The association between the community SARS exposure and allostatic load among Chinese older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Previous studies have found that severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was associated with the physical and psychological stress of those infected. However, research is sparse regarding the long-term health consequence of community SARS exposure for older adults.

Methods

Using data from the 2011 and 2015 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), we estimated multilevel regression models of allostatic load (AL) in the years after the SARS epidemic among 7735 respondents. Interaction terms between SARS epidemic exposure and social participation or community environment were included to examine potential effects.

Results

We found that community SARS exposure was associated with greater AL for those who had no social participation. Among those

SUBMITTER: Ye X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8657524 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature