Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage Across the Life Course and Premature Mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

There are consistent data demonstrating that socioeconomic disadvantage is associated with risk of premature mortality, but research on the relationship between neighborhood socioeconomic factors and premature mortality is limited. Most studies evaluating the association between neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) and mortality have used a single assessment of SES during middle to older adulthood, thereby not considering the contribution of early life neighborhood SES.

Objective

To investigate the association of life course neighborhood SES and premature mortality.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study included Black and White participants of the multicenter Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, a multicenter study conducted in 4 US c

SUBMITTER: Lawrence WR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11307131 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature