2020
Do black/white differences in telomere length depend on socioeconomic status?
Needham B, Salerno S, Roberts E, Boss J, Allgood K, Mukherjee B. Do black/white differences in telomere length depend on socioeconomic status? Biodemography And Social Biology 2020, 65: 287-312. PMID: 33243026, PMCID: PMC7703670, DOI: 10.1080/19485565.2020.1765734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS blacksNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyHealth and Nutrition Examination SurveyNutrition Examination SurveyAccelerated biological agingLeukocyte telomere lengthLonger telomere lengthExamination SurveyRisk of diseaseSocioeconomic statusHigher SESLow SESMiddle SESBlack/White DifferencesTelomere lengthRace differencesSESEconomic disadvantageBiological ageWhiteGenetic explanationBlackHealthDifferencesSurvey
2016
Racial discrimination, socioeconomic position, and illicit drug use among US Blacks
Carliner H, Delker E, Fink D, Keyes K, Hasin D. Racial discrimination, socioeconomic position, and illicit drug use among US Blacks. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2016, 51: 551-560. PMID: 26810670, PMCID: PMC4824661, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-016-1174-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIllicit drug useFrequent illicit drug useSocioeconomic positionDrug useAssociated with past-year drug useUS blacksPast-year illicit drug useSelf-reported racial discriminationInvestigate health disparitiesMultiple logistic regression modelsPast-year drug useConclusionsThe strong associationLogistic regression modelsHealth disparitiesRacial discriminationNational Epidemiologic SurveySEP participantsResultsRacial discriminationRace/ethnic groupsBlack participantsFrequent drug useStrong associationsWave 2Epidemiological surveyRegression models
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