2022
Persistent organic pollutant exposure contributes to Black/White differences in leukocyte telomere length in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Roberts E, Boss J, Mukherjee B, Salerno S, Zota A, Needham B. Persistent organic pollutant exposure contributes to Black/White differences in leukocyte telomere length in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 19960. PMID: 36402910, PMCID: PMC9675834, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-24316-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyHealth and Nutrition Examination SurveyPersistent organic pollutantsLeukocyte telomere lengthNutrition Examination SurveyToxic equivalent quotientPolychlorinated biphenylsBlack/white differencesExamination SurveyCross-sectional National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyNon-Hispanic Black AmericansExposure scoreNon-Hispanic white AmericansSurvey-weighted linear regression modelsIndirect effects of raceAssociated with longer leukocyte telomere lengthSingle-pollutant modelsIndividual persistent organic pollutantsExposure to polychlorinated biphenylsLonger leukocyte telomere lengthSelf-reported racePersistent organic pollutant exposuresBlack AmericansIndividual polychlorinated biphenylOrganic pollutant exposures
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