An examination of the relationships between the neighborhood social environment, adiposity, and cardiometabolic disease risk in adolescence: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Kara D. Denstel (Author), Robbie A. Beyl (Author), Denise M. Danos (Author), Maura M. Kepper (Author), Amanda E. Staiano (Author), Katherine T. Theall (Author), Tung-Sung Tseng (Author), Stephanie T. Broyles (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Disadvantaged neighborhood environments are a source of chronic stress which undermines optimal adolescent health. This study investigated relationships between the neighborhood social environment, specifically, chronic stress exposures, adiposity, and cardiometabolic disease ris...