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Poorer people suffer greater declines in physical function as they age

In England and Canada, socioeconomic inequalities are associated with differences in how people age, with less wealthy people showing reduced mobility and function compared with their wealthier peers, according to a study published Aug. 13 in PLOS Medicine by Stephanie Schrempft of Geneva University Hospitals in Switzerland and colleagues.

Poorer people suffer greater declines in physical function as they age

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