Educational patterning in biological health seven years apart: Findings from the Tromsø Study
Background: Social-to-biological processes is one set of mechanisms underlying the relationship between social position and health. However, very few studies have focused on the relationship between social factors and biology at multiple time points. This work investigates the relationship between e...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/32159 2024-01-14T10:11:09+01:00 Educational patterning in biological health seven years apart: Findings from the Tromsø Study Neufcourt, Lola Castagne, Raphaele Wilsgaard, Tom Grimsgaard, Sameline Chadeau-Hyam, Marc Vuckovic, Dragana Ugarteche-Perez, Ainhoa Farbu, Erlend Hoftun Sandanger, Torkjel Manning Delpierre, Cyrille Kelly-Irving, Michelle 2023-11-20 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/32159 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106670 eng eng Elsevier Psychoneuroendocrinology Neufcourt, Castagne, Wilsgaard, Grimsgaard, Chadeau-Hyam, Vuckovic, Ugarteche-Perez, Farbu, Sandanger, Delpierre, Kelly-Irving. Educational patterning in biological health seven years apart: Findings from the Tromsø Study. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2023 FRIDAID 2202402 doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106670 0306-4530 1873-3360 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/32159 Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) openAccess Copyright 2023 The Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed publishedVersion 2023 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106670 2023-12-21T00:08:06Z Background: Social-to-biological processes is one set of mechanisms underlying the relationship between social position and health. However, very few studies have focused on the relationship between social factors and biology at multiple time points. This work investigates the relationship between education and the dynamic changes in a composite Biological Health Score (BHS) using two time points seven years apart in a Norwegian adult population. Methods: We used data from individuals aged 30 years and above who participated in Tromsø6 (2007–2008) and Tromsø7 (2015–2016) (n = 8117). BHS was defined using ten biomarkers measured from blood samples and representing three physiological systems (cardiovascular, metabolic, inflammatory). The higher the BHS, the poorer the health status. Findings: Linear regression models carried out on BHS revealed a strong educational gradient at two distinct time points but also over time. People with lower educational attainment were at higher risk of poor biological health at a given time point (β low education Tromsø 6=0.30 [95 %-CI=0.18–0.43] and β low education Tromsø 7=0.30 [95 %-CI=0.17–0.42]). They also presented higher longitudinal BHS compared to people with higher education (β low education = 0.89 [95 %-CI=0.56–1.23]). Certain biomarkers related to the cardiovascular system and the metabolic system were strongly socially distributed, even after adjustment for sex, age, health behaviours and body mass index. Conclusion: This longitudinal analysis highlights that participants with lower education had their biological health deteriorated to a greater extent over time compared to people with higher education. Our findings provide added evidence of the biological embodiment of social position, particularly with respect to dynamic aspects for which little evidence exists. Article in Journal/Newspaper Tromsø University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Tromsø Psychoneuroendocrinology 160 106670 |
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Background: Social-to-biological processes is one set of mechanisms underlying the relationship between social position and health. However, very few studies have focused on the relationship between social factors and biology at multiple time points. This work investigates the relationship between education and the dynamic changes in a composite Biological Health Score (BHS) using two time points seven years apart in a Norwegian adult population. Methods: We used data from individuals aged 30 years and above who participated in Tromsø6 (2007–2008) and Tromsø7 (2015–2016) (n = 8117). BHS was defined using ten biomarkers measured from blood samples and representing three physiological systems (cardiovascular, metabolic, inflammatory). The higher the BHS, the poorer the health status. Findings: Linear regression models carried out on BHS revealed a strong educational gradient at two distinct time points but also over time. People with lower educational attainment were at higher risk of poor biological health at a given time point (β low education Tromsø 6=0.30 [95 %-CI=0.18–0.43] and β low education Tromsø 7=0.30 [95 %-CI=0.17–0.42]). They also presented higher longitudinal BHS compared to people with higher education (β low education = 0.89 [95 %-CI=0.56–1.23]). Certain biomarkers related to the cardiovascular system and the metabolic system were strongly socially distributed, even after adjustment for sex, age, health behaviours and body mass index. Conclusion: This longitudinal analysis highlights that participants with lower education had their biological health deteriorated to a greater extent over time compared to people with higher education. Our findings provide added evidence of the biological embodiment of social position, particularly with respect to dynamic aspects for which little evidence exists. |
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Neufcourt, Lola Castagne, Raphaele Wilsgaard, Tom Grimsgaard, Sameline Chadeau-Hyam, Marc Vuckovic, Dragana Ugarteche-Perez, Ainhoa Farbu, Erlend Hoftun Sandanger, Torkjel Manning Delpierre, Cyrille Kelly-Irving, Michelle |
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Neufcourt, Lola Castagne, Raphaele Wilsgaard, Tom Grimsgaard, Sameline Chadeau-Hyam, Marc Vuckovic, Dragana Ugarteche-Perez, Ainhoa Farbu, Erlend Hoftun Sandanger, Torkjel Manning Delpierre, Cyrille Kelly-Irving, Michelle Educational patterning in biological health seven years apart: Findings from the Tromsø Study |
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Educational patterning in biological health seven years apart: Findings from the Tromsø Study |
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Educational patterning in biological health seven years apart: Findings from the Tromsø Study |
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Educational patterning in biological health seven years apart: Findings from the Tromsø Study |
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educational patterning in biological health seven years apart: findings from the tromsø study |
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