PHIL226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Mortality Displacement, Cortisol, Twin Study
12 Mar 2018
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Senior pro service senior (highest risk) Poor person smokes higher death vs wealthy smokers = no disease. Britain and us showed similar data: wealth health gradient (reverse slope for chronic disease; under 20k = twice and at over 80k lowest risk) = more excess death. Excess death = #of ppl that died - # of ppl that should really have died (earlier deaths) More education more health ability, more way to go up the wealth standard. Based on high school education, income status and resources available and neighbourhood = health outlook. Control of destiny managing pressures in life. *everyone stressed though; ceo to lab technician to cleaner hierarchy present and that stress is not shared though. Example: top alpha or low rank monkeys chronic stress; higher cortisol in monkeys as well affects cellular function and cells. Alpha: no plaques in artery, blood can flow easily.
