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SynthesisInternational journal of behavioral medicine2024

Associations of Socioeconomic Factors and Unhealthy Lifestyles with Allostatic Load: A Meta-analysis.

Dehui Yuan, Minghuan Wang, Sisi Bu, Tingyu Mu, Yuhong Li

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Synthesis in International journal of behavioral medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Screen time and allostatic load among youth: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2015-2018.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dehui Yuan *School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei City, Anhui Province, China, 230601.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8194-0744
Minghuan Wang *School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei City, Anhui Province, China, 230601.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3183-103X
Sisi BuSchool of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei City, Anhui Province, China, 230601.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2631-457X
Tingyu MuSchool of Nursing, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, 310053.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6348-9833
Yuhong LiSchool of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei City, Anhui Province, China, 230601. liyuhong@ahmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4170-2039
Anhui Medical University · CNZhejiang Chinese Medical University · CN

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province 2108085MG242
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAllostatic load (AL) is a biological tool for objectively assessing chronic stress and has been discussed inconsistently for its correlation with socioeconomic factors and unhealthy lifestyles. Therefore, this meta-analysis was performed to explore the impact of socioeconomic factors and unhealthy lifestyles on AL.

methodDifferent databases, including Web of Science, PubMed, EBSCOhost, Embase, CNKI, VIP, SinoMed, and Wanfang, were searched from inception to June 6, 2023. A total of 25 studies, reporting the correlations of seven socioeconomic factors and three unhealthy lifestyles with AL, were finally included. The pooled odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were examined using random-effect and fixed-effect models. Literature quality, heterogeneity, and publication bias were evaluated.

resultsThe meta-analysis showed a significantly increased risk of high AL in the older individuals as compared to the younger ones (OR = 1.05, 95% CI 1.04-1.06), in the individual with low education as compared to those with high education (OR = 1.25, 95% CI 1.05-1.48), and in the individuals with low physical activities as compared to those with high physical activities (OR = 1.44, 95% CI 1.26-1.64). This meta-analysis also showed a significantly decreased risk of high AL in the individuals with high income as compared to those with low income (OR = 0.77, 95% CI 0.71-0.83) and in women as compared to men (OR = 0.80, 95% CI 0.80-0.81).

conclusionThis meta-analysis showed older people, men, and people having low physical activity, low income, and low education were more likely to have a high AL.

trial registrationThis meta-analysis was registered on the PROSPERO database with trial registration number CRD42022326105. Instead of providing information at registration, we added an author (Tingyu Mu), who provided critical revisions to the paper in this meta-analysis.

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AllostasisSocioeconomic FactorsExerciseHumansLife StyleAllostatic loadMeta-analysisSocioeconomic factorsUnhealthy lifestyles

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PMID37889389
OpenAlexW4387965652

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