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Natural disaster and fertility preference: evidence from the tsunami in Indonesia Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Yeonha Jung
Despite many discussions on the impacts of natural disasters on fertility outcomes, their implications for fertility preferences as a mechanism remain unexplored. This study proposes that natural d...
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Sociodemographic patterns in biomarkers of aging in the Add Health cohort Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2024-03-29 Jennifer Momkus, Allison E. Aiello, Rebecca Stebbins, Yuan Zhang, Kathleen Mullan Harris
Biomarkers in population health research serve as indicators of incremental physiological deterioration and contribute to our understanding of mechanisms through which social disparities in health ...
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Biodemography as human-centered climate change research Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Hiroaki Matsuura
Published in Biodemography and Social Biology (Vol. 68, No. 4, 2023)
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How does loneliness “get under the skin” to become biologically embedded? Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Colin D. Freilich
Loneliness is linked to declining physical health across cardiovascular, inflammatory, metabolic, and cognitive domains. As a result, loneliness is increasingly being recognized as a public health ...
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Racial/Ethnic disparities in the chains of morbid events leading to death: network analysis of US multiple cause of death data Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Elizaveta Ukolova, Boris Burcin
Multiple-cause-of-death data have not yet been applied to the study of racial/ethnic differences in causal chains of events leading to death, nor they have been used to examine racial/ethnic dispar...
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Knowledge, beliefs and hesitancy among medical and non-medical university students toward COVID-19 vaccination in Punjab, Pakistan Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Muhammad Nabeel, Khubaib Ali, Amna Bajwa, Haseeb Ur Rehman, Mamoona Rashid, Muhammad Fawad Rasool, Muhammad Islam, Hamid Saeed
This study assessed the knowledge, beliefs, and hesitancy toward COVID-19 vaccination among medical (MS) and nonmedical students (NMS) in Punjab, Pakistan. An online cross-sectional survey was cond...
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On the absolute threshold target of maternal mortality ratio in the time of stagnating improvement Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2023-08-03 Hiroaki Matsuura
Published in Biodemography and Social Biology (Vol. 68, No. 2-3, 2023)
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The relationship between fertility knowledge and unintended pregnancy: a survey among women of reproductive age in Shiraz, Iran Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2023-07-28 Serajeddin Mahmoudiani
Unintended pregnancy poses significant health risks for mothers, often leading to induced abortions. Understanding fertility is crucial when it comes to predicting the likelihood of unintended preg...
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Increasing pressure on US men for income in order to find a spouse Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2023-06-05 Martin Fieder, Susanne Huber
In contemporary societies, social status – especially income – is one of the most important determinants of ever marrying among men. Using U.S. census data, we estimated the importance of income fo...
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Biological (microfloral) factors of influence on cytogenetic stability during chemical mutagenesis Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2023-05-23 Zhanbol B. Sabirov, Sharbanu B. Battakova, Maral B. Otarbayeva, Manara A. Mukasheva, Kispayev Tokhtar, Zhumagaliyeva Z. Zharkyn, Aliya B. Yeshmagambetova, Zhunusov Serik
The article presents the results of a study of chromosomal mutations in residents living in the Aral Sea disaster zone. The present study was designed to evaluate the impact of the combined effect ...
