Genetics lifestyle and environment are all factors that somehow influence when and how we all age. Now researchers have revealed that four or more years with an income below the relative poverty threshold during adult life may accelerate the ageing process. For the study published in the journal European Journal of Ageing the researchers have tested 5500 middle-aged persons using various ageing markers: physical capability cognitive function and inflammatory level. The results were then compared with the participants' income throughout the 22 years leading up to the test. An annual income of 60 per cent below the median income is
