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The death of a loved one can affect health at any age, but researchers say the effects may be more severe in childhood or early adulthood.
The impact of the death of a loved one on biological aging can be seen long before middle age and contributes to health disparities among different ethnic groups, scientists say.
The study found that people who lost two or more loved ones had a longer biological age on several measures.
The death of two or more loved ones in adulthood was more strongly associated with biological age than a single death, and did not significantly increase the loss.
Research shows that losing a close family member at any age poses a health risk, and losing multiple loved ones can increase the risk of heart disease, early death and dementia.
Lead author Alison Alou of Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and the Butler Columbia Aging Center said: ‘Our study shows that the loss of loved ones at different stages of life from childhood to adulthood and the rapid biological decline in the U.S. There is a strong correlation between age.’
He added: ‘We don’t yet fully understand how someone’s death leads to poor health and higher mortality, but biological age may be a possible cause as a mechanism suggested in our study. Is.
‘Future research should focus on ways to reduce disproportionate losses in more affected groups. For those who have lost loved ones, it is important to provide resources to deal with hardship and trauma.’
Biologically aging means that the tissues and cells in the body function less than historical age.
The researchers used data from the American National Longitudinal Study of Adult-to-Adult Health, which began in 1994-95, and followed young people from their teens to adulthood.
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The study looked at the effects of the death of a loved one during childhood or adolescence (up to age 18) and adulthood (ages 19 to 43).
Biological age was assessed based on the level of DNA methylation—a type of chemical modification of DNA used to estimate biological age.
About 40 percent of people in the study had at least one loved one die in puberty between the ages of 33 and 43, according to the results.
Parental deaths were higher in adulthood than in childhood and adolescence (27 percent vs. six percent).
The study also found that a greater proportion of black (57 percent) and Hispanic (41 percent) participants had experienced the death of at least one loved one than their white peers (34 percent).
“There is a link between losing loved ones and lifelong health problems,” said Dr. Elo. But certain life stages may be more sensitive to the health risks associated with this damage and appear to be an important factor in the accumulation of this damage.’
For example, losing a parent or sibling at an early age can be very traumatic, often leading to mental health problems, identity problems, higher risks of heart disease and a higher chance of dying early, experts say. .
The results have been published in the JAMA Network Open Journal.
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