SynthesisPloS one2011
Childhood socioeconomic position and objectively measured physical capability levels in adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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73 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Life course socioeconomic position and body composition in adulthood: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2021Pooled it
- Socioeconomic position during childhood and physical activity during adulthood: a systematic review.International journal of public health · 2015Pooled it
- Childhood socioeconomic position and adult leisure-time physical activity: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2015Pooled it
- Dysregulation of the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis and physical performance at older ages: an individual participant meta-analysis.Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2013Pooled it
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- Socioeconomic differences in the benefits of structured physical activity compared with health education on the prevention of major mobility disability in older adults: the LIFE study.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2016Trial
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- The Neighborhood Environment and Handgrip Strength: Longitudinal Findings From the Health and Retirement Study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2024Article
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- Omega-3 polyunsatured fatty acids and physical performance across the lifespan: a narrative review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Review
- Anthropometric Characteristics and Weight Status of Early Adolescents (Aged 12-14) in Montenegro; Urban-Rural and Regional Differences.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Life-course inequalities in intrinsic capacity and healthy ageing, China.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2023Article
- Associations between childhood and adulthood socioeconomic position and grip strength at age 46 years: findings from the 1970 British Cohort Study.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Physical capability in a rural birth cohort at the age of 52: association with early environmental, nutritional, and developmental factors.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Influences of Financial Strains Over the Life Course Before Initiating Hemodialysis on Health Outcomes Among Older Japanese Patients: A Retrospective Study in Japan.International journal of nephrology and renovascular disease · 2022Article
- Hand grip strength and chair stand test amongst Greenlandic Inuit: reference values and international comparisons.International journal of circumpolar health · 2021Article
- Prevalence and early-life determinants of mid-life multimorbidity: evidence from the 1970 British birth cohort.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Inequality in hospitalization due to non-communicable diseases in Sweden: Age-cohort analysis of the Uppsala Birth Cohort Multigenerational Study.SSM - population health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundGrip strength, walking speed, chair rising and standing balance time are objective measures of physical capability that characterise current health and predict survival in older populations. Socioeconomic position (SEP) in childhood may influence the peak level of physical capability achieved in early adulthood, thereby affecting levels in later adulthood. We have undertaken a systematic review with meta-analyses to test the hypothesis that adverse childhood SEP is associated with lower levels of objectively measured physical capability in adulthood. METHODS AND
findingsRelevant studies published by May 2010 were identified through literature searches using EMBASE and MEDLINE. Unpublished results were obtained from study investigators. Results were provided by all study investigators in a standard format and pooled using random-effects meta-analyses. 19 studies were included in the review. Total sample sizes in meta-analyses ranged from N = 17,215 for chair rise time to N = 1,061,855 for grip strength. Although heterogeneity was detected, there was consistent evidence in age adjusted models that lower childhood SEP was associated with modest reductions in physical capability levels in adulthood: comparing the lowest with the highest childhood SEP there was a reduction in grip strength of 0.13 standard deviations (95% CI: 0.06, 0.21), a reduction in mean walking speed of 0.07 m/s (0.05, 0.10), an increase in mean chair rise time of 6% (4%, 8%) and an odds ratio of an inability to balance for 5s of 1.26 (1.02, 1.55). Adjustment for the potential mediating factors, adult SEP and body size attenuated associations greatly. However, despite this attenuation, for walking speed and chair rise time, there was still evidence of moderate associations.
conclusionsPolicies targeting socioeconomic inequalities in childhood may have additional benefits in promoting the maintenance of independence in later life.
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