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Overcoming the history of Eugenics in demography call for contributions from historians, ethicists, and human rights scholars Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2023-04-16 Hiroaki Matsuura
Published in Biodemography and Social Biology (Vol. 68, No. 1, 2023)
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Gender differences in the association of polygenic risk and divergent depression trajectories from mid to late life: a national longitudinal study Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2023-04-10 Ping Chen, Yi Li, Fang Wu
ABSTRACT Our research fills a critical gap in the depression literature by utilizing a life course perspective to examine gender–gene interactions in association with depression trajectories over time. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study, we estimated multi-level negative binomial and logistic mixed models to analyze gender-specific trajectories of depressive symptoms (CESD-8) and potential
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Social isolation and subclinical vascular pathways to cerebrovascular disease Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Danielle M. Arcidiacono, Laura V. Machia, Wesley K. Lefferts, Douglas A. Wolf, Kevin S. Heffernan
ABSTRACT Social isolation and lack of social support are risk factors for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease (CVD). This study explored the relationship between measures of social support and subclinical measures of CVD risk. 58 healthy adults ages 18 to 85 years participated in this study. The Berkman-Syme Social Network Inventory (SNI) was used to assess social isolation, with higher scores
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Chest circumference and structural and short-term changes: a study of the Italian military call-up registers from 1881 to 1909 Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2023-02-16 Alessio Fornasin, Marco Breschi, Matteo Manfredini
ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to demonstrate the utility of chest circumference measurements as a proxy for the socioeconomic characteristics of past populations. Our analysis is based on over 80,000 military medical examinations relating to Friuli (north-eastern Italy), recorded from 1881 to 1909. Chest circumference can be used to describe changes in standard of living, but also seasonal variations
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Early socioeconomic adversity and young adult diabetic risk: an investigation of genetically informed biopsychosocial processes over the life course Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2022-12-26 Kandauda A. S. Wickrama, Thulitha Wickrama, Dayoung Bae, Michael Merten
ABSTRACT The present study investigated a comprehensive model that integrates contributions of early socioeconomic adversity (ESA) and multiple polygenic scores (PGSs) through different mechanisms leading to diabetic risk in early adulthood. The study used prospective, longitudinal data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent and Adult Health (Add Health) with a sample of 5,728 youth of
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Socioeconomic status and immune aging in older US adults in the health and retirement study Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2022-12-06 Eric T. Klopack, Bharat Thyagarajan, Jessica D. Faul, Helen C. S. Meier, Ramya Ramasubramanian, Jung Ki Kim, Eileen M. Crimmins
ABSTRACT Socioeconomic and demographic factors including educational attainment, race and ethnicity, and childhood socioeconomic status (SES) are powerful predictors of inequalities in aging, morbidity, and mortality. Immune aging, including accumulation of late-differentiated, senescent-like lymphocytes and lower levels of naïve lymphocytes, may play a role in the development of the age-related health
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Relationship between living conditions in neighborhoods in the Northeast Brazil and COVID-19 estimates during the third wave associated with the Omicron variant Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2022-11-23 Paulo Ricardo Martins-Filho, Victor Santana Santos
ABSTRACT Brazil experienced a critical increase in COVID-19 cases during the first weeks of 2022 due to community transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. Furthermore, there has been a significant increase in the country’s demand for hospital beds, especially among those unvaccinated or partially vaccinated. Despite this scenario, the number of deaths was considerably lower than in previous
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The intergenerational transmission of sexual frequency Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2022-07-27 Scott T. Yabiku, Lauren Newmyer
ABSTRACT Intergenerational relationships are one of the most frequently studied topics in the social sciences. Within the area of family, researchers find intergenerational similarity in family behaviors such as marriage, divorce, and fertility. Yet less research has examined the intergenerational aspects of a key proximate determinant of fertility: sexual frequency. We use the National Survey of Families
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Abortion tourism in a post-Roe v. Wade era Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2022-07-14 Hiroaki Matsuura
Published in Biodemography and Social Biology (Vol. 67, No. 2, 2022)
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Early impact of COVID-19 pandemic on childbearing plan in Bangladesh Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2022-07-07 Md. Rahman Mahfuzur, Md. Shafiul Alam, Md Arif Billah
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has already had many consequences for social life. This paper focused on the early impact of COVID-19 pandemic on pandemic-period childbearing plan that was made before the onset of the pandemic. Data were collected by posting survey questionnaire on social networks in Bangladesh. A total of 384 Bangladeshi men and women of reproductive age were analyzed using descriptive
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Investigation of the relationship between corpse age and microscopic morphometric indices of the fourth and sixth rib bones Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2022-07-04 Yaser Amiri, Jafar Rezaian, Mohammad Saeid Taheri
ABSTRACT This study was performed to estimate the corpse age using histological examinations of the fourth and sixth ribs by a morphometric method. One hundred samples of referred bodies of the Legal Medicine Organization of Lorestan province, Iran, were examined. The sampling was performed from the fourth and sixth ribs. The transverse sections of the samples were prepared, in which various variables
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Decomposition of Socioeconomic Changes in the Consumption of Micronutrients in Pakistan between 2006 and 2016 Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2022-05-20 Muhammad Amjad, Muhammad Akbar
ABSTRACT This study is conducted to decompose inequality in four important micronutrient intakes, i.e. calcium, iodine, iron, and zinc due to socioeconomic factors during 2006–2016. For this purpose, data were taken from national-level surveys, i.e. HIES-2006 and HIICS-2016. We applied a recently proposed decomposition method based on copula function to decompose between year changes in the consumption
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the future demographic crisis Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2022-04-04 Hiroaki Matsuura
(2022). Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the future demographic crisis. Biodemography and Social Biology: Vol. 67, No. 1, pp. 1-2.
