Table 4:
Neighborhood Stressors (n=11)
| Neighborhood Topic (N) | Age Group Group | N | TL from blood, qPCR | Single sex sample | From same study | Test moderator | Longit.* | Signif. TL Assoc. | Direction of Assoc. | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built Environment (6) | Infants / children | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | N/A | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1 negative (high disorder, shorter TL), as expected | Theall et al 2013 |
| Middle-aged adults | 1 | 1/1 | 0/1 | N/A | 1/1 sex (Assoc. sig. only for women) | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1 negative (high problems, shorter TL), as expected (for females only) | Gebreab et al 2016 | |
| Middle-aged and older | 3 | 3/3 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 3/3 | 3 negative (lower quality, shorter TL), as expected | Geronimus et al 2015; Needham et al 2014; Park et al 2015 | |
| Older adults | 1 | 1/1 | 0/1 | N/A | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | N/A | Yen & Lung 2013 | |
| Economic Environment (5) | Infants / children | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | N/A | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1 negative (higher poverty, shorter TL), as expected | Theall et al 2013 |
| Middle-aged and older | 4 | 4/4 | 1/4 | 0/4 | 2/4 age (n.s.) | 0/4 | 0/4 | N/A | Batty et al 2009; Needham et al 2014; Robertson et al 2012; Shiels et al 2011 |
*
Longitudinal includes studies that have measures of stressors over time and TL at one time point, as well as studies that have multiple measures of both TL and stressor