Association between housing type and accelerated biological aging in different sexes: moderating effects of health behaviors.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Despite associated with multiple geriatric disorders, whether housing type, an indicator of socioeconomic status (SES) and environmental factors, is associated with accelerated biological aging is unknown. Furthermore, although individuals with low-SES have higher body mass index (BMI) and are more likely to smoke, whether BMI and smoking status moderate the association between SES and biological aging is unclear. We examined these questions in urbanized low-SES older community-dwelling adults.

Methods

First, we analyzed complete blood count data using the cox proportional hazards model and derived measures for biological age (BA) and biological age acceleration (BAA, the higher the more accelerated aging) (N = 376). Subsequently, BAA was regressed on hou

SUBMITTER: Ng TKS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8436907 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature