Allostatic Load and Health Status of African Americans and Whites

Autor/inn/en	Deuster, Patricia A.; Kim-Dorner, Su Jong; Remaley, Alan T.; Poth, Merrily
Titel	Allostatic Load and Health Status of African Americans and Whites
Quelle	In: American Journal of Health Behavior, 35 (2011) 6, S.641-653 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1087-3244
DOI	10.5993/AJHB.35.6.1
Schlagwörter	African Americans; Health; Whites; Risk; Comparative Analysis; Physical Fitness; Body Composition; Social Support Groups; Physiology; Psychological Patterns; Sleep; Exercise; Coping + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Afroamerikaner; Gesundheit; White; Weißer; Risiko; Leistungsfähigkeit; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Physiologie; Schlaf; Übung; Bewältigung
Abstract	Objectives: To compare health risks in 84 healthy African American and 45 white men and women after calculating allostatic load (AL) from biologic, psychosocial, and behavioral measures. Methods: Participants (18-45 years) ranging in weight from normal to obese and without hypertension or diabetes. Fitness, body fat, CRP, mood, social support, blood pressure, sleep and exercise habits, coping, and insulin responses were dichotomized as low/high risk and summed for AL. Results: African Americans (3.4 plus or minus 1.9) had significantly higher AL than that of whites (2.4 plus or minus 1.9; P less than 0.05). Significantly more African Americans had AL greater than or equal to 3 (67.9%) than did whites (48.9%). Conclusions: Identifying cumulative AL may help identify and address the underpinnings of health disparities in African Americans. (As Provided).
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