Resources and lymphocyte terminal maturity among older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Women's financial resources were associated with more terminal maturity in natural killer lymphocytes, generally associated with loss of proliferative potential, during the "Great Recession". This preregistered analysis expanded on that finding in a longitudinal design including both genders and examining the role of cytomegalovirus (CMV) serostatus.

Method

Older adults (N = 138, 57% women) were assessed longitudinally during 2012-2017; including self-reported psychological, social, financial, and status-skill resources, CMV antibody titers and serostatus, and assessment of T and natural killer lymphocyte terminal maturity (LTM).

Results

Neither total nor financial resources were associated with LTM. Adjusting only for age, more psychological resources (e.g.

SUBMITTER: Segerstrom SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9812875 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature