Interpersonal-level discrimination indices, sociodemographic factors, and telomere length in African-Americans and Whites.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Studies have linked self-reported discrimination to telomere attrition, a biological marker of accelerated cellular aging. However, it is unknown whether intersections between social categories-race, socioeconomic status (SES), sex, and age-influence the association of varying forms of discrimination with telomere length. We examined these associations in a socioeconomically and racially/ethnically diverse urban sample.

Methods

Cross-sectional data were from 341 middle-aged (30-64 years) African American and White, community participants in the Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the Life Span Study (HANDLS). Multiple regression models examined up to 3-way interactions between a discrimination measure (i.e., everyday, racial, gender, lifetime burden,

SUBMITTER: Beatty Moody DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6438165 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature