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Financial strain, inflammatory factors, and haemoglobin A 1c levels in A frican A merican women
Author(s) -
Cutrona Carolyn E.,
Abraham William T.,
Russell Daniel W.,
Beach Steven R. H.,
Gibbons Frederick X.,
Gerrard Meg,
Monick Martha,
Philibert Robert
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
british journal of health psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.05
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 2044-8287
pISSN - 1359-107X
DOI - 10.1111/bjhp.12120
Subject(s) - psychosocial , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , medicine , inflammation , psychological intervention , population , stressor , c reactive protein , job strain , disease , coping (psychology) , endocrinology , gerontology , immunology , demography , environmental health , clinical psychology , psychiatry , sociology
Type 2 diabetes disproportionately affects African American women, a population exposed to high levels of stress, including financial strain (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, 2011, http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/pdf/ndfs_2011.pdf). We tested a mediational model in which chronic financial strain among African American women contributes to elevated serum inflammation markers, which, in turn, lead to increased haemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) levels and risk for type 2 diabetes.