Association Between Adult and Childhood Socioeconomic Status and Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome in African Americans

The Pitt County Study

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11039533
AutoresJaime C Lucove (At the time of the study, Jaime C. Lucove was with the Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Jay S. Kaufman is with the Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Sherman A. James is with the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC.), Jay S Kaufman (0000-0003-1606-401X, At the time of the study, Jaime C. Lucove was with the Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Jay S. Kaufman is with the Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Sherman A. James is with the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC.), A James (0000-0001-6287-8247, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Sherman A James (At the time of the study, Jaime C. Lucove was with the Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Jay S. Kaufman is with the Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Sherman A. James is with the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC.)
Año2007
Volumen97
Número2
Páginas234-236
Fecha de publicación2007-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditorialAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2006.087429
PMID17194854
PMCIDPMC1781392
OpenAlexW2049435568
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas12
Referencias citadas19

We evaluated the association between socioeconomic status (SES) during childhood and adulthood and prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in African Americans. Higher adult educational status and adult skilled occupation were protective against the metabolic syndrome, but no associations were found between the metabolic syndrome and other SES variables. Differences by gender were observed. Improving access to education among African Americans could reduce risk for the metabolic syndrome, but more research is needed in minority populations

Association (psychology) · Environmental health · Metabolic syndrome · Obesity · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Health disparities and outcomes · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology