Intersectional approaches to minority aging research

CS Thomas Tobin, Á Gutiérrez, HR Farmer… - Current Epidemiology …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Growing racial/ethnic diversity among America's older adults
necessitates additional research specifically focused on health and well-being among aging …

[HTML][HTML] Laboratory-based inequity in thrombosis and hemostasis: review of the evidence

LE Merz, FM Siad, M Creary, M Sholzberg… - Research and Practice …, 2023 - Elsevier
The concept of normal in hematology, similar to that in other areas of medicine, is anchored
to the perspective of those setting the standard. This means that several laboratory reference …

Inflammation in relation to sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity among older adults living with chronic comorbidities: results from the national health and nutrition …

SD Karanth, C Washington, TYD Cheng, D Zhou… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Loss of muscle mass and waning in muscle strength are common in older adults, and
inflammation may play a key role in pathogenesis. This study aimed to examine associations …

Racial/ethnic variations in inflammatory markers: exploring the role of sleep duration and sleep efficiency

HR Farmer, DC Slavish, J Ruiz, JR Dietch… - Journal of behavioral …, 2022 - Springer
Individuals from minoritized racial/ethnic groups have higher levels of circulating
inflammatory markers. However, the mechanisms underlying these differences remain …

Contextualizing educational disparities in health: Variations by race/ethnicity, nativity, and county-level characteristics

TW Hargrove, L Gaydosh, AC Dennis - Demography, 2022 - read.dukeupress.edu
Educational disparities in health are well documented, yet the education–health relationship
is inconsistent across racial/ethnic and nativity groups. These inconsistencies may arise …

Comparing genetic and socioenvironmental contributions to ethnic differences in C-reactive protein

SD Nagar, AB Conley, S Sharma, L Rishishwar… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
C-reactive protein (CRP) is a routinely measured blood biomarker for inflammation. Elevated
levels of circulating CRP are associated with response to infection, risk for a number of …

The mediating role of systemic inflammation and moderating role of racialization in disparities in incident dementia

C Higgins Tejera, EB Ware, MT Hicken… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Background Exposure to systemic racism is linked to increased dementia burden. To assess
systemic inflammation as a potential pathway linking exposure to racism and dementia …

Correlates of elevated C-reactive protein among Black older adults: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study

HR Farmer, CS Thomas Tobin… - The Journals of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Substantial evidence documents gender and racial disparities in C-reactive
protein (CRP), a measure of systemic inflammation, among older adults. Yet, the …

Association between psychosocial factors and C-reactive protein across income, race, and sex.

JM Cundiff, A Bennett, A Williams, M Cushman… - Health …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Objetivo: Disparidad en la salud es una diferencia en la salud que afecta negativamente a
las poblaciones desfavorecidas y, por lo tanto, es posible que se deba a factores sociales …

Inequities in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease prevention

S Gomez, R Dudum, F Rodriguez - Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, 2024 - Elsevier
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular (CV) disease (ASCVD) prevention encompasses
interventions across the lifecourse: from primordial to primary and secondary prevention …