Body mass and the epidemic of chronic inflammation in early mid-adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Chronic inflammation is a potentially important mechanism through which social inequalities may contribute to health inequalities over the life course. Excess body fat contributes to chronic inflammation, and younger adults in the US have come of age during a pronounced secular increase in body mass index (BMI). We aim to document levels of chronic inflammation in a nationally representative sample of 33-to-44 year-old adults in the US, and to describe associations with BMI, race/ethnicity, and education.

Methods

High sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) was measured in Wave V (2016-18) of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, with complete data available for 4349 participants. Sex-stratified weighted regression models were implemented to

SUBMITTER: McDade TW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8259331 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature