Uncovering the Biological Toll of Neighborhood Physical Disorder: Links to Metabolic and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neighborhood physical disorder has been linked to adverse health outcomes, yet longitudinal assessments of its relationship with metabolic and inflammatory biomarkers in older adults remain limited. This study examined the association between patterns of neighborhood physical disorder exposure and biomarkers among older adults.

Methods

We included community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries with 2017 biomarker data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (n = 4,558). Neighborhood physical disorder from 2011 to 2016 was assessed using interviewer reports of neighborhood characteristics. Latent class analysis was employed to identify longitudinal patterns of exposure. Inverse probability weighted linear regression models were used to examine associations betwe

SUBMITTER: Yu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11703287 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature