The intergenerational effects of low parental socio‐economic position on cardiometabolic and inflammatory outcomes: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Low parental socio-economic position negatively impacts adult offspring health, manifesting as higher blood pressure, elevated C-reactive protein, increased interleukin-6, greater adiposity and higher allostatic load. Future research should prioritise three critical areas: mechanistic specificity, intersectional pathways and life-course timing and critical period detection.
Authors
- Émilie Courtin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5073-7279)
- Juan Carlos Rivillas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0961-3079)
- Ornella Moreno‐Mattar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0551-2932)
- Raúl Devia‐Rodríguez
- Eleanor Winpenny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1933-0168)
- Paolo Vineis
- Olaide Adebayo‐Clements
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (ES)
- Public Health England (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- London School of Economics and Political Science (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Clinical Investigation
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/eci.70125
- Primary Topic
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Imperial College London
- Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação
- Medical Research Council
- School of Public Health, Imperial College London