ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2016
Childhood Conditions and Multimorbidity Among Older Adults.
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- Early-life nutritional deprivation and multimorbidity in middle- aged and older adults: a longitudinal exploratory mediation analysis of biological aging.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
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- Midlife health in Britain and the United States: a comparison of two nationally representative cohorts.International journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
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- Midlife Health in Britain and the US: A comparison of Two Nationally Representative Cohorts.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2023Article
- Heterogenous trajectories in physical, mental and cognitive health among older Americans: Roles of genetics and life course contextual factors.SSM - population health · 2023Article
- Distinct domains of childhood disadvantage and cognitive performance among older Brazilians: Evidence from ELSI-Brazil.SSM - population health · 2023Article
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- Prevalence of multimorbidity and its correlates among older adults in Eastern Nepal.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
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- Life-course socioeconomic conditions, multimorbidity and polypharmacy in older adults: A retrospective cohort study.PloS one · 2022Article
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- Evaluating the Cumulative Impact of Childhood Misfortune: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach.Sociological methods & research · 2021Article
- Chronic Disease Among African American Families: A Systematic Scoping Review.Preventing chronic disease · 2020Article
- Early-Life Conditions and Cognitive Function in Middle-and Old-Aged Chinese Adults: A Longitudinal Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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objectivesThis research tests whether childhood conditions are associated with trajectories of chronic conditions among older adults.
methodsUsing data from the Health and Retirement Study (1992-2008), a series of hierarchical linear models are used to estimate number of chronic conditions at survey midpoint and the rate of increase in chronic conditions across 18 years of data.
resultsResults suggest that lower childhood socioeconomic status (SES) and poor childhood health are associated with increased number of chronic conditions; however, childhood SES is no longer associated with chronic conditions after adjustment for adult SES and adult health. Poor childhood health continues to be associated with total number of chronic conditions after adjustment for adult SES and health. Rate of change in chronic conditions was not associated with childhood conditions. Results from a multinomial logistic regression model further indicated that the association between childhood conditions and adult multimorbidity increased at higher levels of multimorbidity. DISCUSSION: This research adds to the evidence that early life conditions have a lasting influence on adult health, and that their influence may be independent of adult health and SES.
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