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ArticleBMJ open2020

Childhood peer status and circulatory disease in adulthood: a prospective cohort study in Stockholm, Sweden.

Alexander Miething, Ylva Brännström Almquist

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Alexander MiethingDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden alexander.miething@su.se.ORCID 0000-0003-2004-3780
Ylva Brännström AlmquistDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
Stockholm University · SE

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Abstract

objectivesChildhood conditions have been recognised as important predictors of short-term and long-term health outcomes, but few studies have considered status position in the peer group as a possible determinant of adult health. Lower peer status, which often reflects experiences of marginalisation and rejection by peers, may impose inequality experiences and leave long-lasting imprints on health. The present study aimed to examine whether peer status is associated with the risk for circulatory disease in adulthood.

designProspective cohort study based on the Stockholm Birth Cohort Multigenerational Study(SBC Multigen).

settingStockholm metropolitan area.

participantsAll individuals who were born in 1953 and resident in the greater metropolitan area of Stockholm in 1963 (n=14 608). The analytical sample consisted of 5410 males and 5990 females. Peer status was sociometrically assessed in cohort members at age 13. The survey material was linked to inpatient care registers that contained information about circulatory diseases (n=1668) across ages 20-63. Cox proportional hazard models were used for the analysis. OUTCOME MEASURE: Circulatory disease.

resultsPeer marginalisation at age 13 resulted in significantly higher risks of circulatory disease in adulthood among males (HR 1.34; 95% CI 1.09 to 1.64) and females (HR 1.33; 95% CI 1.04 to 1.70) alike. A graded relationship between peer status and circulatory diseases was detected in females (p=0.023). Among males there was a threshold effect, showing that only those in the lowest status position had significantly increased risks of circulatory disease. The associations remained significant after adjusting for various conditions in childhood and adulthood.

conclusionsThis study shows that circulatory diseases in adulthood may be traceable to low peer status and marginalisation in childhood. It is suggested that peer status in late childhood may precede social integration in adolescence and adulthood, acting as a long-term stressor that contributes to circulatory disease through biological, behavioural and psychosocial pathways.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesPeer GroupAdolescentAdultAgedChildCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesSwedenYoung Adultepidemiologypublic healthsocial medicine

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PMID32933959
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