Association between allostatic load and health behaviours: a latent class approach
Authors
Forrester, Sarah N.Leoutsakos, Jeannie-Marie
Gallo, Joseph J.
Thorpe, Roland J. Jr
Seeman, Teresa E.
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Population and Quantitative Health SciencesDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2019-04-01Keywords
blood pressureclusters
diet
exercise
health behaviour
UMCCTS funding
Behavioral Medicine
Biological Phenomena, Cell Phenomena, and Immunity
Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Epidemiology
Physiological Processes
Psychiatry and Psychology
Translational Medical Research
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BACKGROUND: Allostatic load (AL) has been characterised in many ways throughout the literature; however, its relationship to health behaviours has only been studied in limited populations. We aimed to uncover qualitative patterns of biological indicators in AL and determine if those patterns were associated with certain health behaviours. METHODS: We conducted latent class analysis using biological indicators from a multiethnic population. We fit latent class regression of class on health behaviours (smoking, poor diet, physical activity and alcohol use) to measure the association between each latent class of AL and each health behaviour. RESULTS: Four classes, 'Metabolic+Cholesterol, 'Blood Pressure', 'Metabolic+Blood Pressure' and 'Low', were found in the sample. Latent class regression showed that physical activity and alcohol use were significantly associated with the 'Metabolic+Blood Pressure' class. CONCLUSION: Less physical activity was required to improve AL than was previously found. Low to moderate alcohol use was beneficial for lower AL. Implications of the amount of physical activity necessary to lower AL is discussed.Source
Forrester SN, Leoutsakos JM, Gallo JJ, Thorpe RJ Jr, Seeman TE. Association between allostatic load and health behaviours: a latent class approach. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2019 Apr;73(4):340-345. doi: 10.1136/jech-2018-211289. Epub 2019 Jan 30. PMID: 30700494. Link to article on publisher's site
DOI
10.1136/jech-2018-211289Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/50387PubMed ID
30700494Related Resources
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10.1136/jech-2018-211289