The Impact of Educational Attainment on Observed Race/Ethnic Disparities in Inflammatory Risk in the 2001–2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

The Impact of Educational Attainment on Observed Race/Ethnic Disparities in Inflammatory Risk in the 2001–2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Inflammation has shown to be an independent predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and growing evidence suggests Non-Hispanic Blacks (NHBs) and certain Hispanic subgroups have higher inflammation burden compared to Non-Hispanic Whites (NHWs). Socioeconomic status (SES) is a hypothesized pathway t...

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Main Authors: Gniesha Y. Dinwiddie, Ruth E. Zambrana, Lauren A. Doamekpor, Lenny Lopez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-12-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
C-reactive protein
education
inflammation burden
race/ethnicity
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/1/42

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