Associations Between Neighborhood Environment, Health Behaviors, and Mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Considering the joint association of neighborhood socioeconomic environment and individual-level health behaviors with health outcomes may help officials design effective disease prevention strategies. This study evaluates the joint influences of neighborhood socioeconomic environment and individual health behaviors on mortality in a cohort primarily comprising people with low individual-level SES.

Methods

The prospective Southern Community Cohort Study includes 77,896 white and African American participants recruited in the years 2002-2009; 55% of participants had a household income <$15,000 at baseline interview. Mortality from cancer (n=2,471), cardiovascular diseases (n=3,005), and all-causes (n=10,099) was identified from the National Death Index through De

SUBMITTER: Warren Andersen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5739075 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature