Socioeconomic status, depression, and incident arthritis in adults aged 50 years and over: Prospective evidence from six longitudinal aging studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the independent and joint effects of socioeconomic status (SES) and depression with the risk of developing arthritis in adults aged 50 + .

Methods

This pooled study derived from six aging cohorts: the Health and Retirement Study in the United States (HRS), the Survey of Health, the Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA), the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), and the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS). Cox proportional hazards models were applied to estimate independent and joint effects.

Results

Over a median follow-up of 5.9 years among 68,445 individuals, 14,476 newly developed arthritis. After adjusting for covariates, lo

SUBMITTER: Duan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12637947 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature