Social Engagement and Epigenetic Age Acceleration in the Health and Retirement Study
The findings indicate that active engagement in social activities, encompassing community, cognitive, home-based creative, and physical activities, is associated with slower EAA, marked by several clocks in older adults, providing evidence for the benefit of social activities for health and offering valuable insights for promoting "Active Aging" initiatives.
Authors
- Yunzhang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1165-3595)
- Meng Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1466-0769)
- Yan Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0379-8866)
- L. Y. Tao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8089-9850)
- Hu Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7971-0942)
- Lei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8723-3461)
- Shan Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6648-0866)
- Jian Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4107-1628)
- Jiale Li
- Ruoqing Chen
- Qi Liu
- Yiqiang Zhan
- Enxiang Tao
- Qianqian Ji
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Hangzhou Normal University (CN)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Shenzhen University Health Science Center (CN)
- Shenzhen Nanshan Center for Chronic Disease Control (CN)
- Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.70350
- Primary Topic
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Sun Yat-sen University