Browsing Medical Gerontology by Sponsor "Health Research Board (HRB)"
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How does socio-economic position (SEP) get biologically embedded? A comparison of allostatic load and the epigenetic clock(s)
(Elsevier, 2019)Individuals of lower socio-economic position (SEP) carry a heavier burden of disease and morbidity and live shorter lives on average compared with their more advantaged counterparts. This has sparked research interest in ... -
In their own words: The voices of Older Irish people in the COVID-19 pandemic
(The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Trinity College Dublin, 2021)Since COVID-19 was declared an international pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in March 2020 (HSE, 2021), older people have carried the greatest burden of serious infection and death from the virus. ... -
The Lasting Legacy of Childhood Adversity for Disease Risk In Later Life
(2015)Objective: There has been an increased interest in the role of the childhood social environment in the etiology of adult diseases in recent years. The present study examines whether the experience of adversity during ... -
Maternal educational inequalities in measured body mass index trajectories in three European countries
(2019)Background: Social inequalities in the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity are well‐established, but less is known about when the social gradient first emerges and how it evolves across childhood and ... -
Older adults shielding at home
(TILDA, 2020)Two thirds of adults aged 60 and older agreed or strongly agreed with shielding. Interestingly, a higher percentage of those most affected by policy, the over 70s, agreed with it. Whether people lived alone or with others ... -
What Explains Socioeconomic Differences in the Speed of Heart Rate Recovery to Postural Challenge?
(2017)Background: Much recent work has focused on the value of heart rate recovery (HRR) as a marker of cardiovascular health and a predictor of mortality. This article explores socioeconomic variation in HRR following exposure ...