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Patterns of Co-occurring Developmental Failures in Adolescence: Socioeconomic and Genetic Antecedents and Health Outcomes in Adulthood Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2022-03-23 Kandauda (K.A.S.) Wickrama, Tae Kyoung Lee, Eric T. Klopack, Seonhwa Lee, Catherine Walker O’Neal
ABSTRACT This study investigates (1) conjoint latent classes of adolescent co-occurring developmental problems (obesity, depressive symptoms, and low educational attainment), (2) socioeconomic and genetic influences on these classes of adolescents’ problem trajectories, and (3) physical health consequences of those latent classes. Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health
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Do subjective or objective cognitive measures better predict social network type among older adults? Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2022-03-21 Adam R. Roth, Siyun Peng, Max E. Coleman, Liana G. Apostolova, Brea L. Perry
ABSTRACT A large literature highlights the link between cognitive function and social networks in later life. Yet there remains uncertainty about the factors driving this relationship. In the present study, we use measures of subjective cognitive decline and clinical cognitive assessments on a sample of older adults to investigate whether the relationship between cognitive function and social networks
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Husband’s income, wife’s income, and number of biological children in the U.S. Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2022-02-21 Rosemary L. Hopcroft
ABSTRACT Previous studies have found that the positive relationship between personal income and fertility for men in the United States is primarily due to childlessness among low-income men. Yet because of the opposite effects of income on fertility for men and women, it is important to examine the effects of income net of spouse’s income. An analysis of income from all sources and biological fertility
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Financial strain moderates genetic influences on self-rated health: support for diathesis–stress model of gene–environment interplay Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2022-02-14 Deborah Finkel, Catalina Zavala, Carol E. Franz, Shandell Pahlen, Margaret Gatz, Nancy L. Pedersen, Brian K. Finch, Anna Dahl Aslan, Vibeke S. Catts, Malin Ericsson, Robert F. Krueger, Nicholas G. Martin, Adith Mohan, Miriam A. Mosing, Carol A. Prescott, Keith E. Whitfield
ABSTRACT Data from the Interplay of Genes and Environment across Multiple Studies (IGEMS) consortium were used to examine predictions of different models of gene-by-environment interaction to understand how genetic variance in self-rated health (SRH) varies at different levels of financial strain. A total of 11,359 individuals from 10 twin studies in Australia, Sweden, and the United States contributed
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Population structure and excess mortality among young men in the United States Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2022-01-11 Robert Bozick
ABSTRACT In this study I examine local variation in the timing and magnitude of the excess mortality hump, which is the period in adolescence and in young adulthood when mortality rates spike in young men due to an increase in risk-taking behaviors believed to result from a surge of testosterone production and subsequent aggressive, impulsive behaviors. Using an ecological framework and data on all-cause
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and the age pattern of adult mortality Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2022-01-05 Andrew S. London, Scott D. Landes
ABSTRACT We draw upon the life-course perspective and examine whether Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) moderates the age pattern of adult mortality using data from the 2007 and 2012 National Health Interview Survey Sample Adult File linked to National Death Index data through 2015. Overall, 7.0% of respondents died by 2015. Discrete-time hazard analysis indicates that the log odds of
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Disparities in diabetes between US-born and foreign-born population: using three diabetes indicators Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2022-01-04 Daesung Choi, K M Venkat Narayan, Shivani A. Patel
ABSTRACT We investigated disparities in diabetes between the US-born and foreign-born populations using three diabetes measures: diagnosed diabetes, undiagnosed diabetes, and total diabetes, either diagnosed or undiagnosed diabetes. We analyzed adults aged 30–84 years drawn from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009–2018 (n = 21,390). Of cohorts in 2009–2018, foreign-born adults
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How does autonomy of women influence maternal high-risk fertility? Evidence from a nationwide cross-sectional survey in Bangladesh Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2021-12-27 Sumaiya Abedin, Dharma Arunachalam
