Racial/ethnic disparities in all-cause mortality in U.S. adults: the effect of allostatic load.
Racial/ethnic disparities in all-cause mortality in U.S. adults: the effect of allostatic load.
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2010
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Borrell, Luisa N and Dallo, Florence J and Nguyen, Norma (2010) Racial/ethnic disparities in all-cause mortality in U.S. adults: the effect of allostatic load. Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974), 125 (6). pp. 810-816.
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The allostatic score increased the risk of all-cause mortality. Moreover, this increased risk was observed for adults younger than 65 years of age regardless of their race/ethnicity. Thus, allostatic score may be a contributor to premature death in the U.S.