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Shifts in lifestyle and socioeconomic circumstances predict change—for better or worse—in speed of epigenetic aging: A study of middle-aged black women

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  • Simons, Ronald L.
  • Ong, Mei Ling
  • Lei, Man-Kit
  • Klopach, Eric
  • Berg, Mark
  • Zhang, Yue
  • Philibert, Robert
  • Gibbons, Frederick X.
  • Beach, Steven R.H.

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While numerous studies have documented the power of new generation epigenetic clocks to predict morbidity and mortality, research regarding the causes of variation in speed of epigenetic aging is in the early stages. To the extent that these epigenetic clocks are robust measures of biological aging, they should be sensitive to various nutritional, behavioral, ecological, and social factors that have been shown to affect health.

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  • Simons, Ronald L. & Ong, Mei Ling & Lei, Man-Kit & Klopach, Eric & Berg, Mark & Zhang, Yue & Philibert, Robert & Gibbons, Frederick X. & Beach, Steven R.H., 2022. "Shifts in lifestyle and socioeconomic circumstances predict change—for better or worse—in speed of epigenetic aging: A study of middle-aged black women," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 307(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:307:y:2022:i:c:s0277953622004816
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115175
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