Explaining biological differences between men and women by gendered mechanisms.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The principal aim of this study was to explore if biological differences between men and women can be explained by gendered mechanisms.

Methods

We used data from the 1958 National Child Development Study, including all the living subjects of the cohort at the outcome collection wave (44-45 years). We explored several biomarkers as outcomes: systolic blood pressure, triglycerides, LDL cholesterol, HbA1c, CRP, and cortisol. Three conceptualizations of gender have been used to define methodological strategies: (a) Gender as an individual characteristic; (b) Gender as an effect of sex on socio-behavioural characteristics; (c) Gender as an interaction between sex and the social environment, here the early-life social environment. We estimated the total effect of sex an

SUBMITTER: Colineaux H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10037796 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature