KEY - Dark Orange = high levels of Biological Inequity from a total possible value of 20.

About this data

• This data was made with support of CGG

• The data is as MSOA regional level.

• This data is not intended to be used for any medical advice.

Please read the following literature to support thinking on using the Index:

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Working Definition of Biological Inequity

Biological inequity, also known as biological inequality, refers to “systematic, unfair, and avoidable stress-related biological differences which increase risk of disease, observed between social groups of a population”.[1][2][3][4] The term developed by Centric Lab aims to unify societal factors with the biological underpinnings of health inequities – the unfair and avoidable differences in health status and risks between social groups of a population - such that these inequalities can be investigated in a holistic manner.

Biological inequity increases the risk of disease and poor health outcomes for a social group through;

1. disproportionate exposure to the cause(s) of the disease brought about by direct exposure to physical and/or psychosocial stressors, or

2. greater adverse effects of the cause(s) of a disease brought about from accumulated stress-related biological differences i.e. higher levels of allostatic load.