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Source: International Journal of Public Health
Resulting in 2 citations.
1. Gero, Krisztina
Kim, Daniel
Prospective Associations between US State-level Corruption and Individual-level Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Middle-aged Americans: The National Longitudinal Survey of Youths 1979
International Journal of Public Health 65 (2020): 1737-1748.
Also: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00038-020-01497-x
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Springer
Keyword(s): Crime; Geocoded Data; Health Factors; Health, Chronic Conditions; State-Level Data/Policy

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

Objectives: To estimate the associations between US state-level corruption and risk factors for cardiovascular disease, one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in the nation.

Methods: We used a US nationally-representative sample of middle-aged adults from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youths 1979 and data from the Corruption in America Survey to estimate the associations between state-level illegal (private gains) corruption and legal (political gains) corruption in 2013 and individual-level risks of incident diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and depression between 2014 and 2016.

Results: Medium and higher levels of illegal corruption were associated with odds ratios (ORs) of 1.75 (95% CI 1.06-2.88) for incident diabetes and 1.70 (95% CI 1.15-2.51) for incident hypertension, respectively. Furthermore, a higher level of legal corruption was associated with ORs of 1.84 (95% CI 1.08-3.13) for diabetes and 1.58 (95% CI 1.05-2.38) for hypertension. No consistent associations were observed for obesity or depression.

Conclusions: Our findings suggest that higher levels of corruption contribute to increased risks of developing diabetes and hypertension. Investing resources into fighting corruption may be means to reduce the national burden of cardiovascular disease.

Bibliography Citation
Gero, Krisztina and Daniel Kim. "Prospective Associations between US State-level Corruption and Individual-level Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Middle-aged Americans: The National Longitudinal Survey of Youths 1979." International Journal of Public Health 65 (2020): 1737-1748.
2. Lo, Celia C.
Cheng, Tyrone C.
Simpson, Gaynell M.
Marital Status and Work-related Health Limitation: A Longitudinal Study of Young Adult and Middle-aged Americans
International Journal of Public Health 61,1 (January 2016): 91-100.
Also: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00038-015-0695-6
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Springer
Keyword(s): Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Marital History/Transitions; Marital Status; Marriage

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

Objectives: The literature establishes clearly the health benefit of marriage. Much less clear from published data is whether work-related health (dis)advantages accruing to marital transitions persist over time or are limited to the short term. Informed by the marital resources and marital crisis perspectives, this study sought links between marital status measured via three approaches and work-related health limitation, exploring these relationships across genders.

Methods: The study employed data from eight recent waves (1996–2010) of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. It applied generalized estimating equations to estimate the impacts, on work-related health limitation, of current marital status; of marital transition 2 years in the past; and of marital transition 8 years in the past.

Results: Our gender-specific results indicated that lower likelihood of work-related health limitation was associated with a married status, a stable married status, and an entry into marriage.

Conclusions: Results are consistent overall with the marital resources perspective. The use of three different approaches to evaluate the relationship of marital status to work-related health limitation may explain the gender-specific results.

Bibliography Citation
Lo, Celia C., Tyrone C. Cheng and Gaynell M. Simpson. "Marital Status and Work-related Health Limitation: A Longitudinal Study of Young Adult and Middle-aged Americans." International Journal of Public Health 61,1 (January 2016): 91-100.