Journal article
Allostatic Load Among U.S.- and Foreign-Born Whites, Blacks, and Latinx
American journal of preventive medicine, v 60(2), pp 159-168
Feb 2021
PMID: 33339663
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Abstract
The objective of this study is to examine how allostatic load, a multidimensional measure of the body's cumulative response to stressors experienced throughout the life course, has changed over time and by age among U.S.- and foreign-born Whites, Blacks, and Latinx.
Data were from 26,818 adult participants in the 2005–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a national repeated cross-sectional study. Allostatic load was measured based on 10 indicators of cardiovascular, metabolic, and immunologic risk. The analyses were conducted in March 2020.
Allostatic load increased over time across all groups. The difference between the first and last survey cycle was greatest among U.S.-born Black women (from 2.74 in 2005–2006 to 3.02 in 2017–2018), U.S.-born Latino men (from 2.69 to 3.09) and foreign-born Latino men (from 2.58 to 2.87). Aging gradients in allostatic load were steepest among foreign-born Blacks of both genders and foreign-born Latina women and flattest among U.S.-born and foreign-born Whites.
Chronic exposure to stressors leads to an erosion of health that is particularly severe among foreign-born Blacks and Latinx. Policies should seek to reduce exposure to structural and environmental risks and to ensure equitable opportunities to achieve optimal health among racial/ethnic minorities and immigrants.
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- Title
- Allostatic Load Among U.S.- and Foreign-Born Whites, Blacks, and Latinx
- Creators
- Brent A. Langellier - Drexel UniversityPaul J. Fleming - Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.Jessie B. Kemmick Pintor - Drexel UniversityJim P. Stimpson - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- American journal of preventive medicine, v 60(2), pp 159-168
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000609465100010
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85099010891
- Other Identifier
- 991019168129404721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health