Andrea G Marshall, Kit Neikirk, Dominique Stephens, Edgar Garza-Lopez, Zer Vue, Heather K Beasley, Yelena Janumyan Doe, Desmond Campbell, Letimicia Fears, Ahmad Alghanem, Elsie C Spencer, Estevão Scudese, Beverly Owens, Chia Vang, Derrick J Morton, Zachary Conley, Antentor Hinton
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Advances in physiology education
educational inequalities metabolic syndrome mets growing public health concern intervening modifiable factors may help reduce inequalities need evidence longterm impact intervening factors thus simulate development educational inequalities mets across life course assess impact intervening modifiable factors contribute inequalities used data prospective multigenerational dutch lifelines cohort study estimate required input continuoustime microsimulation microsimulation projects development educational inequalities mets ages 18 65 assesses potential benefit intervening smoking alcohol use diet quality health literacy likelihood ever experiencing mets ages 18 65 varies 325 among high educated women 715 among low educated men average 276 individuals low education ever experience mets ages 18 65 compared high education additionally individuals low education generally develop mets 23 years earlier spend extra 26 years mets compared individuals high education changes smoking behaviours individuals low education produced largest effect would reduce inequalities prevalence timing duration average 75 95 69 respectively interventions targeting modifiable factors included study especially smoking could help reduce estimated educational inequalities mets life course