Residential Street Block Disorder and Biological Markers of Aging in Older Adults: The National Health and Aging Trends Study | Zendy

Laken Roberts | Zendy; Jing Tian | Zendy; Melissa Hladek | Zendy; Sarah LaFave | Zendy; Sarah L. Szanton | Zendy; Laura Samuel | Zendy

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Residential Street Block Disorder and Biological Markers of Aging in Older Adults: The National Health and Aging Trends Study

Author(s) -

Laken Roberts,

Jing Tian,

Melissa Hladek,

Sarah LaFave,

Sarah L. Szanton,

Laura Samuel

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

the journals of gerontology series a

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1758-535X

pISSN - 1079-5006

DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glab166

Subject(s) - confidence interval , propensity score matching , confounding , medicine , gerontology , health and retirement study , demography , psychology , sociology

Residential environments are associated with older adults' health, but underlying physiologic causal mechanisms are not well understood. As adults age, street blocks are likely more relevant to their health than the larger neighborhood environment. This study examined the effects of adverse street block conditions on aging biomarkers among older adults.

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