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Neighborhood Disadvantage and Allostatic Load in African American Women at Risk for Obesity-Related Diseases
ORIGINAL RESEARCH — Volume 14 — November 22, 2017
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This image shows 5 paths and 4 boxes (neighborhood disadvantage; socioeconomic mediators: education and household income; allostatic load score; and perceived stress and health behavior (physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption) mediators. Path A points from neighborhood disadvantage to allostatic load score.” Path B points from neighborhood disadvantage to socioeconomic mediators: education and household income. Path B’ points from neighborhood disadvantage to perceived stress and health behavior (physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption) mediators. Path C points from socioeconomic mediators: education and household income to allostatic load score. Path C’ points from perceived stress and health behavior (physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption) mediators to allostatic load score.
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Hypothesized pathways mediating relationships between neighborhood disadvantage and allostatic load.
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