A Longitudinal Analysis of Allostatic Load among a Multi-Ethnic Sample of Midlife Women: Findings from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation

This study demonstrates that AL increases in a cumulative manner as women age. Midlife is an especially important time in women's life course with respect to health maintenance and healthy aging. AL can be an early warning indicator of subsequent disease burden, pointing to subclinical conditions and the need for implementation of medical and public health interventions earlier in the disease process.