Stress Measured by Allostatic Load Varies by Reason for Immigration, Age at Immigration, and Number of Children: The Africans in America Study

Stress leads to physiologic dysfunction and cardiometabolic disease. Allostatic load score (ALS) measures stress-induced cardiovascular, metabolic, and inflammatory biomarkers. We estimated the odds of high ALS by reason for and age at immigration, duration of American residence, number of children,...

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Published in:Int J Environ Res Public Health
Main Authors: Hormenu, Thomas, Shoup, Elyssa M., Osei-Tutu, Nana H., Hobabagabo, Arsene F., DuBose, Christopher W., Mabundo, Lilian S., Chung, Stephanie T., Horlyck-Romanovsky, Margrethe F., Sumner, Anne E.
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Language:Inglês
Published: MDPI 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7345091/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32599711
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17124533
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