ABSTRACT This study provides evidence on the principal determinants of high-risk fertility – a level of fertility, which is measured through maternal age (less than 20 years and/or more than 34 years), a large number of children (more than 3), and short birth interval (less than 18 months) in Bangladesh. More specifically, this study explores the influences of women’s autonomy in decision-making, physical
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LQTS founder population in Northern Sweden – the natural history of a potentially fatal inherited cardiac disorder Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2021-11-11 Diamant Ulla-Britt, Winbo Annika, Karlsson Marcus, Edvinsson Sören, Rydberg Annika
ABSTRACT Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) is an autosomal dominant inherited cardiac disorder associated with life-threatening arrhythmias. In northern Sweden, a LQTS founder mutation (p.Y111C, KCNQ1 gene) was verified by genetic haplotype analysis and genealogical studies, and a common ancestor couple was identified. Clinical studies of this population revealed an apparent mild phenotype. However, due to early
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Correction Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2021-10-31
(2021). Correction. Biodemography and Social Biology. Ahead of Print.
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Impact of colorism and self-rated skin tone in predicting self-esteem among women from Pakistan Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2021-10-20 Hina Sharif, Dolly Siddique
ABSTRACT Discrimination is a very complicated, multifaceted, and long lasting problem that prevails in social and even political structure. In subcontinent, the discrimination on the basis of skin color (colorism) is making lives of women miserable who are already victims of various disparities. Colorism was found to be a predictor for both mental and physical health. This study intended to examine
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Demographic correlates of inflammatory and antiviral gene expression in the study of Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2021-10-08 Frank D. Mann, Robert F. Krueger, Sean Clouston, Steven Cole
ABSTRACT The present study examined the demographic correlates of gene expression in a sample of adults (n = 543) from the Study of Midlife in the United States (MIDUS). Inflammatory and antiviral gene sets were operationalized using a priori composite scores and empirically derived co-regulatory gene sets. For both composite scores and co-regulatory gene sets, White/European Americans showed lower
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Demographic and developmental patterns in telomere length across adolescence Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2021-10-01 Lauren Gaydosh, Colter Mitchell, Daniel Notterman, Lisa Schneper, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Brandon Wagner, Kalsea Koss, Sara McLanahan
ABSTRACT Telomere length is often used in studies of adults as a biomarker of cellular aging and an indicator of stress exposure. However, we know little about how telomeres change over time, particularly over the course of the important developmental period of adolescence. We use data on telomere length collected at two points in time spanning adolescence (Years 9 and 15) from the Fragile Families
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Educational mobility and telomere length in middle-aged and older adults: testing three alternative hypotheses Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2021-09-28 Adolfo G. Cuevas, Siobhan Greatorex-Voith, Nadia Abuelezam, Natalie Eckert, Shervin Assari
ABSTRACT Critical period, social mobility, and social accumulation are three hypotheses that may explain how educational mobility impacts health. Thus far, there is little evidence on how these processes are associated with biological aging as measured by telomere length. Using cross-sectional data from the 2008 Health and Retirement Study, we examined the association between educational mobility (parental
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Female and male body image ideals among Arab immigrants and Germans in Germany Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2021-09-28 Lucas B. Mazur, Muznah Alterkawi, Magnus J. P. Müller, Joshua Kontny, Melanie Papas
ABSTRACT The current study explores cross-cultural differences of male and female body image ideals within a rapidly developing intercultural, immigration context that has garnered a considerable degree of popular and scholarly interest; recent Arab immigration to Germany. One hundred eighty participants (Arab immigrants or ethnic Germans) completed self-report online questionnaires (in either Arabic
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Under-5 mortality and morbidity outcomes of fertility postponement in Turkey: explanations by observed and unobserved characteristics Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2021-06-28 Ayşe Abbasoğlu Özgören, Banu Ergöçmen
