Life course pathways from parental education to age-related decrements in kidney function among Black and white American adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Using cross-sectional data on Black and white adults, this analysis examined whether age-related decrements in kidney function across adulthood were associated with parental education, and whether the association was differentially influenced by race. Further, this study assessed racial differences in life course pathways from parental education to age-related decrements in kidney function, through current SES and health-related risk factors.

Method

Data from the main survey and the Biomarker Project of the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) Wave 2 and Refresher samples were combined, resulting in 1861 adults (54.5% female; age 25-84, M_age = 53.37) who self-identified as non-Hispanic Black (n = 326) and non-Hispanic white (n = 1535). Estimated glomerul

SUBMITTER: Surachman A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8405562 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature