Association of Allostatic Load with All-Cause and Cancer Mortality by Race and Body Mass Index in the REGARDS Cohort

Association of Allostatic Load with All-Cause and Cancer Mortality by Race and Body Mass Index in the REGARDS Cohort

Among 29,701 Black and White participants aged 45 years and older in the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Difference in Stroke (REGARDS) study, allostatic load (AL) was defined as the sum score of established baseline risk-associated biomarkers for which participants exceeded a set cutoff point. Co...

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Main Authors: Tomi Akinyemiju, Lauren E Wilson, April Deveaux, Stella Aslibekyan, Mary Cushman, Susan Gilchrist, Monika Safford, Suzanne Judd, Virginia Howard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
allostatic load
mortality
racial disparities
obesity
biomarkers
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/12/6/1695

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