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  • Global Health
  • Health Disparities

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  • Global health challenges like dementia are influenced by socioeconomic disparities and environmental factors.
  • A behavioral age gap (BAG) was developed to measure the difference between expected behavioral age and chronological age.
  • BAG accounts for risk factors (e.g., hypertension, diabetes) and protective factors (e.g., cognition, education) for healthy aging.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a novel metric, the behavioral age gap (BAG), for assessing aging disparities.
  • To investigate the influence of socioeconomic status, geographic region, and environmental exposures on aging trajectories.
  • To identify key biobehavioral predictors of accelerated or delayed aging.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a large cross-sectional dataset (n=161,981) from diverse global regions (Latin America, Europe, Asia, Africa).
  • Employed a Gradient Boosting Regressor with 10-fold cross-validation to estimate behavioral age.
  • Calculated BAG as the difference between predicted and chronological age, with adjusted gaps derived from residuals.

Main Results:

  • Biobehavioral predictors accurately estimated chronological age, with functional ability, education, and cognition as key protective factors.
  • Hearing impairment, heart disease, and hypertension were significant risk factors for accelerated aging.
  • BAGs demonstrated significant variation across regions and income levels, with accelerated aging observed in lower-income countries and linked to adverse exposomes.

Conclusions:

  • Behavioral age gaps (BAGs) serve as crucial markers for identifying and quantifying aging disparities.
  • Inequalities and environmental exposures significantly influence aging trajectories, contributing to health disparities.
  • The findings provide a basis for developing targeted interventions and future research to address aging inequalities.