Mawhorter Sarah, Crimmins Eileen M, Ailshire Jennifer A
Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Hous Stud. 2023;38(7):1342-1364. doi: 10.1080/02673037.2021.1941792. Epub 2021 Jul 19.
Scholars consistently find that renters have poorer health outcomes when compared with homeowners. Health disparities between renters and homeowners likely widen over the life course, yet few studies have examined this link among older adults, and the connection is not fully understood. Homeowners' relative socioeconomic advantage may explain their better health; renters also more commonly experience adverse housing conditions and financial challenges, both of which can harm health. In this paper, we analyze the extent to which socioeconomic advantage, housing conditions, and financial strain explain the relationship between homeownership and health among adults over age 50, using Health and Retirement Study 2010/2012 data to assess cardiometabolic risk levels using biomarkers for inflammation, cardiovascular health, and metabolic function. We find that people living with poor housing conditions and financial strain have higher cardiometabolic risk levels, even taking socioeconomic advantage into account. This analysis sheds light on the housing-related health challenges of older adults, especially older renters.
学者们一直发现，与房主相比，租房者的健康状况更差。租房者和房主之间的健康差距可能会在整个生命过程中扩大，但很少有研究考察老年人中的这种联系，而且这种联系尚未完全被理解。房主相对的社会经济优势可能解释了他们更好的健康状况；租房者也更常经历恶劣的住房条件和经济挑战，这两者都会损害健康。在本文中，我们利用2010/2012年健康与退休研究数据，通过炎症、心血管健康和代谢功能的生物标志物来评估心脏代谢风险水平，分析社会经济优势、住房条件和经济压力在多大程度上解释了50岁以上成年人中住房所有权与健康之间的关系。我们发现，即使考虑到社会经济优势，居住在恶劣住房条件和面临经济压力的人心脏代谢风险水平更高。这一分析揭示了老年人，尤其是老年租房者与住房相关的健康挑战。
