Sex Differences in Associations Between Subjective Social Status and C-Reactive Protein in Young Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In middle-aged and older samples, perceived subjective socioeconomic status (SSS) is a marker of social rank that is associated with elevated inflammation and cardiovascular disease risk independent of objective indicators of SES (oSES). Whether SSS is uniquely associated with elevated inflammation during young adulthood and whether these linkages differ by sex have not been studied using a nationally representative sample of young adults.

Methods

Data came from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. At Wave IV, young adults aged mostly 24 to 32 years reported their SSS, oSES, and a range of covariates of both SES and elevated inflammation. Trained fieldworkers assessed medication use, body mass index, and waist circumference, and also colle

SUBMITTER: Freeman JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4891246 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature