TY - JOUR AU - Feinstein, Lydia AU - Ferrando-Martínez, 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 Health... LA - en KW - Adult KW - Black or African American KW - C-Reactive Protein KW - Demography KW - Female KW - Health Status KW - Humans KW - Interleukin-6 KW - Male KW - Michigan KW - Middle Aged KW - Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell KW - Sociological Factors KW - Surveys and Questionnaires KW - Thymus Gland TI - Population Distributions of Thymic Function in Adults: Variation by Sociodemographic Characteristics and Health Status. TY - research article VL - 62 ER -