Midlife health in Britain and the United States: a comparison of two nationally representative cohorts
US adults have worse cardiometabolic health than British counterparts, even in early mid-life. The smaller socioeconomic inequalities and better overall health in Britain may reflect differences in access to health care, welfare systems or other environmental risk factors.
Authors
- Laura Gimeno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5456-1936)
- Bettina Moltrecht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1838-428X)
- Jennifer B. Dowd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2006-5656)
- Lauren Gaydosh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0036-626X)
- Darío Moreno‐Agostino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0459-657X)
- Andrea M. Tilstra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7622-9088)
- Charis Bridger Staatz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2872-6968)
- Iliya Gutin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4216-8963)
- Vanessa Moulton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7400-2522)
- Martina K. Narayanan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1897-6063)
- George B. Ploubidis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8198-5790)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- King's College London (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- Syracuse University (US)
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Epidemiology
- Published
- 2024-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyae127
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.06
Funders
- Government of the United Kingdom
- UK Research and Innovation
- Leverhulme Trust
- King's College London
- HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme
- Medical Research Council
- Economic and Social Research Council