Early-Life State-of-Residence Characteristics and Later Life @entity101 , @entity6 , and XXXX .

@entity1 @entity101 @entity6 @entity102 @entity741
OBJECTIVES: We examined how state characteristics in early life are associated with individual @entity102 later in life. METHODS: We assessed early-life state of residence using the first 3 digits of social security numbers from blue- and white-collar workers from a US manufacturing company. Longitudinal data were available from 1997 to 2012, with 305   936 @entity1 -years of observation. Disease was assessed using medical claims. We modeled associations using pooled logistic regression with inverse probability of censoring weights. RESULTS: We found small but statistically significant associations between early-state-of-residence characteristics and later life @entity101 , @entity6 , and @entity741 . The most consistent associations were with income inequality, percentage non-White, and education. These associations were similar after statistically controlling for individual socioeconomic and demographic characteristics and current state characteristics. CONCLUSIONS: Characteristics of the state in which an individual lives early in life are associated with prevalence of @entity102 later in life, with a strength of association equivalent to genetic associations found for these same health outcomes. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print June 11, 2015: e1-e7. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.302547).
