title: Neighborhood features and physiological risk: An examination of allostatic load.
abstract: Poor neighborhoods may represent a situation of chronic stress, and may therefore be associated with health-related correlates of stress. We examined whether lower neighborhood income would relate to higher allostatic load, or physiological well-being, through psychological, affective, and behavioral pathways. Using data from the Biomarker Project of the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study and the 2000 Census, we demonstrated that people living in lower income neighborhoods have higher allostatic load net of individual income. Moreover, findings indicate that this relation is partially accounted for by anxious arousal symptoms, fast food consumption, smoking, and exercise habits.
authors: Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, 3715 McClintock Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0191, United States. Electronic address: jrobinet@usc.edu.
authors: Jennifer W
authors: JW
authors: Robinette
authors: Department of Psychology and Social Behavior, University of California, 4201 Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Irvine, CA 92697-7085, United States.
authors: Susan T
authors: ST
authors: Charles
authors: Department of Human Development and Human Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, 403 BBH Building, University Park, PA 16802, United States.
authors: David M
authors: DM
authors: Almeida
authors: Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, 3715 McClintock Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0191, United States.
authors: Tara L
authors: TL
authors: Gruenewald
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D052636:Allostasis / Q000502:physiology*; D001007:Anxiety; D015415:Biomarkers; D019352:Censuses; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012449:Safety; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D012923:Social Class; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013312:Stress, Physiological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers
keywords: Allostatic load; Anxious arousal; Neighborhoods; Socioeconomic status; United States