The Association between Stress Measured by Allostatic Load Score and Physiologic Dysregulation in African Immigrants: The Africans in America Study

The Association between Stress Measured by Allostatic Load Score and Physiologic Dysregulation in African Immigrants: The Africans in America Study

Introduction: Allostatic load score (ALS) summarizes the physiological effect of stress on cardiovascular, metabolic and immune systems. As immigration is stressful, ALS could be affected.Objective: Associations of age of immigration, reason for immigration and unhealthy assimilation behavior with A...

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Main Authors: Brianna A Bingham, Michelle T Duong, Madia Ricks, Lilian S Mabundo, Rafeal L Baker, Jean N Utumatwishima, Margaret Udahogora, David Berrigan, Anne E Sumner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
stress
Health Disparities
Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis
African immigrants
Allostatic load score
sympathetic-adrenal-medullary axis
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00265/full

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