Journal article
Circadian rhythm of cortisol and neighborhood characteristics in a population-based sample: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Health & place, v 17(2), pp 625-632
Mar 2011
PMCID: PMC3189702
PMID: 21292535
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Abstract
Although stress is often hypothesized to contribute to the effects of neighborhoods on health, very few studies have investigated associations of neighborhood characteristics with stress biomarkers. This study helps address the gap in the literature by examining whether neighborhood characteristics are associated with cortisol profiles. Analyses were based on data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Stress study, which collected multiple measures of salivary cortisol over three days on a population based sample of approximately 800 adults. Multilevel models with splines were used to examine associations of cortisol levels with neighborhood poverty, violence, disorder, and social cohesion. Neighborhood violence was significantly associated with lower cortisol values at wakeup and with a slower decline in cortisol over the earlier part of the day, after sociodemographic controls. Associations were weaker and less consistent for neighborhood poverty, social cohesion, and disorder. Results revealed suggestive, though limited, evidence linking neighborhood contexts to cortisol circadian rhythms.
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- Title
- Circadian rhythm of cortisol and neighborhood characteristics in a population-based sample: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
- Creators
- D. Phuong Do - Department of Health Services Policy and Management, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 800 Sumter St, HESC Room 116E, Columbia, SC 29208, USAAna V Diez Roux - Center for Social Epidemiology & Population Health, School of Public Health—University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USAAnjum Hajat - Center for Social Epidemiology & Population Health, School of Public Health—University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USAAmy H Auchincloss - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Drexel University, PA USASharon Stein Merkin - Division of Geriatrics, UCLA School of Medicine, UCLA, CA USANalini Ranjit - Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, (Austin Regional Campus), Austin,TX, USASteven Shea - Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology, Columbia University, NY USATeresa Seeman - Division of Geriatrics, UCLA School of Medicine, UCLA, CA USA
- Publication Details
- Health & place, v 17(2), pp 625-632
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Grant note
- N01-HC-95159 through N01-HC-95169 / National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute P60MD002249 / National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities P0117943 / Kellogg Health Scholars Program
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000289339000025
- Other Identifier
- 991014878282904721
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