Association between psychosocial factors and C-reactive protein across income, race, and sex.
Jenny M CundiffAleena BennettAdrian WilliamsMary CushmanVirginia J HowardPublished in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2023)
Basic associations between these psychosocial factors and CRP are small and generally similar across income, race, and sex. Black and lower-income Americans likely evidence higher CRP due to greater exposure to psychosocial risk factors rather than increased biological vulnerability to these exposures. Additionally, given small associations, CRP should not be used as a proxy for the construct of psychosocial stress. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).