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the association between advanced maternal age and under-5 mortality and morbidity in Turkey, and is the first such study in the country to use a sibling comparison model to analyze this phenomenon. The study is based on data obtained from the 2013 Turkey Demographic and Health Survey, and analyzes the association of advanced maternal age with: (1) under-five mortality
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Social inequalities in accelerated aging among southern U.S. women: an analysis of the biosocial and behavioral pathways linking social determinants to telomere length Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2021-06-28 Spencer Moore, Rekha Patel, Jason Stewart, Alexander C. McLain, Sue Heiney
ABSTRACT Few studies have examined the biosocial pathways linking socioeconomic status (SES) to accelerated aging in a population-based sample of southern US women. Even fewer have examined the importance of chronic compared to perceived stress in linking SES to women’s salivary telomere length (STL). Using data from a probability-based sample of 156 US women and structural equation modeling, we examined
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Achieved educational attainment, inherited genetic endowment for education, and obesity Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2021-06-28 Yi Li, Tianji Cai, Hongyu Wang, Guang Guo
ABSTRACT This study investigates two sources of education effects on obesity – achieved educational attainment and inherited genetic endowment for education. In doing so, we accomplish two goals. First, we assess the role of genetic confounding in the association between education and health. Second, we consider the heterogeneity in the extent to which genetic potential for education is realized, and
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NDVI predicts birth seasonality in historical Baja California Sur, Mexico: adaptive responses to arid ecosystems and the North American Monsoon Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2021-06-28 Shane J Macfarlan, Ryan Schacht, Izabella Bourland, Savannah Kapp, Trevor Glad, Lauren Lewis, Spencer Claflin, Nathan Darmiento, Tanner Clegg, Cole Thorpe, Taylor Peppelar, R. Grace Hall, Brian Nguyen, Connor A. Davis, Melissa Santiago, Celeste Henrickson
ABSTRACT Birth seasonality is a phenomenon whereby populations can be characterized by a single month or season in which births peak. While non-human animal research suggests that seasonal birth-pulses are related to variation in climate and local energy availability, social scientists debate the mechanisms responsible for it in humans. Here we investigate the role of precipitation, temperature, and
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The Chilean socio-ethno-genomic cline Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2021-06-28 E. Barozet, C.Y. Valenzuela, L. Cifuentes, R.A. Verdugo, L. Herrera, M. Acuña, E. Llop, M. Moraga, S. Berríos, A. Di Genova, D. Digman, A. Symon, S. Asenjo, P. López, M.L. Bustamante, P. Pezo-Valderrama, J. Suazo, F. Caba, M. Villalón, S. Alvarado, D. Cáceres, K. Salgado, P. Portales, N. Loira, A. Maas
ABSTRACT Studies of the current Chilean population performed using classical genetic markers have established that the Chilean population originated primarily from the admixture of European people, particularly Spaniards, and Amerindians. A socioeconomic-ethno-genetic cline was established soon after the conquest. Spaniards born in Spain or Chile occupied the highest Socioeconomic Strata, while Amerindians
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The human sex ratio at birth and late fetal mortality: the Italian case Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2021-06-28 Rosella Rettaroli, Francesco Scalone
ABSTRACT This study explores the short-term relationships between sex ratio at birth and late fetal mortality in Italy from 1910 to 2016. As the leading scholars’ attention traditionally focused on long-term trends and variations in the sex ratios at birth among different populations, less interest regarded short-term fluctuations as they were mainly seen as an effect of random variability. We detrended
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Race/ethnicity, maternal educational attainment, and infant mortality in the United States Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2021-03-08 Samuel H. Fishman, Robert A. Hummer, Gracia Sierra, Taylor Hargrove, Daniel A. Powers, Richard G. Rogers
ABSTRACT This study examines patterns of and explanations for racial/ethnic-education disparities in infant mortality in the United States. Using linked birth and death data (2007–2010), we find that while education-specific infant mortality rates are similar for Mexican Americans and Whites, infants of college-educated African American women experience 3.1 more deaths per 1,000 live births (Rate Ratio = 1
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Positive correlation between high mate value and slow life history strategy is moderated by trait heritability Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2021-03-08 Jackie McDowell, Valerie G. Starratt
