Neighborhood disadvantage, neighborhood safety and cardiometabolic risk factors in African Americans: biosocial associations in the Jackson Heart study.

<h4>Objective</h4>We examined associations between neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage, perceived neighborhood safety and cardiometabolic risk factors, adjusting for health behaviors and socioeconomic status (SES) among African Americans.<h4>Methods</h4>Study participants...

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Main Authors: Cheryl R Clark, Mark J Ommerborn, DeMarc A Hickson, Kya N Grooms, Mario Sims, Herman A Taylor, Michelle A Albert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23691005/?tool=EBI