1).
Mobility impairment
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1 study
Mobility impairment
downin humans1
Subjective social status decreases mobility impairment in humans (beta: -0.044, CI: -0.076, -0.013).
“and mobility impairment (beta: -0.044, CI: -0.076, -0.013).”
Humansmultivariable regression adjusted for objective socioeconomic statusn = 31,464
BMC geriatrics
ADL impairment
downin humans1
1 study
ADL impairment
downin humans1
Subjective social status decreases ADL impairment in humans (beta: -0.017, CI: -0.030, -0.0032).
“Older adults in the higher SSS group were less likely to have ADL impairment (beta: -0.017, CI: -0.030, -0.0032)”
Humansmultivariable regression adjusted for objective socioeconomic statusn = 31,464
BMC geriatrics
GrimAge
downin humans1
1 study
GrimAge
downin humans1
Subjective social status decreases GrimAge in humans (b = -0.31, p = .003, ß = -0.15).
“SSS remained significantly associated with epigenetic age acceleration, b = - 0.31, p = .003, ß = - 0.15.”
Humansfemalesn = 361
Association of subjective social status with epigenetic aging among Black and White women
Psychoneuroendocrinology
What is Subjective social status linked with?
3Studies link Subjective social status with 3 measures, most often frailty (3 studies), health-related quality of life (1) and allostatic load (1).
Frailty
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3 studies
Frailty
downin humans3
Subjective social status is associated with frailty in humans.
“Subjective social status is significantly associated with being in a milder frailty trajectory after controlling for age, health behaviours and a wide range of objective socioeconomic status markers.”
Humansn = 9,484
BMJ public health
Subjective social status lowers the risk of frailty in humans.
“odds of frailty were lower among persons with high SSS relative to those with low SSS”
Humansn = 31,464
Aging clinical and experimental research
Subjective social status lowers the risk of frailty in humans.
“We find that higher subjective social status is associated with higher odds of being in the low frailty group and lower odds of being in one of the progressive or high frailty groups.”
Humans
Preprint
Health-related quality of life
downin humans1
1 study
Health-related quality of life
downin humans1
Subjective social status predicts health-related quality of life in humans (βstandardized = 0.08, p = 0.001).
“lower SSS-Society was associated with declines in MCS in males (βstandardized = 0.08, p = 0.001)”
Humans4 yearsmalesn = 2,934
BMC geriatrics
Allostatic load
downin humans1
1 study
Allostatic load
downin humans1
Subjective social status is associated with allostatic load in humans.
“reveal the expected association between subjective status and health when comparing participants (the ‘between’ estimate)”
Humansbetween participants
Subjective Social Status and Allostatic Load among Older People in England. A Longitudinal Analysis
Preprint