Table 3.
Adjusted associations of NSES quintiles 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) for the reference quintile |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| White -7.24 (-0.004) |
Chinese -7.12 (-0.13) |
African American -7.54 (0.06) |
Hispanic -6.33 (-0.03) |
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| Mean difference in baseline AL by NSES Quintiles | ||||
| Q1 (lowest) | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Q2 | -0.23 (-0.82, 0.37) | 0.22 (-0.70, 1.14) | 0.12 (-0.45, 0.68) | -0.24 (-0.72, 0.24) |
| Q3 | -0.18 (-0.57, 0.21) | -0.18 (-1.08, 0.72) | -0.01 (-0.55, 0.53) | -0.19 (-0.70, 0.31) |
| Q4 | -0.32 (-0.77, 0.13) | -0.30 (-1.20, 0.61) | -0.22 (-0.81, 0.37) | -0.27 (-0.83, 0.28) |
| Q5 (highest) | -0.86 (-1.41, -0.31)** | -0.60 (-1.66, 0.45) | -0.71 (-1.48, 0.06)~ | -1.15 (-1.87, -0.44)** |
| Mean difference in AL slope by NSES Quintiles | ||||
| Q1 (lowest) | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Q2 | 0.02 (-0.04, 0.09) | 0.04 (-0.04, 0.13) | -0.05 (-0.11, -0.003)* | -0.05 (-0.09, -0.002)* |
| Q3 | 0.01 (-0.03, 0.06) | -0.04 (-0.12, 0.03) | -0.01 (-0.06, 0.04) | -0.003 (-0.05, 0.05) |
| Q4 | 0.02 (-0.03, 0.07) | -0.03 (-0.11, 0.05) | -0.05 (-0.10, 0.002)~ | 0.02 (-0.04, 0.07) |
| Q5 (highest) | 0.03 (-0.03, 0.08) | -0.004 (-0.09, 0.09) | -0.01 (-0.08, 0.06) | -0.01 (-0.09, 0.07) |
~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.