Life course socioeconomic status, chronic pain, and the mediating role of allostatic load: findings from the midlife in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Low socioeconomic status (SES) has been linked to chronic pain (CP); however, the mechanisms by which SES over the life course influences downstream CP outcomes remain unclear.

Methods

This study utilizes data from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) survey, a prospective sample of community-dwelling individuals (N=781), to investigate the chain of risk additive model of SES in relation to CP. Additionally, the study examines the mediating role of allostatic load (AL) in the relationship between life course SES and CP. Confirmatory factor analysis was employed to capture the multidimensionality of life course SES and path analysis was used to examine the direct and indirect effects on CP. AL was computed by quartile-based summation and by latent clas

SUBMITTER: Liang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10982432 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature