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ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2018

Socioeconomic Status, Financial Strain, and Leukocyte Telomere Length in a Sample of African American Midlife Men.

Joshua M Schrock, Nancy E Adler, Elissa S Epel, Amani M Nuru-Jeter, Jue Lin, Elizabeth H Blackburn, Robert Joseph Taylor, David H Chae

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Article in Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Joshua M SchrockDepartment of Anthropology, University of Oregon, 1218 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403, USA. jschroc2@uoregon.edu.
Nancy E AdlerDepartment of Psychiatry and Center for Health and Community, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Elissa S EpelDepartment of Psychiatry and Center for Health and Community, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Amani M Nuru-JeterDivisions of Community Health Sciences and Epidemiology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Jue LinDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Elizabeth H BlackburnDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Robert Joseph TaylorSchool of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
David H ChaeDepartment of Human Development & Family Studies, College of Human Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.
University of California, San Francisco · USAuburn University · USUniversity of California, Berkeley · USUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · USUniversity of Oregon · US

Funding

Psychobiology of Racial Minority Stress and Cellular AgingK01AG041787 · NIA · UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · PI CHAE, H. DAVID · 2012 to 2014
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NIA NIH HHS K01AG041787
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAfrican American men in the USA experience poorer aging-related health outcomes compared to their White counterparts, partially due to socioeconomic disparities along racial lines. Greater exposure to socioeconomic strains among African American men may adversely impact health and aging at the cellular level, as indexed by shorter leukocyte telomere length (LTL). This study examined associations between socioeconomic factors and LTL among African American men in midlife, a life course stage when heterogeneity in both health and socioeconomic status are particularly pronounced.

methodsUsing multinomial logistic regression, we examined associations between multiple measures of SES and tertiles of LTL in a sample of 92 African American men between 30 to 50 years of age.

resultsReports of greater financial strain were associated with higher odds of short versus medium LTL (odds ratio (OR)=2.21, p = 0.03). Higher income was associated with lower odds of short versus medium telomeres (OR=0.97, p = 0.04). Exploratory analyses revealed a significant interaction between educational attainment and employment status (χ

conclusionCellular aging associated with multiple dimensions of socioeconomic adversity may contribute to poor aging-related health outcomes among African American men. Subjective appraisal of financial difficulty may impact LTL independently of objective dimensions of SES. Self-appraised success in fulfilling traditionally masculine gender roles, including being an economic provider, may be a particularly salient aspect of identity for African American men and have implications for cellular aging in this population.

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Black or African AmericanEconomic StatusSocial ClassTelomere HomeostasisAdultCellular SenescenceGender IdentityHumansLeukocytesLogistic ModelsMaleMasculinityMiddle AgedOdds RatioStress, PsychologicalTelomereAfrican American menFinancial strainSocioeconomic statusTelomere length

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