Parental education associated with immune function in adolescence

Background The immune system is affected and shaped by several internal and external factors. Among the external variables, the socioeconomic status is known to influence the immune system since the early years of life and throughout life. Methods In this study, we assessed the relationship between parental education with the white blood cells and its subtypes in 1213 adolescents from the EPITeen cohort, assessed at the age of 13. Beta...