TY - JOUR AU - Feinstein, Lydia AU - Ferrando-Martinez, Sara AU - Leal, Manuel AU - Zhou, Xuan AU - Sempowski, Gregory D AU - Wildman, Derek E AU - Uddin, Monica AU - Aiello, Allison E PY - 2016 DO - 10.1080/19485565.2016.1172199 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10668/10209 T2 - Biodemography and social biology AB - The thymus is critical for mounting an effective immune response and maintaining health . However, epidemiologic studies characterizing thymic function in the population setting are lacking. Using data from 263 adults in the Detroit Neighborhood... LA - en PB - Routledge KW - C-Reactive Protein KW - Health Status KW - Male KW - Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell KW - Thymus Gland KW - Adult KW - Black or African American KW - Demography KW - Female KW - Humans KW - Interleukin-6 KW - Michigan KW - Middle Aged KW - Sociological Factors KW - Surveys and Questionnaires TI - Population Distributions of Thymic Function in Adults: Variation by Sociodemographic Characteristics and Health Status. TY - research article VL - 62 ER -