Early life predictors of midlife allostatic load: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Allostatic load has been suggested as a pathway through which experiences become biologically embedded to influence health. Research on childhood predictors of allostatic load has focused on socioeconomic and psychosocial exposures, while few studies include prospective measures of biomedical exposures. Further, findings on sex differences in the association of childhood predictors with various health outcomes related to allostatic load are ambiguous.

Aims

To examine the influence of early life biomedical and social factors in the first year of life on midlife allostatic load, assessing potential sex differences.

Methods

This prospective cohort study includes early life information collected at birth and a one year examination for 1,648 members of the Copen

SUBMITTER: Christensen DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6095582 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature