History of socioeconomic disadvantage and allostatic load in later life

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-83

  Gruenewald, Tara L ^a   Karlamangla, Arun S ^b   Hu, Perry ^b   Stein Merkin, Sharon ^b   Crandall, Carolyn ^b   Koretz, Brandon ^b   Seeman, Teresa E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allostatic load; Biomarkers; Health inequalities; Life course; SES; Socioeconomic status; USA

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ENDOTHELIAL LEUKOCYTE ADHESION MOLECULE 1; FIBRINOGEN; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NORADRENALIN; PRASTERONE SULFATE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOMARKER; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH STATUS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADRENALIN URINE LEVEL; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALLOSTASIS; ALLOSTATIC LOAD; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CAUCASIAN; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEART RATE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INCOME; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFE; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; NEGRO; NORADRENALIN URINE LEVEL; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLOSTASIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84455169460     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.09.037     Document Type: Article

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