公共卫生 公共卫生
Paris Aj Adkins-Jackson1, Cesar Higgins Tejera2, Dejania Cotton-Samuel3,4
1Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA.
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association
|December 23, 2025
概括
历史上的种族主义,特别是国家级的私刑暴露,与老年黑人成年人的炎症增加和认知功能下降有关. 这突显了童年种族主义对黑人人口的持久健康影响.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 老年学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- 童年结构性种族主义对黑人个体的健康和长寿产生负面影响.
- 与种族主义相关的压力有助于生物和认知健康的下降.
- 历史上的私刑曝光作为一个代理在老年人中不利的童年种族主义.
研究的目的:
- 检查国家一级历史性私刑暴露与C反应性蛋白 (CRP) 水平之间的关联.
- 调查历史上的私刑曝光与全球认知表现之间的关系.
- 了解种族主义对老龄化黑人人口的长期健康后果.
主要方法:
- 将州级的私刑数据 (1882-1968) 与从健康和退休研究 (N=10,500) 的纵向CRP和认知测试得分联系起来.
- 分析了使用多变量通用估计方程模型对老年人 (年龄大于50岁) 的数据.
- 较高与低排刑比例的州的参与者进行了比较,调整了人口统计和健康因素.
主要成果:
- lynching比例较高的州的黑人成年人显示CRP水平较高18.5%.
- 这些人也表现出较低的认知测试得分 (-0.92分).
- 在对共变量进行调整后,这些发现是显著的.
结论:
- 儿童时期的不良种族主义,以历史上的私刑为例,与系统性炎症的增加有关.
- 这种暴露还与黑人成年人认知能力下降和痴呆症的风险更高有关.
- 这项研究强调了历史种族主义对老龄化黑人美国人的健康持续的影响.
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