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Abstract：
OBJECTIVE: To understand how allostatic load - cumulative physiologic burden of stress - varies by amount and timing of arrests stratified by race/ethnicity and by sex.
METHODS: Using The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, we calculated descriptive statistics and mean differences in bio-marker measured allostatic load by arrest history stratified by race/ethnicity and sex.
RESULTS: One-third of participants experienced at least one arrest, and most experienced arrests only as adults. Allostatic load scores were higher for those that had ever experienced an arrest compared to never (mean difference: 0.58 (0.33, 0.84)). Similar results held for men and women and across race/ethnicity, but Black non-Hispanic individuals had higher allostatic load at all levels compared to other individuals.
CONCLUSIONS: Experiencing both any arrest and multiple arrests were associated with higher allostatic load. The stress of arrests may contribute to physiological maladaptations and poor health. The public health and law enforcement fields must recognize the detrimental consequences of arrests on physiological stress and search for non-carceral solutions.
METHODS: Using The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, we calculated descriptive statistics and mean differences in bio-marker measured allostatic load by arrest history stratified by race/ethnicity and sex.
RESULTS: One-third of participants experienced at least one arrest, and most experienced arrests only as adults. Allostatic load scores were higher for those that had ever experienced an arrest compared to never (mean difference: 0.58 (0.33, 0.84)). Similar results held for men and women and across race/ethnicity, but Black non-Hispanic individuals had higher allostatic load at all levels compared to other individuals.
CONCLUSIONS: Experiencing both any arrest and multiple arrests were associated with higher allostatic load. The stress of arrests may contribute to physiological maladaptations and poor health. The public health and law enforcement fields must recognize the detrimental consequences of arrests on physiological stress and search for non-carceral solutions.
摘要：
目的：了解同种异体负荷——应激的累积生理负担——在按种族/民族和性别分层的逮捕数量和时间上是如何变化的。
方法：使用全国青少年对成人健康的纵向研究，我们通过按种族/民族和性别分层的逮捕史计算了生物标记测量的同种异体负荷的描述性统计和平均差异。
结果：三分之一的参与者经历了至少一次逮捕，最有经验的逮捕只有在成年人。与从未经历过的人相比，曾经经历过逮捕的人的静态负荷得分更高（平均差：0.58（0.33，0.84））。男性和女性以及跨种族/族裔的类似结果，但与其他个体相比，黑人非西班牙裔个体在所有水平上都有更高的同种异体负荷。
结论：经历任何逮捕和多次逮捕都与较高的静力负荷相关。逮捕的压力可能导致生理适应不良和健康状况不佳。公共卫生和执法领域必须认识到逮捕对生理压力的有害后果，并寻求非拘禁解决方案。
方法：使用全国青少年对成人健康的纵向研究，我们通过按种族/民族和性别分层的逮捕史计算了生物标记测量的同种异体负荷的描述性统计和平均差异。
结果：三分之一的参与者经历了至少一次逮捕，最有经验的逮捕只有在成年人。与从未经历过的人相比，曾经经历过逮捕的人的静态负荷得分更高（平均差：0.58（0.33，0.84））。男性和女性以及跨种族/族裔的类似结果，但与其他个体相比，黑人非西班牙裔个体在所有水平上都有更高的同种异体负荷。
结论：经历任何逮捕和多次逮捕都与较高的静力负荷相关。逮捕的压力可能导致生理适应不良和健康状况不佳。公共卫生和执法领域必须认识到逮捕对生理压力的有害后果，并寻求非拘禁解决方案。
