Impact of neighborhood socioeconomic status, income segregation, and greenness on blood biomarkers of inflammation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neighborhood deprivation is linked with inflammation, which may explain poorer health across populations. Behavioral risk factors are assumed to largely mediate these relationships, but few studies have examined this. We examined three neighborhood contextual factors that could exert direct effects on inflammation: (1) neighborhood socioeconomic status, (2) an index of concentration at extremes (that measures segregation), and (3) surrounding vegetation (greenness).

Methods

Using blood samples and addresses collected from prospective cohorts of 7,930 male (1990-1994) and 16,183 female (1986-1990) health professionals with at least one inflammatory marker, we prospectively linked neighborhood contextual factors to inflammatory biomarkers (adiponectin, C-reactive pr

SUBMITTER: Iyer HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8985077 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature