Socio-economic inequalities in C-reactive protein and fibrinogen across the adult age span: Findings from Understanding Society

Abstract Systemic inflammation has been proposed as a physiological process linking socio-economic position (SEP) to health. We examined how SEP inequalities in inflammation –assessed using C-reactive protein (CRP) and fibrinogen– varied across the adult age span. Current (household income) and dist...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Apostolos Davillas, Michaela Benzeval, Meena Kumari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02888-6