ABSTRACT Life history theory – which considers the influence of environmental factors that occur over the course of an organism’s life in determining patterns of development and behavior – has been used to provide insight into the cause and interpretation of a wide variety of individual differences traits. Recent research has added individual differences in mate value to this list, such that high mate
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What your genes can (and can’t) tell you about BMI and diabetes Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2021-03-08 Carmen D. Ng, Jordan Weiss
ABSTRACT Body mass index (BMI) is commonly used as a proxy for adiposity in epidemiological and public health studies. However, BMI may suffer from issues of misreporting and, because it fluctuates over the life course, its association with morbidities such as diabetes is difficult to measure. We examined the associations between actual BMI, genetic propensity for high BMI, and diabetes to better understand
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Obesity-mortality link over the life course: the contribution of population compositional changes Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2021-03-08 Hui Zheng, Paola Echave, Neil Mehta
ABSTRACT A key uncertainty in the obesity-mortality association continues to be how this association changes over the life course. Prior studies tend to rely on cross-sectional design with static weight status taken at the time of the survey. This study tracks a cohort of individuals and employs lifelong body mass index information from the Framingham Heart Study original cohort (1948–2010). We focus
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Sociocultural determinants of health and wealth in historic African Americans Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2021-03-08 Lexi O’Donnell, Heather J. H. Edgar
ABSTRACT In this study, we examine the impacts of individual ancestry and socioeconomic status (SES) on health in historic African Americans through bioarchaeological means. We estimate ancestry from dental morphology and SES from the costs of coffin hardware. We include 188 adult individuals from Freedman’s Cemetery in Dallas, Texas, and 2,301 individuals of African and European descent for comparison
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Do black/white differences in telomere length depend on socioeconomic status? Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2020-11-28 Belinda L Needham,Stephen Salerno,Emily Roberts,Jonathan Boss,Kristi L Allgood,Bhramar Mukherjee
Social and economic disadvantage are hypothesized to increase the risk of disease and death via accelerated biological aging. Given that US blacks are socially and economically disadvantaged relative to whites, health disparities scholars expected that blacks would have shorter telomere length-a biomarker of cell aging-than whites. Yet the majority of studies have found that blacks have longer telomere
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Understanding the correlation between Alzheimer's Disease polygenic risk, wealth, and the composition of wealth holdings. Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2020-11-28 Su Hyun Shin,Dean R Lillard,Jay Bhattacharya
We investigate how the genetic risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease (AD) relates to saving behavior. Using nationally representative data from the 1996-2014 Health and Retirement Study (HRS), we find that genetic predisposition for AD correlates with, but is not causally related to how older individuals' hold wealth in different asset types. People with a higher AD polygenic risk score (PGS) hold
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Understanding the correlation between Alzheimer's Disease polygenic risk, wealth, and the composition of wealth holdings. Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2020-11-28 Su Hyun Shin,Dean R Lillard,Jay Bhattacharya
We investigate how the genetic risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease (AD) relates to saving behavior. Using nationally representative data from the 1996-2014 Health and Retirement Study (HRS), we find that genetic predisposition for AD correlates with, but is not causally related to how older individuals' hold wealth in different asset types. People with a higher AD polygenic risk score (PGS) hold
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Feasibility of Patient-Centric Remote Dried Blood Sampling: The Prediction, Risk, and Evaluation of Major Adverse Cardiac Events (PRE-MACE) Study. Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2020-11-28 Garth Fuller,Kelly Njune Mouapi,Sandy Joung,Chrisandra Shufelt,Irene van den Broek,Mayra Lopez,Shivani Dhawan,Mitra Mastali,C Spiegel,Noel Bairey Merz,Jennifer E Van Eyk,Aaron Robinson
Background: Remote patient monitoring can shift important data collection opportunities to low-cost settings. Here, we evaluate whether the quality of blood-samples taken by patients at home differs from samples taken from the same patients by clinical staff. We examine the effects of socio-demographic and patient reported outcomes (PRO) survey data on remote blood sampling compliance and quality.
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Feasibility of Patient-Centric Remote Dried Blood Sampling: The Prediction, Risk, and Evaluation of Major Adverse Cardiac Events (PRE-MACE) Study. Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2020-11-28 Garth Fuller,Kelly Njune Mouapi,Sandy Joung,Chrisandra Shufelt,Irene van den Broek,Mayra Lopez,Shivani Dhawan,Mitra Mastali,C Spiegel,Noel Bairey Merz,Jennifer E Van Eyk,Aaron Robinson
Background: Remote patient monitoring can shift important data collection opportunities to low-cost settings. Here, we evaluate whether the quality of blood-samples taken by patients at home differs from samples taken from the same patients by clinical staff. We examine the effects of socio-demographic and patient reported outcomes (PRO) survey data on remote blood sampling compliance and quality.
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Do black/white differences in telomere length depend on socioeconomic status? Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2019-01-01 Belinda L Needham,Stephen Salerno,Emily Roberts,Jonathan Boss,Kristi L Allgood,Bhramar Mukherjee
Social and economic disadvantage are hypothesized to increase the risk of disease and death via accelerated biological aging. Given that US blacks are socially and economically disadvantaged relative to whites, health disparities scholars expected that blacks would have shorter telomere length-a biomarker of cell aging-than whites. Yet the majority of studies have found that blacks have longer telomere
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Does Salivary Telomere Length Explain Race/Ethnic Differences in Aging? Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2020-11-26 Lauren Brown,Catherine García,Jennifer Ailshire
Telomere length (TL) is a biomarker that can be used to characterize variability in aging and may explain race/ethnic differences in aging. Yet, it remains unclear if TL is related to aging-associated health risks in multi-ethnic populations or if it explains race/ethnic differences in health. We examine whether salivary TL (STL) explains any of the race/ethnic variability in 15 indicators of high-risk
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Does Salivary Telomere Length Explain Race/Ethnic Differences in Aging? Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2020-11-26 Lauren Brown,Catherine García,Jennifer Ailshire
Telomere length (TL) is a biomarker that can be used to characterize variability in aging and may explain race/ethnic differences in aging. Yet, it remains unclear if TL is related to aging-associated health risks in multi-ethnic populations or if it explains race/ethnic differences in health. We examine whether salivary TL (STL) explains any of the race/ethnic variability in 15 indicators of high-risk
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C-reactive protein response to influenza vaccination predicts cardiovascular disease risk in the Philippines. Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2020-01-02 Thomas W McDade,Judith B Borja,Nanette Lee,Celine T Aquino,Tyler Barrett,Linda S Adair,Christopher W Kuzawa
ABSTRACT Inflammation is associated with increased risk for chronic degenerative diseases, as well as age-related functional declines across many systems and tissues. Current understandings of inflammation, aging, and human health are based on studies conducted almost exclusively in high-income nations that rely primarily on baseline measures of chronic inflammation. This analysis investigates the
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Assessing heterogeneity in menstrual cycles by means of a multilevel latent class approach. Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2020-01-02 Francesca Bassi,Bruno Scarpa
ABSTRACT In this paper, we study the problem of heterogeneity in cervical mucus hydration at different times relative to the mucus peak both between cycles and women, specifying and estimating appropriate multilevel latent class models for longitudinal data. We estimate multilevel and growth latent class models which classify women on the basis of the evolution of cervical mucus characteristics observed
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Perceived neighborhood social cohesion and cardiometabolic risk: a gene × environment study. Biodemography and Social Biology (IF 1.222) Pub Date : 2020-01-02 Jennifer W Robinette,Jason D Boardman,Eileen Crimmins
ABSTRACT People living in socially cohesive neighborhoods generally have better health. We extend this research by evaluating the hypothesis that perceived neighborhood cohesion may influence health by attenuating genetic liability for cardiometabolic risk factors. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study (n = 6615; mean age 69.7), we conducted a gene × environment interaction study hypothesizing