Area-Level Socioeconomic Status, Adiposity, Physical Activity, and Inflammation in Young Adults, 2013

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Fedewa, Michael V. ; Das, Bhibha M. ; Forehand, Ronald L. ; Evans, Ellen M.
• Description:
  Introduction
  
  We assessed the independent effects of socioeconomic status, sex, adiposity, and physical activity on C-reactive protein in young adults.
  
  Methods
  
  During the fall semester of their first year, college students (n = 177; mean age, 18.1 y; 66.7% female; 65.5% white) were assessed for adiposity via dual x-ray absorptiometry, physical activity via accelerometer, and serum C-reactive protein. Area-level socioeconomic status was based on self-reported home zip code. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to assess the relationship of sex, adiposity, and physical activity on the dependent variable of C-reactive protein, with participants nested within geographic regions of similar socioeconomic characteristics.
  
  Results
  
  C-reactive protein was positively associated with adiposity and inversely associated with socioeconomic status (both P < .05). Area-level socioeconomic status explained 28.2% of the variance in C-reactive protein. Adiposity was significantly associated with C-reactive protein in the full model (P = .006); physical activity was not associated with C-reactive protein (P = .48), and area-level socioeconomic status approached significance (P = .05) within the age range of our analysis after accounting for the variance explained by adiposity.
  
  Conclusion
  
  The significant positive association between adiposity and C-reactive protein suggests that young adults with higher adiposity have higher C-reactive protein levels after accounting for area-level socioeconomic status, sex, and physical activity.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adiposity Adolescent Anthropometry Body Mass Index C-Reactive Protein Female Financing, Government Humans Inflammation Linear Models Male Motor Activity Poverty Residence Characteristics Risk Assessment Self Report Social Class Surveys And Questionnaires Young Adult

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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 11.
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.140090
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia
• Volume:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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