Funded by the European Commission Horizon 2020 programme, the Lifepath research
consortium aimed to investigate the effects of socioeconomic inequalities on the biology of …

Background Several social indicators have been used in epidemiological research to describe
socioeconomic position (SEP) of people in societies. Among SEP indicators, those more …

… The LIFEPATH consortium brings together data from early life and adult European cohorts
with intense phenotyping and repeat biological samples, other large cohorts with biological …

… Recently, the Lifepath consortium has published a Special Report (4) summarizing the
main results of Lifepath. In this commentary, I will argue that the approach used in Lifepath not …

Educational inequalities in all-cause mortality have been observed for decades. However,
the underlying biological mechanisms are not well known. We aimed to assess the role of …

… The cohorts included in this analysis are part of the pan-European LIFEPATH project
which examines the social patterning of health over the life course.22 Although these cohorts …

… This study is part of the Lifepath project 23 and uses cross-sectional data from eight cohorts:
the French Constances (study period 2012–2016; N = 65 843), E3N (2005–2006; N = 51 …

Background Lung function is an important predictor of health and a marker of physical
functioning at older ages. This study aimed to quantify the years of lung function lost according to …

… Data were from seven cohort studies participating in the LIFEPATH Consortium (total n =
179 090). Using both socio-economic position (SEP) (based on occupation) and education, we …

The concept of allostatic load (AL) refers to the idea of a global physiological ‘wear and tear’
resulting from the adaptation to the environment through the stress response systems over …