Neighborhood-level adversity and inflammation among sexual minority men living with HIV.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This cross-sectional study investigated the associations of neighborhood-level factors with immune activation, systemic inflammation, and leukocyte telomere length in 110 sexual minority men with human immunodeficiency virus.

Method

From 2013 to 2017, sexual minority men with human immunodeficiency virus who used stimulants were recruited in San Francisco, California and provided blood samples to measure the markers of immune activation, systemic inflammation, and leukocyte telomere length. To measure neighborhood-level indices, the home address for each participant was geocoded and linked to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hierarchical linear modeling was employed to investigate the associations of neighborhood-level factors with systemic

SUBMITTER: Ghanooni D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11856452 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature