Immune Aging Phenotypes and COVID-19 Risk in the Health and Retirement Study
Helen Meier
Assistant Research Scientist, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research
Abstract
The goal of this pilot project is to determine if pre-pandemic features of immune aging (i.e., age associated T-cell subsets, inflammation, and epigenetic age) are associated with COVID-19 infection and disease severity. The pilot draws upon data from the Health and Retirement Study, a nationally representative longitudinal study of adults over 55 years.
Outcomes
- Meier, H. 2023. Immune Aging Phenotypes and COVID-19 Risk in the Health and Retirement Study. Poster presented at the UMAging Symposium, May 2023, Ann Arbor MI.