2021
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afab174
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Creation and validation of a polysocial score for mortality among community-dwelling older adults in the USA: the health and retirement study

Abstract: Background the interrelatedness between social determinants of health impedes researchers to identify important social factors for health investment. A new approach is needed to quantify the aggregate effect of social factors and develop person- centred social interventions. Methods participants ([n = 7,383], 54.5% female) were aged 65 years or above who complete an additional psychosocial questionnaire in the health and reti… Show more

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“…We assessed the association of social environmental risk with MI using the polysocial score, which included neighborhood social cohesion, household income, education, and stress. Using a developed polysocial score, 17 we not only found the association of a disadvantaged social environment with a high risk of incident MI in the intermediate and high genetic risk categories but also found the joint effect of intermediate/high genetic risk and high social environmental risk in the development of incident MI.…”
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confidence: 84%
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“…We assessed the association of social environmental risk with MI using the polysocial score, which included neighborhood social cohesion, household income, education, and stress. Using a developed polysocial score, 17 we not only found the association of a disadvantaged social environment with a high risk of incident MI in the intermediate and high genetic risk categories but also found the joint effect of intermediate/high genetic risk and high social environmental risk in the development of incident MI.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 84%
“…Guided by our previous work, 17 we used a polysocial score developed based on 14 social determinants from the following 5 domains: (1) economic stability, (2) neighborhood and physical environment, (3) education, (4) community and social contexts, and (5) health care system (Table S1 ). This polysocial score was developed among 7383 adults aged ≥65 years and was shown to be predictive of all‐cause mortality.…”
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confidence: 99%
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