Residential Greenness Positively Associated with the Cortisol to DHEA Ratio among Urban-Dwelling African American Women at Risk for HIV
| Autor: | Jacquelyn C. Campbell, Kiyomi Tsuyuki, Jamila K. Stockman, Gibran Mancus, Zabir Hasan, Phyllis Sharps, Peter J. Winch, Douglas A. Granger, Andrea N. Cimino |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Adolescent Hydrocortisone Urban Population media_common.quotation_subject Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Dehydroepiandrosterone HIV Infections medicine.disease_cause Article Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Epidemiology Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Ecosystem media_common African american 030505 public health Sexual violence business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Health equity Black or African American Urban Studies Cross-Sectional Studies Female Psychological resilience 0305 other medical science business hormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonists Demography |
| Zdroj: | J Urban Health |
| ISSN: | 1468-2869 1099-3460 |
| Popis: | As ecosystems that support human health, societies, and civilization change in the era of the Anthropocene, individuals with disproportionate balance of salivary hormones may be at greatest risk of morbidity and mortality. Vulnerable communities, in particular, are overburdened by inequities in features of built environments linked to health disparities. This study examined the cross-sectional association of greenness in the built environment with the ratio of cortisol to dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in an urban-dwelling high-risk community sample of African American women (n = 84, age 18-44 years). Saliva samples, collected across 2 consecutive days, were assayed for cortisol and DHEA. Controlling for sexual violence, perceived stress, education, and income, as well as crime, traffic density, and vacant properties, we observed a significant positive cross-sectional association between greenness and the cortisol to DHEA ratio, (β = 7·5, 95% CI: 0.89, 14.19). The findings highlight environmental influence on stress response at waking when there is the greatest individual variation. Implications for advancing our understanding of the waking ratio of cortisol to DHEA as a potential marker of physiological resilience are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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