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SynthesisGut microbes2026

Socioeconomic position and the gut microbiota: a narrative synthesis of the association and recommendations.

Jasmine Samantha Ratcliff, Meena Kumari, Patrick Varga-Weisz, Rick O'Gorman

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Synthesis in Gut microbes, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jasmine Samantha RatcliffInstitute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex, Colchester, UK.ORCID 0009-0008-6713-0818
Meena KumariInstitute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex, Colchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9716-1035
Patrick Varga-WeiszSchool of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7409-8686
Rick O'GormanDepartment of Psychology, University of Essex, Colchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3972-6381

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Evidence suggests that socioeconomic position (SEP) may shape the gut microbiota (GM), representing a mechanism through which social and environmental factors may drive health inequalities, yet no systematic review has examined this association. In this narrative systematic review, we searched PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus up to 30 November 2024 for observational studies examining associations between measures of SEP and GM diversity, composition, or function in participants of any age, ethnicity, or location. We identified 1,479 unique studies, of which 26 met the inclusion criteria for this review. Associations were observed between SEP indicators and GM features, including alpha (

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeSocioeconomic FactorsBacteriaHumansSocioeconomic Disparities in Healthgut microbiomemicrobiologyMicrobiomemicrobiotapublic healthsocial determinants of healthsocioeconomic factorssocioeconomic position

Identifiers

PMID41620643
PMCPMC12867399

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