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Pichardo, Catherine M.; Pichardo, Margaret S.; Gallo, Linda C.; Talavera, Gregory A.; Chambers, Earle C.; Sanchez-Johnsen, Lisa A. P.; Pirzada, Amber; Roy, Amanda L.; Rodriguez, Carmen; & Castañeda, Sheila F., et al. (2023). Association of Neighborhood Segregation with 6-Year Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. Annals of Epidemiology, 78, 1-8.

Abstract

Purpose: Examine the association between neighborhood segregation and 6-year incident metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.
Methods: Prospective cohort of adults residing in Miami, Chicago, the Bronx, and San Diego. The analytic sample included 6,710 participants who did not have MetSyn at baseline. The evenness and exposure dimensions of neighborhood segregation, based on the Gini and Isolation indices, respectively, were categorized into quintiles (Q). Racialized economic concentration was measured with the Index of Concentration at the Extremes (continuously and Q).
Results: Exposure, but not evenness, was associated with higher disease odds (Q1 (lower segregation) vs. Q4, OR = 1.53, 95% CI = 1.082.17; Q5, OR = 2.29, 95% CI = 1.493.52). Economic concentrationprivilege (continuous OR = 0.87, 95% CI = 0.770.98), racial concentrationracialized privilege (Q1 (greater concentration) vs. Q2 OR = 0.75, 95% CI = 0.541.04; Q3 OR = 0.68, 95% CI = 0.441.05; Q4 OR = 0.68, 95% CI = 0.451.01; Q5 OR = 0.64, 95% CI = 0.420.98)(continuous OR = 0.93, 95% CI = 0.821.04), and racialized economic concentrationprivilege (i.e., higher SES non-Hispanic White, continuous OR = 0.86, 95% CI = 0.760.98) were associated with lower disease odds.
Conclusion: Hispanics/Latino adults residing in neighborhoods with high segregation had higher risk of incident MetSyn compared to those residing in neighborhoods with low segregation. Research is needed to identify the mechanisms that link segregation to poor metabolic health.

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2022.11.003

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2023

Journal Title

Annals of Epidemiology

Author(s)

Pichardo, Catherine M.
Pichardo, Margaret S.
Gallo, Linda C.
Talavera, Gregory A.
Chambers, Earle C.
Sanchez-Johnsen, Lisa A. P.
Pirzada, Amber
Roy, Amanda L.
Rodriguez, Carmen
Castañeda, Sheila F.
Durazo-Arvizu, Ramon A.
Perreira, Krista M.
Garcia, Tanya P.
Allison, Matthew
Carlson, Jordan
Daviglus, Martha L.
Plascak, Jesse J.