The long-lasting effect of early life family structure on social position, well-being, and biological condition in adulthood
AbstractBackground The absence of even one parent has short- and long-term effects on the child’s current and future health. The purpose of the study was to determine whether there is a long-term relationship between the type of family in which men were raised and an individual’s adult social positi...
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| author | Anna Lipowicz Monika Natalia Bugdol Wioleta Umławska Andrzej Waldemar Mitas |
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| description | AbstractBackground The absence of even one parent has short- and long-term effects on the child’s current and future health. The purpose of the study was to determine whether there is a long-term relationship between the type of family in which men were raised and an individual’s adult social position, well-being in adulthood and their biological condition regardless of social status in adulthood.Materials and methods Data for 4528 males, aged 25–80 years, were selected from the archives of the Lower Silesian Medical Centre in Wrocław, Poland. A total of 329 men declared that they grew up in incomplete families. Height, weight, % fat, cardiovascular and respiratory systems, blood parameters, and health of men who grew up in complete or incomplete families were compared.Results Growing up in an incomplete family reduced chances for better education, decreased life satisfaction in adulthood, and negatively affected the final height. After taking into account the education achieved, the effect persisted only for diastolic blood pressure, creatinine, and serum phosphorus levels.Conclusions Growing up in an incomplete family has a significant impact on male’s socioeconomic position (SES), life satisfaction, and final height. A poorer quality of diet is proposed as an early life risk factor for adult health. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0667ce1ef0e64a519d9124aea31d55132023-12-01T20:52:03ZengTaylor & Francis GroupThe Aging Male1368-55381473-07902023-12-0126110.1080/13685538.2023.2239896The long-lasting effect of early life family structure on social position, well-being, and biological condition in adulthoodAnna Lipowicz0Monika Natalia Bugdol1Wioleta Umławska2Andrzej Waldemar Mitas3Department of Anthropology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, PolandDepartment of Informatics and Medical Equipment, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, PolandDepartment of Human Biology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, PolandDepartment of Informatics and Medical Equipment, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, PolandAbstractBackground The absence of even one parent has short- and long-term effects on the child’s current and future health. The purpose of the study was to determine whether there is a long-term relationship between the type of family in which men were raised and an individual’s adult social position, well-being in adulthood and their biological condition regardless of social status in adulthood.Materials and methods Data for 4528 males, aged 25–80 years, were selected from the archives of the Lower Silesian Medical Centre in Wrocław, Poland. A total of 329 men declared that they grew up in incomplete families. Height, weight, % fat, cardiovascular and respiratory systems, blood parameters, and health of men who grew up in complete or incomplete families were compared.Results Growing up in an incomplete family reduced chances for better education, decreased life satisfaction in adulthood, and negatively affected the final height. After taking into account the education achieved, the effect persisted only for diastolic blood pressure, creatinine, and serum phosphorus levels.Conclusions Growing up in an incomplete family has a significant impact on male’s socioeconomic position (SES), life satisfaction, and final height. A poorer quality of diet is proposed as an early life risk factor for adult health.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/13685538.2023.2239896Malefamily of originchildhoodrisk factorsnutrition |
| spellingShingle | Anna Lipowicz Monika Natalia Bugdol Wioleta Umławska Andrzej Waldemar Mitas The long-lasting effect of early life family structure on social position, well-being, and biological condition in adulthood The Aging Male Male family of origin childhood risk factors nutrition |
| title | The long-lasting effect of early life family structure on social position, well-being, and biological condition in adulthood |
| title_full | The long-lasting effect of early life family structure on social position, well-being, and biological condition in adulthood |
| title_fullStr | The long-lasting effect of early life family structure on social position, well-being, and biological condition in adulthood |
| title_full_unstemmed | The long-lasting effect of early life family structure on social position, well-being, and biological condition in adulthood |
| title_short | The long-lasting effect of early life family structure on social position, well-being, and biological condition in adulthood |
| title_sort | long lasting effect of early life family structure on social position well being and biological condition in adulthood |
| topic | Male family of origin childhood risk factors nutrition |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/13685538.2023.2239896 |
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