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ArticleAnnals of epidemiology2024

The physiological toll of arrests: An examination of arrest history on midlife allostatic load.

Katherine LeMasters, Alena Sorensen D'Alessio, Fatima Touma, Nafeesa Andrabi, Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, Carmen Gutierrez

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Article in Annals of epidemiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Overall and Drug-Related Arrests in Rhode Island from 2017 to 2025.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2026
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Katherine LeMastersDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Colorado Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA. Electronic address: Katherine.lemasters@cuanschutz.edu.
Alena Sorensen D'AlessioDepartment of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Fatima ToumaCarolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Nafeesa AndrabiCarolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Lauren Brinkley-RubinsteinDepartment of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Carmen GutierrezCarolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Public Policy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

Funding

POPULATION STUDIEST32HD007168 · NICHD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI ELIZABETH A FRANKENBERG · 1985 to 2026
$13.8M
Carolina Population CenterR24HD050924 · NICHD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI MORGAN, SAMUEL PHILIP · 2005 to 2014
$10.0M
Research Services CoreP2CHD050924 · NICHD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI KAREN B GUZZO · 2015 to 2026
$9.6M
Network on Life Course Health Dynamics and Disparities in 21st Century America RenewalR24AG045061 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI JENNIFER A AILSHIRE, Sarah A. Burgard · 2014 to 2026
$5.2M
The Lifespan/Brown Criminal Justice Research Program on Substance Use and HIVR25DA037190 · NIDA · MIRIAM HOSPITAL · PI CURT G BECKWITH · 2014 to 2026
$3.5M
NIA NIH HHS R24 AG045061NICHD NIH HHS P2C HD050924NICHD NIH HHS R24 HD050924NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD007168NIDA NIH HHS R25 DA037190
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo understand how allostatic load - cumulative physiologic burden of stress - varies by amount and timing of arrests stratified by race/ethnicity and by sex.

methodsUsing The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, we calculated descriptive statistics and mean differences in bio-marker measured allostatic load by arrest history stratified by race/ethnicity and sex.

resultsOne-third of participants experienced at least one arrest, and most experienced arrests only as adults. Allostatic load scores were higher for those that had ever experienced an arrest compared to never (mean difference: 0.58 (0.33, 0.84)). Similar results held for men and women and across race/ethnicity, but Black non-Hispanic individuals had higher allostatic load at all levels compared to other individuals.

conclusionsExperiencing both any arrest and multiple arrests were associated with higher allostatic load. The stress of arrests may contribute to physiological maladaptations and poor health. The public health and law enforcement fields must recognize the detrimental consequences of arrests on physiological stress and search for non-carceral solutions.

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AllostasisLaw EnforcementAdolescentAdultBiomarkersBlack or African AmericanEthnicityFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedRacial GroupsStress, PhysiologicalStress, PsychologicalUnited StatesBiomarkersAllostatic loadArrestCriminal legalRacial inequitiesStress

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PMCPMC11283360

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