Sex and education differences in trajectories of physiological ageing: longitudinal analysis of a prospective English cohort study
Higher education provides a larger midlife buffer to physiological ageing for women than men. Policies to promote gender equity in higher education may contribute to improving women's health across a range of ageing-related outcomes.
Authors
- Andrew Steptoe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7808-4943)
- Mikaela Bloomberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2453-6283)
Institutions
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Age and Ageing
- Published
- 2025-03-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaf067
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.80
Funders
- Economic and Social Research Council
- National Institute on Aging