A prospective investigation of neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation and self-rated health in a large US cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neighborhood characteristics play a critical role in health. Self-rated health (SRH) is an important indicator of quality of life and a strong predictor of premature death. Prospective study on neighborhood deprivation and SRH is limited.

Methods

We examined neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation with reporting fair/poor SRH at follow-up (2004-2006) in 249,265 men and women (age 50-71) who reported SRH as good or better at baseline (1995-1996) in the NIH-AARP Health and Diet Study. Baseline addresses were geocoded and linked to 2000 Census. Census tract level variables were used to generate a socioeconomic deprivation index by principle component analysis.

Results

Residents of more deprived neighborhoods had a higher risk of developing poor/fair SRH at foll

SUBMITTER: Xiao Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5425289 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature