Lifecourse Social Position and D-Dimer; Findings from the 1958 British Birth Cohort

Faiza Tabassum, Meena Kumari, Ann Rumley, Chris Power, David P Strachan and Gordon Lowe

PLOS ONE, 2014, vol. 9, issue 5, 1-8

Abstract: The aim is to examine the association of lifecourse socioeconomic position (SEP) on circulating levels of D-dimer. Data from the 1958 British birth cohort were used, social class was determined at three stages of respondents' life: at birth, at 23 and at 42 years. A cumulative indicator score of SEP (CIS) was calculated ranging from 0 (always in the highest social class) to 9 (always in the lowest social class). In men and women, associations were observed between CIS and D-dimer (P

Date: 2014
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