Economic hardship over twenty-two consecutive years of adult life and markers of early ageing: physical capability, cognitive function and inflammation.
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SUBMITTER: Foverskov E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7040120 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
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Economic hardship over twenty-two consecutive years of adult life and markers of early ageing: physical capability, cognitive function and inflammation.
Foverskov Else E Petersen Gitte Lindved GL Pedersen Jolene Lee Masters JLM Rod Naja Hulvej NH Mortensen Erik Lykke EL Bruunsgaard Helle H Lund Rikke R
European journal of ageing 20190705 1
This study assesses the associations between annual measures of economic hardship (EH) across 22 years of adulthood and objective measures of early ageing in a Danish late-middle-aged population (<i>N</i> = 5575). EH (years < 60% of the National median equivalized household disposable income) was experienced by 18% during 1987-2008. Four or more years in EH (reference = null years in EH) was related to poorer physical capability (chair rise: - 1.49 counts/30 s [95% confidence interval (CI) - 2.3 ...[more]
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