Social support and epigenetic aging at the intersections of race, ethnicity, and gender: findings from NHANES 1999-2002.

Hanyang Shen, Nicole Gladish, Andres Cardenas, Belinda L Needham, David H Rehkopf

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Article in SSM - population health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

The mediating role of DNA methylation clocks in associations of race, ethnicity, education, income, and occupation with mortality: findings from NHANES 1999-2002.Aging · 2026
Observational
Gender differences in the association between marriage and epigenetic age.Frontiers in aging · 2026
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5 authors.

Hanyang ShenDepartment of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.

Nicole GladishDepartment of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.

Andres CardenasDepartment of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.

Belinda L NeedhamDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

David H RehkopfDepartment of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

•The connection of social support and epigenetic aging varies markedly by person.•Sufficient emotional support is linked to slower epigenetic aging among Black men.•Having close friends was associated with slower epigenetic aging among Black women.•Epigenetic aging was slower among married Black and Mexican American men.•Hannum and Weidner clocks were the most sensitive to social support variability.

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PMID41458453

DOI10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101892

PMCPMC12743543

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