Does Adulthood Socioeconomic Status Predict Subsequent Telomere Length in Racially and Ethnically Diverse Women?

Table 2.

Association between socioeconomic status atbaseline and future telomere length nine years later in non-Latino Blackparticipants (women)

Beta SE 95% CI p

     

Child Sex (Male) -0.01 0.02 -0.04 0.03 0.758

LBW Baby 0.01 0.01 -0.01 0.02 0.514

Maternal Age 0.00 0.00 -0.01 0.00 0.010


Poverty Categories

    Below 100% of the Federal Poverty Line Ref        

    Below 200% of the Federal Poverty Line 0.04 0.03 -0.01 0.09 0.150

    Below 300% of the Federal Poverty Line 0.03 0.03 -0.02 0.08 0.258

    Below 400% of the /Federal Poverty Line 0.03 0.03 -0.03 0.08 0.383

Higher Than 400% of the Federal Poverty Line 0.03 0.03 -0.04 0.09 0.435


Maternal Education

    Less than Highschool Ref        

    Highschool or Equivalent 0.02 0.02 -0.02 0.06 0.414

    Some College 0.04 0.02 -0.01 0.09 0.129

    College Graduate 0.01 0.05 -0.09 0.10 0.907


Intercept 1.92 0.04 1.84 2.01 < 0.001

p<0.1*, p<0.05 **, p<0.001***
Note: Data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS), Waves 1 and 5 were used. The sample is limited to mothers with telomere length data at Wave 6. LBW stands for Low Birth Weight. All predictors were measured at baseline. The outcome, the natural logarithm of telomere length, was measured at Wave 5 of the study, which represents a 9-year follow-up period.