Table 2.
Adjusted associations of NSES with allostatic load at baseline and annualized rate of change (slope) in allostatic load, stratified by race/ethnicity.a.
| Race/ethnicity Adjusted mean AL at baseline (adjusted slope) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| White -7.51 (0.01) |
Chinese -7.28 (-0.14) |
African American -7.70 (0.03) |
Hispanic -6.71 (-0.03) |
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| Mean difference in baseline AL by NSES Advantage Score | -0.30 (-0.46, -0.13)*** | -0.29 (-0.57, -0.001)* | -0.25 (-0.44, -0.06)* | -0.26 (-0.44, -0.09)** |
| Mean difference in AL slope by NSES Advantage Score | 0.003 (-0.01, 0.02) | -0.01 (-0.04, 0.01) | -0.001 (-0.02, 0.02) | 0.01 (-0.01, 0.02) |
~0.1<p < 0.05 *0.01<p < 0.05 **0.001<p < 0.01 ***p < 0.001.
AL: allostatic load, NSES: Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status.
a
Race-specific means are adjusted for age, age squared, gender, site, nativity status and parental nativity status, parental and adult education, wealth, income, medication use, baseline allostatic load interacted with time.