Scientific article
English

Association of education and receiving social transfers with allostatic load in the Swiss population-based CoLaus study

Published inPreventive Medicine, vol. 63, p. 63-71
Publication date2014
Abstract

Allostatic load reflects cumulative exposure to stressors throughout lifetime and has been associated with several adverse health outcomes. It is hypothesized that people with low socioeconomic status (SES) are exposed to higher chronic stress and have therefore greater levels of allostatic load.

Keywords
  • Adult
  • Allostasis/physiology
  • Educational Status
  • Female
  • Health Behavior
  • Health Status Disparities
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Marriage
  • Middle Aged
  • Oxidative Stress/physiology
  • Risk Factors
  • Sex Factors
  • Social Support
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Stress
  • Psychological/physiopathology
  • Switzerland
Affiliation entities Not a UNIGE publication
Citation (ISO format)
NICOD, Edouard et al. Association of education and receiving social transfers with allostatic load in the Swiss population-based CoLaus study. In: Preventive Medicine, 2014, vol. 63, p. 63–71. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.03.013
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