Examining Between-Group Differences in Social Network Density and High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein in Older Adults: Implications for the Hispanic Mortality Paradox

Flores, Melissa; M. O’Neill, Riley; Boyd, Savannah; N. Uchino, Bert; Ruiz, John

doi:10.1097/psy.0000000000001157

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Examining Between-Group Differences in Social Network Density and High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein in Older Adults: Implications for the Hispanic Mortality Paradox

Published in Psychosomatic Medicine • Dec 14, 2022

Authors:

Melissa Flores

Riley M. O’Neill

Savannah Boyd

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Hispanic/Latino(x) and African American/Black older adults experience disproportionate cardiometabolic disease burdens when compared with their non-Hispanic White counterparts. Sources of resilience such as social networks have been found to mitigate the risk of this disease and its end p...

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Ethnic group

Demography

Confidence interval

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