Neighborhood safety and adipose tissue distribution in African Americans: the Jackson Heart Study.

Patterns of fat distribution are heavily influenced by psychological stress, sex, and among women, by menopause status. Emerging evidence suggests the lack of perceived neighborhood safety due to crime may contribute to psychological stress and obesity among exposed residents. Our objective is to de...

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Main Authors: Do Quyen Pham, Mark J Ommerborn, DeMarc A Hickson, Herman A Taylor, Cheryl R Clark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4148311?pdf=render