Association of early- and adult-life socioeconomic circumstances with muscle strength in older age.

ABSTRACT:

Background

socioeconomic circumstances (SEC) during a person's lifespan influence a wide range of health outcomes. However, solid evidence of the association of early- and adult-life SEC with health trajectories in ageing is still lacking. This study assessed whether early-life SEC are associated with muscle strength in later life-a biomarker of health-and whether this relationship is caused by adult-life SEC and health behaviours.

Methods

we used data from the Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe, a 12-year population-based cohort study with repeated measurement in six waves (2004-15) and retrospective collection of life-course data. Participants' grip strength was assessed by using a handheld dynamometer. Confounder-adjusted logistic mixed-effect models were us

SUBMITTER: Cheval B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7189981 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature