Pioneering Past and Bright of Impactful Research and Scholarly Achievements

“EXCELLENCE THROUGH KNOWLEDGE” P A G E 89 Editor’s Note: This research was published in full in the Journal of Arts, Science and Technology, Volume 5, 2012. additional unit of the childhood deprivation index, the index of the mobility status and physical health status in later adulthood decrease by 0.19 and 0.28, respectively.” In a recent study to analyze the relationship between SES and health in Fiji, the authors concluded that a 1% increase in wealth (measured by principal component analysis of permanent income) leads to a 15% decrease in the probability of an incapacitating illness occurring within the household (Lordan et al, 2012). Cohen et al (2010) hypothesizes that childhood and adolescence SES influences adult health through psychosocial, behavioral and physiological processes. They present a model that addresses how physical exposures due to childhood SES are related to adult physical health outcomes.