Key result
Everyday unfair treatment is linked to higher allostatic load in African American adults.
Why the study?
Does everyday unfair treatment increase allostatic load in African American adults?
Observational (n=233)
Does everyday unfair treatment increase allostatic load in African American adults?
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Everyday unfair treatment is associated with higher allostatic load, suggesting a biological mechanism linking chronic discrimination to poor health outcomes in African American adults.
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Ong et al. (2017) conducted an observational in Exposure to unfair treatment (n=233). Everyday unfair treatment was evaluated on Allostatic load (AL) index. Everyday unfair treatment was associated with a higher allostatic load index, a multisystem index of biological dysregulation, in African-American adults.
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