Table 2 Sample proportions of positive and negative social experiences: associations with GrimAgeV2 and DunedinPACE epigenetic aging clocks (N = 1309).
From: Associations between positive and negative social experiences and epigenetic aging
Sample | GrimAge | DunedinPACE | |
|---|---|---|---|
Proportion (n) | β (SE) | β (SE) | |
Positive Social Experiences | |||
One or More Children | 0.823 (1077) | − 0.354 (0.317) | − 0.010 (0.009) |
Attending Social Meetings | 0.551 (721) | − 1.027 (0.250)*** | − 0.020 (0.007)** |
Participating in Support Groups | 0.247 (323) | 0.289 (0.280) | − 0.002 (0.008) |
Volunteering | 0.540 (707) | − 0.491 (0.252) | − 0.005 (0.007) |
Giving Assistance to Others | 0.730 (956) | − 0.658 (0.283)* | − 0.005 (0.008) |
Marriage | 0.592 (775) | − 0.807 (0.269)** | − 0.022 (0.007)** |
Negative Social Experiences | |||
Repeat School Year | 0.122 (160) | 0.677 (0.370) | 0.015 (0.010) |
Sent Away from Home as Child | 0.038 (50) | 1.561 (0.621)* | 0.027 (0.017) |
Parent Drinking Problems | 0.183 (239) | 0.285 (0.308) | 0.007 (0.008) |
Parent Drug Problems | 0.025 (33) | 2.430 (0.761)** | 0.408 (0.021) |
Dropped Out of School | 0.107 (140) | 2.869 (0.405)*** | 0.046 (0.011)*** |
Suspended or Expelled from School | 0.099 (130) | 1.041 (0.413)* | 0.020 (0.011) |
Fired from Job | 0.281 (368) | 0.282 (0.268) | 0.009 (0.007) |
Parent Died (Past Year) | 0.044 (57) | 0.110 (0.581) | − 0.008 (0.016) |
Parents Divorced | 0.222 (291) | 0.801 (0.290)** | 0.006 (0.008) |
Spouse Infidelity | 0.189 (248) | 0.030 (0.307) | 0.002 (0.008) |
In-Law Difficulties | 0.092 (120) | 0.422 (0.413) | 0.006 (0.011) |
Sibling Died (Past Year) | 0.020 (26) | 0.219 (0.849) | − 0.024 (0.023) |
Child Died (Past Year) | 0.004 (5) | − 0.715 (1.925) | − 0.017 (0.053) |
Child Life-Threatening Illness | 0.078 (103) | 0.304 (0.442) | 0.013 (0.012) |
Sexual Assault | 0.141 (184) | 0.713 (0.360)* | 0.015 (0.010) |
Physical Assault | 0.136 (178) | 0.623 (0.352) | 0.018 (0.010) |
Jail | 0.081 (106) | 1.737 (0.458)*** | 0.004 (0.013) |
Prison or Legal Difficulties | 0.056 (73) | 1.922 (0.520)*** | 0.011 (0.014) |
Divorce, Separation, or Widowhood | 0.223 (292) | 0.575 (0.290)* | 0.013 (0.008) |
