Biological Age and Psychological Distress: Health Disparities Between Midlife Jewish and Arab Adults

GSA 2025 Abstract

Abstract

Health disparities between Jewish and Arab populations in Israel are well-documented, particularly in contexts of chronic diseases, aging, and socioeconomic conditions. These gaps are widening and could be related to increasing violence in Arab society and the associated increases in stress.

The paper

Iktilat K, Asher M, Tzemah-Shahar R et al.

GSA 2025 Abstract · 31 Dec 2025 · CC BY

Presented at GSA 2025

doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaf122.962