Association of Parental Socioeconomic Status and Newborn Telomere Length.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Low socioeconomic status is associated with higher all-cause mortality and risks for aging-related diseases. Biological aging is a potential process underlying health conditions related to social disadvantages, which may be present from birth onward.

Objective

To evaluate the association of parental socioeconomic status with telomere length (TL) at birth, a marker of biological aging.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective birth cohort study was conducted among 1504 mother-newborn pairs in Belgium recruited between February 1, 2010, and July 1, 2017.

Exposures

Parental socioeconomic measures, including maternal educational level, occupation, paternal educational level, and neighborhood income based on median annual household income.

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SUBMITTER: Martens DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7199116 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature