Health inequalities: Embodied evidence across biological layers

• Published in: Social science & medicine Vol. 246; p. 112781
• Main Authors: Vineis, Paolo, Delpierre, Cyrille, Castagné, Raphaële, Fiorito, Giovanni, McCrory, Cathal, Kivimaki, Mika, Stringhini, Silvia, Carmeli, Cristian, Kelly-Irving, Michelle
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2020; Pergamon Press Inc; Elsevier
• Subjects: Aging; Allostasis; Associations; Bias; Biological markers; Biomarkers; Blood pressure; Causality; Child; Childhood; Cohort analysis; Cohort Studies; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Diabetes; Diet; Disease; DNA; DNA methylation; Drinking behavior; Economic conditions; Embodiment; Functional impairment; Health; Health disparities; Health problems; Health status; Health Status Disparities; Humans; Hypertension; Illnesses; Immunity; Intoxication; Life; Life course; Life Sciences; Obesity; Omics; Physical ability; Physical activity; Power; Proteins; Risk Factors; Santé publique et épidémiologie; Smoking; Socio-economic disparities; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic status; Triangulation; AA; Triangulation; RNA; Health; Embodiment; NCD; COLAUS; WHIP; RF; DNA; Omics; Aging; Biomarkers; Socio-economic disparities

Socioeconomic disparities have been documented in major non-communicable diseases and in their risk factors, such as obesity, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, physical inactivity, unhealthful diet and heavy drinking. However, a key research question has remained unanswered: is there a separate biolo...