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

Table 3.

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

  Beta SE 95% CI p


Child Sex (Male) 0.02 0.02 -0.02 0.07 0.320

LBW Baby -0.01 0.02 -0.04 0.03 0.660

Maternal Age 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.683


Poverty Categories

    Below 100% of the Federal Poverty Line Ref        

    Below 200% of the Federal Poverty Line -0.02 0.04 -0.09 0.05 0.573

    Below 300% of the Federal Poverty Line 0.04 0.03 -0.03 0.11 0.246

    Below 400% of the Federal Poverty Line -0.02 0.04 -0.10 0.06 0.623

Higher Than 400% of the Federal Poverty Line 0.02 0.04 -0.06 0.10 0.635


Maternal Education

    Less than Highschool Ref        

    Highschool or Equivalent 0.02 0.03 -0.04 0.07 0.571

    Some College -0.03 0.03 -0.09 0.03 0.332

    College Graduate -0.04 0.06 -0.16 0.09 0.579


Intercept 1.84 0.06 1.72 1.95 < 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.