Association of subjective social status with epigenetic aging among Black and White women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Subjective social status (SSS), an individual's assessment of their own social status in relation to others, is associated with health and mortality independently of objective SES; however, no studies have tested whether SSS influences epigenetic aging. The current study examines if SSS is associated with epigenetic age acceleration in both Black and White women, independently of objective SES measured during both childhood and adulthood.

Method

For 9- and 10-year-old Black and White girls, parental education and annual household income was obtained. At ages 39-42, 361 participants (175 Black, 186 White) reported their current education, household income, and SSS, and provided saliva to assess age acceleration using the GrimAge epigenetic clock. Linear regression e

SUBMITTER: Hamlat EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10228718 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature