Title | Neighborhood features and physiological risk: An examination of allostatic load. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2016 |
Authors | Robinette, JW, Charles, ST, Almeida, DM, Gruenewald, TL |
Journal | Health Place |
Volume | 41 |
Pagination | 110-118 |
Date Published | 2016 Sep |
ISSN | 1873-2054 |
Keywords | Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Allostasis, Anxiety, Biomarkers, Censuses, Female, Health Behavior, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Residence Characteristics, Safety, Smoking, Social Class, Social Environment, Socioeconomic Factors, Stress, Physiological, Surveys and Questionnaires, United States |
Abstract | <p>Poor neighborhoods may represent a situation of chronic stress, and may therefore be associated with health-related correlates of stress. We examined whether lower neighborhood income would relate to higher allostatic load, or physiological well-being, through psychological, affective, and behavioral pathways. Using data from the Biomarker Project of the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study and the 2000 Census, we demonstrated that people living in lower income neighborhoods have higher allostatic load net of individual income. Moreover, findings indicate that this relation is partially accounted for by anxious arousal symptoms, fast food consumption, smoking, and exercise habits.</p> |
DOI | 10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.08.003 |
Alternate Journal | Health Place |
PubMed ID | 27583527 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC5021616 |
Grant List | UL1 TR000427 / TR / NCATS NIH HHS / United States T32 AG000037 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States M01 RR000865 / RR / NCRR NIH HHS / United States R01 AG042431 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States M01 RR023942 / RR / NCRR NIH HHS / United States UL1 TR001425 / TR / NCATS NIH HHS / United States P01 AG020166 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States R01 AG019239 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States U19 AG051426 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States |