Journal article
Experiences of racial discrimination and cardiometabolic risk among Australian children
N Priest, M Truong, S Chong, Y Paradies, TL King, A Kavanagh, T Olds, JM Craig, D Burgner
Brain Behavior and Immunity | ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE | Published : 2020
Abstract
Cardiometabolic disease is a leading cause of adult morbidity and mortality globally. There is considerable evidence that childhood adversity is associated with markers of cardiometabolic disease risk in childhood, including obesity, blood pressure trajectories, and chronic inflammation. Experiences of racial discrimination may be an important, yet under explored, form of childhood adversity influencing childhood cardiometabolic risk. This study aimed to examine associations between self-reported racial discrimination and cardiometabolic risk markers among children. A total of 124 children (73 female) aged 11.4 years (SD 0.71) participated in the study. Most children (n = 79) identified as b..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We wish to thank the staff and students from the schools that participated in the study. This work was supported by an Australian Research Council Linkage Project Grant (LP140100413); an Australian National University Research School of Social Sciences Cross-college grant; and funding from the School of Social Sciences and Psychology at Western Sydney University. The first author is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Career Development Fellowship (APP1123677).