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. 2022 Jul 10;51:101548. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101548

Table 1.

Associations of childhood and adulthood circumstances with two aging measures.

Model 1a
Model 2b
Coef. (95% CI) p value Coef. (95% CI) p value
PD (by one-SD)
Subpopulations for childhood and adulthood circumstances
 Subpopulation 1 (less childhood trauma and adulthood adversity) ref ref
 Subpopulation 2 (less born in the war era and more education) -0·01 (-0·07, 0·07) 0·89 0·01 (-0·06, 0·08) 0·76
 Subpopulation 3 (good childhood relationship and more education) 0·08 (0·02, 0·14) 0·01 0·07 (0·02, 0·13) 0·01
 Subpopulation 4 (more adulthood adversity and less education) 0·12 (0·06, 0·18) <0·0001 0·10 (0·05, 0·16) <0·0001
 Subpopulation 5 (more born in the war era and less education) 0·16 (0·10, 0·22) <0·0001 0·11 (0·05, 0·17) <0·0001
 Subpopulation 6 (more childhood trauma and adulthood adversity) 0·17 (0·09, 0·24) <0·0001 0·14 (0·06, 0·21) <0·0001
Proportion of obesity 0·07 (0·01, 0·13) 0·02
Smoking
 Non-smoker ref
 Ever smoker 0·04 (-0·02, 0·11) 0·22
 Current smoker -0·02 (-0·08, 0·04) 0·55
Drinking
 Non-drinker ref
 Drinker -0·01 (-0·05, 0·04) 0·80
FI (by one-point)
Subpopulations for childhood and adulthood circumstances
 Subpopulation 1 (less childhood trauma and adulthood adversity) ref ref
 Subpopulation 2 (less born in the war era and more education) 0·01 (-0·00, 0·02) 0·16 0·02 (0·01, 0·03) <0·0001
 Subpopulation 3 (good childhood relationship and more education) 0·007 (-0·002, 0·016) 0·14 0·01 (-0·00, 0·02) 0·14
 Subpopulation 4 (more adulthood adversity and less education) 0·08 (0·07, 0·09) <0·0001 0·074 (0·066, 0·083) <0·0001
 Subpopulation 5 (more born in the war era and less education) 0·06 (0·05, 0·07) <0·0001 0·04 (0·03, 0·05) <0·0001
 Subpopulation 6 (more childhood trauma and adulthood adversity) 0·10 (0·09, 0·12) <0·0001 0·10 (0·09, 0·11) <0·0001
Proportion of obesity 0·05 (0·04, 0·06) <0·0001
Smoking
 Non-smoker ref
 Ever smoker 0·03 (0·02, 0·04) <0·0001
 Current smoker 0·008 (-0·001, 0·018) 0·08
Drinking
 Non-drinker ref
 Drinker 0·004 (-0·003, 0·010) 0·29

CI = confidence interval. PD = physiological dysregulation. SD=standard deviation. FI=frailty index.

a

Model 1 was unadjusted.

b

Model 2 was adjusted for chronological age, gender, proportion of obesity, smoking status, and drinking status.