Social Integration, Daily Discrimination, and Biological Markers of Health in Mid- and Later Life: Does Self-Esteem Play an Intermediary Role?

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

This cross-sectional study examines associations of social integration and daily discrimination with 4 biological markers of inflammation and cardiovascular health and tests whether self-esteem may mediate any of these effects.

Research design and methods

Data came from 746 participants of the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) Refresher (2011-2014) and MIDUS Refresher Biomarker Project (2012-2016). Structural equation modeling estimated direct and indirect associations of social integration and daily discrimination with glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), C-reactive protein, and interleukin-6.

Results

Social integration and daily discrimination were both significantly associated w

SUBMITTER: Stokes JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7413616 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature