A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Genetic endowments, parental resources and adult health: Evidence from the Young Finns Study
Authors: Pehkonen J, Viinikainen J, Böckerman P, Lehtimäki T, Pitkänen N, Raitakari O
Publisher: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Publication year: 2017
Journal: Social Science and Medicine
Journal name in source: SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
Journal acronym: SOC SCI MED
Volume: 188
First page : 191
Last page: 200
Number of pages: 10
ISSN: 0277-9536
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.04.030
Abstract
This paper uses longitudinal survey data linked to administrative registers to examine socioeconomic gradients in health, particularly whether the effects of genetic endowments interact with the socioeconomic resources of the parental household. We find that genetic risk scores contribute to adult health measured by biomarkers. This result is consistent with the findings from genome-wide association studies. Socioeconomic gradients in health differ based on biomarker and resource measures. Family education is negatively related to obesity and the waist-hip ratio, and family income is negatively related to low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Parental resources do not modify the effects of genetic endowment on adult health. However, there is evidence for gene-family income interactions for triglyceride levels, particularly among women. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
This paper uses longitudinal survey data linked to administrative registers to examine socioeconomic gradients in health, particularly whether the effects of genetic endowments interact with the socioeconomic resources of the parental household. We find that genetic risk scores contribute to adult health measured by biomarkers. This result is consistent with the findings from genome-wide association studies. Socioeconomic gradients in health differ based on biomarker and resource measures. Family education is negatively related to obesity and the waist-hip ratio, and family income is negatively related to low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Parental resources do not modify the effects of genetic endowment on adult health. However, there is evidence for gene-family income interactions for triglyceride levels, particularly among women. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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