Examining the Cross-sectional Association Between Neighborhood Conditions, Discrimination, and Telomere Length in a Predominantly African American Sample

Autor: Wendy M, Troxel, Jaime, Madrigano, Ann C, Haas, Tamara, Dubowitz, Andrea L, Rosso, Aric A, Prather, Madhumita, Ghosh-Dastidar, Andrea M, Weinstein, Meryl A, Butters, Albert, Presto, Tiffany L, Gary-Webb
Rok vydání: 2022
Zdroj: Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities.
ISSN: 2196-8837
Popis: Disproportionate exposure to adverse neighborhood conditions and greater discrimination may contribute to health disparities among African Americans (AAs). We examined whether adverse neighborhood conditions, alone or in conjunction with discrimination, associate with shorter leukocyte telomere length among a predominantly AA cohort. The sample included 200 residents from two low-income neighborhoods (96% AA; mean age = 67 years). Perceived neighborhood conditions and discrimination were surveyed in 2018, and objective neighborhood conditions (total crime rate, neighborhood walkability, ambient air pollution (PM
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