Subjective socioeconomic status and presence of the metabolic syndrome in midlife community volunteers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Objective indices of socioeconomic status (SES) predict diverse sources of morbidity and mortality as well as numerous biological and behavioral risk factors for disease. Here we examine whether subjective measures of SES may be similarly associated with measured risk factors including the metabolic syndrome and its components of elevated blood pressure, high fasting glucose, dyslipidemia, and central adiposity.

Methods

Observations were based on a community sample of 981 adults (30-54 years of age; 52% female; 84% white, 16% African American). Subjective SES was measured, using the nationally referenced (U.S.) MacArthur Scale of Subjective Social Status, and objective SES was indexed by composite of years of education and family income.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Manuck SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2807361 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature