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Sharon Stein Merkin
Researcher at University of California, Los Angeles
Publications - 67
Citations - 5832
Sharon Stein Merkin is an academic researcher from University of California, Los Angeles. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Socioeconomic status. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 61 publications receiving 5105 citations. Previous affiliations of Sharon Stein Merkin include Johns Hopkins University & Columbia University.
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Neighborhood of residence and incidence of coronary heart disease.
A. V. Diez Roux,Sharon Stein Merkin,Donna K. Arnett,Lloyd Chambless,Mark W. Massing,F J Nieto,Paul D. Sorlie,Moyses Szklo,Herman A. Tyroler,Robert L. Watson +9 more
TL;DR: Even after controlling for personal income, education, and occupation, it is found that living in a disadvantaged neighborhood is associated with an increased incidence of coronary heart disease.
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Disability trends among older Americans: National Health And Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1988-1994 and 1999-2004.
TL;DR: The results have significant and sobering implications: older Americans face increased disability, and society faces increased costs to meet the health care needs of these disabled Americans.
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The rate of leukocyte telomere shortening predicts mortality from cardiovascular disease in elderly men
Elissa S. Epel,Sharon Stein Merkin,Richard M. Cawthon,Elizabeth H. Blackburn,Nancy E. Adler,Mark J. Pletcher,Teresa E. Seeman +6 more
TL;DR: It is the first demonstration that rate of telomere length change (TLC) predicts mortality and thus may be a useful prognostic factor for longevity.
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Education, Income and Ethnic Differences in Cumulative Biological Risk Profiles in a National Sample of US Adults: NHANES III (1988–1994)
Teresa E. Seeman,Sharon Stein Merkin,Eileen M. Crimmins,Brandon Koretz,Susan L. Charette,Arun S. Karlamangla +5 more
TL;DR: Multivariable cumulative logistic regression models revealed that the education and income effects were each independently and negatively associated with cumulative biological risks, and that these effects remained significant independent of age, gender, ethnicity and lifestyle factors such as smoking and physical activity.
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Socioeconomic and ethnic disparities in cardiovascular risk in the United States, 2001-2006.
TL;DR: Disparities in cardiovascular risk in the United States are primarily related to socioeconomic status and less to race/ethnicity, andSocioeconomically disadvantaged individuals should be targeted for lifestyle counseling and early screening for risk factors, regardless of race/ ethnicity, to reduce social disparities in cardiovascular outcomes.