Title | Do Early-Life Social, Behavioral, and Health Exposures Increase Later-Life Arthritis Incidence? |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2022 |
Authors | Kemp, BR, Ferraro, KF, Morton, PM, Thomas, PA, Mustillo, SA, Crimmins, EM |
Journal | Research on Aging |
Volume | 44 |
Issue | 7-8 |
Pagination | 479-493 |
ISSN Number | 1552-7573 |
Keywords | Adverse Childhood Experiences, Body Mass Index, Cumulative inequality theory, Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis |
Abstract | OBJECTIVES: This study investigates direct and indirect influences of childhood social, behavioral, and health exposures on later-life osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis development. METHODS: Drawing from cumulative inequality theory and six waves of the Health and Retirement Study (2004-2014), we estimate structural equation modeling-based discrete-time survival analysis of the association between six childhood exposure domains and both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis incidence for men ( = 2720) and women ( = 2974). Using the delta method to test for mediation, we examine indirect effects via selected health-related risks and resources. RESULTS: Risky adolescent behavior is associated with rheumatoid arthritis incidence for women (h.O.R. = 1.883, 95% C.I. [1.016, 3.490]), whereas several types of childhood exposures are associated with later-life osteoarthritis development for both men and women. Experiencing two or more childhood socioeconomic disadvantages is indirectly associated with osteoarthritis (men: coef. = 0.024, 95% C.I. [0.003, 0.045]; women: coef. = 0.111, 95% C.I. [0.071, 0.150]) and rheumatoid arthritis (men: coef. = 0.037, 95% C.I. [0.000, 0.074]; women: coef. = 0.097, 95% C.I. [0.035, 0.159]) development through adult body mass index. DISCUSSION: Findings highlight the importance of childhood contexts in understanding the development of later-life osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. |
DOI | 10.1177/01640275211044979 |
Citation Key | 11942 |
PubMed ID | 34664538 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC9016101 |