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Social determinants of health and epigenetic clocks: Meta-analysis of 140 studies

2025-05-08 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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Social determinants of health are social factors that affect health and survival. Two of the most powerful social determinants are socioeconomic status (SES) and race/ethnicity; people with lower SES or marginalized race/ethnicity tend to experience earlier onset of aging-related diseases and have shorter lifespans. DNA methylation (DNAm) measures of biological aging, often referred to as "epigenetic clocks", are increasingly used to study the social determination of health. However, there are s...

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