2A and 2B. Age-adjusted mean allostatic load scores among US adults, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 1988–2018. Panel A represents age-adjusted mean allostatic load scores among men, and panel B represents age-adjusted mean allostatic load scores among women. Based on the sum total of components with high-risk thresholds: albumin, BMI, C-reactive protein, creatinine clearance, diastolic blood pressure, glycated hemoglobin, systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, triglycerides. Score range from 0 to 9 for all NHANES years.