中年墨西哥裔美国女性的慢性应激、生活方式因素和适应负荷领域。
Domains of chronic stress, lifestyle factors, and allostatic load in middle-aged Mexican-American women.
机构信息
Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, CA 92123, USA.
出版信息
Ann Behav Med. 2011 Feb;41(1):21-31. doi: 10.1007/s12160-010-9233-1.
BACKGROUND
Little research has examined how chronic stress in different domains relates to allostatic load (AL).
PURPOSE
We examined the relationship between multiple chronic stressors with AL, and evaluated lifestyle factors as possible mediating factors.
METHODS
Three hundred one middle-aged Mexican-American women underwent a physical exam and completed measures of lifestyle factors and chronic stress in eight domains. A composite of 12 neuroendocrine, metabolic, cardiovascular, and inflammatory markers represented AL.
RESULTS
Chronic work, financial, and caregiving domains related to higher AL scores after adjusting for covariates and other stressors. Lifestyle factors made little contribution to the association between stressors and AL.
CONCLUSIONS
Chronic work, financial, and caregiving stressors are associated with physiological dysregulation in Mexican-American women. This study is among the first to examine multiple domains of chronic stress in relation to AL, in a population that has been understudied in research concerning stress and health.
背景
鲜有研究探讨不同领域的慢性压力与应激反应的关系。
目的
本研究旨在探讨多种慢性应激源与应激反应的关系，并评估生活方式因素是否为可能的中介因素。
方法
301 名中年墨西哥裔美国女性接受了体检，并完成了 8 个领域的生活方式因素和慢性应激测量。12 种神经内分泌、代谢、心血管和炎症标志物的综合指标代表了应激反应。
结果
调整协变量和其他应激源后，慢性工作、财务和照顾者压力与更高的应激反应评分相关。生活方式因素对应激源和应激反应之间的关联贡献不大。
结论
慢性工作、财务和照顾者压力与墨西哥裔美国女性的生理失调有关。本研究首次在一个在应激与健康研究中被忽视的人群中，探讨了多种慢性应激领域与应激反应的关系。
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