Association of adiponectin and socioeconomic status in African American men and women: the Jackson heart study

• Main Authors: Sharon K. Davis (Author), Ruihua Xu (Author), Pia Riestra (Author), Samson Y. Gebreab (Author), Rumana J. Khan (Author), Amadou Gaye (Author), DeMarc Hickson (Author), Mario Sims (Author), Aurelian Bidulescu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Recent emphasis has been placed on elucidating the biologic mechanism linking socioeconomic status (SES) to cardiovascular disease (CVD). Positive associations of inflammatory biomarkers provide evidence suggestive of a biologic pathway by which SES may predispose to CVD. African...