Education, urbanicity of residence, and cardiometabolic biomarkers among middle-aged and older populations in the US, Mexico, China, and India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The relationship between education and cardiometabolic biomarkers is contextually dependent on both inter-country and intra-country factors. This study aimed to examine educational differences in cardiometabolic biomarkers among middle-aged and older adults in the US, Mexico, China, and India, and whether this relationship is modified by urbanicity of residence.

Methods

Data were from contemporary cross-sectional waves of the US Health and Retirement Study (HRS; 2016/17, n = 19,608), the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS; 2015, n = 12,356), the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS; 2015/16, n = 13,268), and the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI; 2017/19, n = 47,838). To account for substantial variations in educational distribution acros

SUBMITTER: Li C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11525230 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature