2024
Childhood adversity, accelerated GrimAge, and associated health consequences
Harvanek Z, Kudinova A, Wong S, Xu K, Brick L, Daniels T, Marsit C, Burt A, Sinha R, Tyrka A. Childhood adversity, accelerated GrimAge, and associated health consequences. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2024, 47: 913-926. PMID: 38762606, PMCID: PMC11365810, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-024-00496-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexChildhood Trauma QuestionnaireGrimAge accelerationEarly life stressChildhood adversityAssociated with higher body mass indexCross-sectional cohort of adultsMetabolic healthEffect of body mass indexHigher body mass indexPhysical health problemsLife stressCohort of adultsAssociated health consequencesEffects of early life stressMetabolic health effectsModerating effect of body mass indexChildhood Trauma Questionnaire subscalesCross-sectional cohortCardiometabolic healthAccelerated GrimAgeCardiometabolic diseasesMedical illnessHealth consequencesMass index
2023
Greater stress and trauma mediate race-related differences in epigenetic age between Black and White young adults in a community sample
Holloway T, Harvanek Z, Xu K, Gordon D, Sinha R. Greater stress and trauma mediate race-related differences in epigenetic age between Black and White young adults in a community sample. Neurobiology Of Stress 2023, 26: 100557. PMID: 37501940, PMCID: PMC10369475, DOI: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2023.100557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTraumatic eventsGrimAge accelerationMore traumatic eventsWhite participantsExploratory mediation analysisMajor life eventsImpact of stressAssaultive traumaPsychological dataCross-sectional sampleCommunity sampleLife eventsMediation analysisLifetime stressRace-related differencesChronic stressorsCumulative stressorsYoung adultsCumulative stressChronic illnessYoung adult populationStressorsGreater stressHealthy adultsParticipants
2022
P75. Stress and Trauma Mediate Some, But Not All, Differences in GrimAge Acceleration Between Black and White Participants in Observed Cohort Study
Holloway T, Harvanek Z, Xu K, Gordon D, Sinha R. P75. Stress and Trauma Mediate Some, But Not All, Differences in GrimAge Acceleration Between Black and White Participants in Observed Cohort Study. Biological Psychiatry 2022, 91: s117. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2022.02.309.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Psychological and biological resilience modulates the effects of stress on epigenetic aging
Harvanek ZM, Fogelman N, Xu K, Sinha R. Psychological and biological resilience modulates the effects of stress on epigenetic aging. Translational Psychiatry 2021, 11: 601. PMID: 34839356, PMCID: PMC8627511, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-021-01735-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotion regulationResilience factorsCumulative stressWorse emotion regulationPoor emotion regulationPsychological resilience factorsNegative long-term health consequencesCommunity sampleEffects of stressBiological age accelerationPhysical outcomesMore stressBehavioral factorsChronic stressGrimAge accelerationHealth consequencesStress physiologyLong-term health consequencesEpigenetic agingPhysiologic measuresHealthy populationFinal modelAge accelerationAgingRelationship