Kaitlin Shartle1,2, Yang Claire Yang1,2,3, Laura S Richman4, Daniel W Belsky5, Allison E Aiello2,6, Kathleen Mullan Harris1,2. 1. Department of Sociology, 169101University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. 2. Carolina Population Center, 169101University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. 3. Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine, 41474University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. 4. School of Medicine, 12277Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. 5. Department of Epidemiology, 33638Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. 6. Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, 41474University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Abstract
Objectives: To investigate multiple dimensions of social relationships related to biomarkers of cardiometabolic health and how their associations vary by wealth in older adults. Methods: Growth curve models were used to investigate the longitudinal associations between measures of both positive and negative social relationships and cardiometabolic risk (CMR) over a 10-year period from 2006 to 2016 and the moderation of this association by wealth in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). Results: Older adults with better social relationships had lower CMR on average. The protective effects of positive social relationships, however, waned at older ages, particularly for low-wealth individuals. Discussion: Our results suggest that good social relationships promote healthy aging by buffering against harmful cardiometabolic consequences of psychosocial stress, particularly among relatively wealthy individuals. Efforts to improve old age health would be more effective when focusing simultaneously on fostering social connections and boosting financial resources.
Objectives: To investigate multiple dimensions of social relationships related to biomarkers of cardiometabolic health and how their associations vary by wealth in older adults. Methods: Growth curve models were used to investigate the longitudinal associations between measures of both positive and negative social relationships and cardiometabolic risk (CMR) over a 10-year period from 2006 to 2016 and the moderation of this association by wealth in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). Results: Older adults with better social relationships had lower CMR on average. The protective effects of positive social relationships, however, waned at older ages, particularly for low-wealth individuals. Discussion: Our results suggest that good social relationships promote healthy aging by buffering against harmful cardiometabolic consequences of psychosocial stress, particularly among relatively wealthy individuals. Efforts to improve old age health would be more effective when focusing simultaneously on fostering social connections and boosting financial resources.
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cardiometabolic risk; older adults; social relationships; trajectories; wealth
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