perceived discrimination and biomarkers in low-income youth
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Perceived Discrimination and Biomarkers in Low-Income Youth
Bridget J. Goosby, PhDSarah Malone, Liz Richardson, Jacob Cheadle,
Deadric Williams
NIA Biomarker Network Meeting
Boston, MAApril 30, 2014
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Omaha Urban Research on Health Study
OURHealth Study
The Intergeneration Transmission of Health Disparities
Funded by- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and UNL Office of Research and Economic
Development Minority Health Disparities Award
Bridget Goosby, PhD (Principal Investigator)Anna Bellatorre, MA, ABD (Project Manager)Carolyn Green (Omaha Community Partner)
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Omaha, NE
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Study purpose:
1) To explore how stress is related to health outcomes in mothers and children.
2) Assess whether there are differences in stress across black and white mothers and their children.*
3) Provide services to disadvantaged community members.
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Biopsychosocial Model of Racism as a Stressor (BMRS)
Racial Discrimination
Physiologic Stress Response
Stress Related Illness
Clark et al. 1999
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Discrimination & Health
• Cardiovascular function• Abdominal Obesity and Weight gain• Insulin Resistance• Preterm and Low-Birth Weight Births• Self Rated Health• Depressive Symptoms
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Sample57 Mother/Child Dyads
Mothers:• Low income• Education
– 18% -- <H.S.– 51% -- some college– 31% -- college or advanced degree
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Sample57 Mother/Child Dyads
Children:• Mean age- 13.5 years• 86% African American• 78% female children• 61% diagnosed adolescent chronic
health conditions
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• C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
• Epstein Barr Virus Antibodies (EBV)
• Hemoglobin a1c • Cortisol (Saliva)
• Ambulatory Blood Pressure
• Height• Weight• Waist Circumference
Biomarker Collection
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Everyday Discrimination Scale
In your day to day life have you been…• Called you names or insulted you• Harassed by the police• Followed you around in stores• Teachers act like they’re afraid of you• Teachers treat you with less respect than
other students
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CRP .35* (.13)
Systolic BP
.29* (.14)
DiastolicBP
.40* (.16)
Adjusted results* (n=56)
*Standardized Beta coefficients; adjusting for age, waist circumference, BMI, gender, race
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Expanded to Lincoln• Multi-Stage Pilot data collection in Lincoln
Stage 1– Survey Mailer
• Focal care-giver• All African American and Bi-Racial youth in Public
School District (~n= 1600)• Random sample of Caucasian (~n=1,000)
– Measures• Perceived discrimination, skin tone, identity, health
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Expanded to Lincoln• Multi-Stage Pilot data collection in Lincoln
Stage 2• In home visit (subsample)
– Face-to-face interviews– Blood spot and saliva collection– Anthropometric measurement
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Expanded to Lincoln• Multi-Stage Pilot data collection in Lincoln
Stage 2• Biomarkers-
– CRP– EBV– Ha1c– Candidate genotyping– Telomere length (TL)– Blood pressure– Weight, height, waist circumference, trunk length
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Expanded to Lincoln• Multi-Stage Pilot data collection in Lincoln
Stage 3Longitudinal data collection assessing race related stressors and markers of health in early adulthood.
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AcknowledgementsOmaha Community Partners: Carolyn Green, Girls Incorporated; Chanell Hickey, Power 106.9; Willie Williams, St. James AME Church; Margie Dumas, Building Bright Futures; North Omaha Community Care Council
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AcknowledgementsGraduate Research Assistants: Anna Bellatorre, Elizabeth Richardson, Abigail Heithoff, Sarah MaloneUndergraduate Research Assistants: Max Reason, La’RisaMcLennonBureau of Sociological Research Staff
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AcknowledgementsK01 Mentors-Thom McDade, Northwestern University, Jeff French, University of Nebraska-Omaha
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Mentored Research Scientist Award (K01 HD 064537; PI)
University of Nebraska Office of Research and Economic Development Minority Health Disparities Award (PI)
Last, but most importantly…
THE STUDY PARTICIPANTS!!!
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0.28
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Sleep Stress Loneliness Self-Esteem
Mother's Everyday Discrimination (standardized)*
*All coefficients are significant at p<.05
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Childhood Discrimination is also associated with…
• Self-rated health• Somatic complaints• Depressive symptoms• Behavior problems• Low social integration• Self-Esteem
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