HLSC 2003 Study Guide - Final Guide: Social Capital, Osteoporosis, Genetic Epidemiology
Document Summary
Is the branch of epi that studies social distribution and social determinants of health. Social epi definition: research indicates the factors that have the greatest impact on health are living conditions. Social determinants of health (sdoh): the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age. Lower social classes more likely to suffer from a variety of disease and more likely to die younger. Social gradient in health: position within hierarchy is important, higher social position = better health. Storage of energy stops - insulin resistance diabetes. Cumulative pathway: chains of advantage or disadvantage experienced by individuals in society. Genetic vs. molecular epidemiology: genetic epidemiology, the study of the role of genetic factors in the occurrence of disease in families and populations, molecular epidemiology, the use of biological markers to measure exposures and outcomes. Genotype = the full hereditary info of an organism (expressed or not) Phenotype = the observed properties of an organism.
