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SUBMITTER: Rodriquez EJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5845838 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rodriquez Erik J EJ Livaudais-Toman Jennifer J Gregorich Steven E SE Jackson James S JS Nápoles Anna M AM Pérez-Stable Eliseo J EJ
Preventive medicine 20180205
Unhealthy behaviors may modify relationships between chronic stress and depression among diverse older adults. We analyzed nationally representative cross-sectional data from participants aged 40-79 years of the 2005-2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Unhealthy behaviors included current smoking, excessive/binge drinking, insufficient physical activity, and fair/poor diet. Allostatic load was defined by 10 biomarkers indicating the cumulative physiologic burden of stress. Dep ...[more]