Some researchers called the impact of chronic stress “ weathering,” an analogy to the wear and tear of steady storms to describe how stress can age a body.ĬOVID-19 contributed to a decrease in life expectancy for all Boston residents, but the impact varied by race.
Bisola Ojikutu, Executive Director of the Boston Public Health Commission, on Dudley St. "I think all of these things are interconnected,” she said. Chronic stress can also increase levels of the hormone cortisol, which can “increase your risk of weight gain, obesity, and diabetes. “Chronic stress leads to higher blood pressure and an increased risk for cardiovascular disease,” said Ojikutu. Ojikutu said the stress of trying to live on low wages and combat racism, sometimes in substandard housing while not feeling safe, erodes health. And 82% of residents in the Back Bay tract are white, while 87% in the Roxbury tract are people of color, predominantly Black or Latinx, the report said.Īll of these factors play a role in life expectancy. Traducido en español por El Planeta, Boston's Latino daily.Ī vast majority, some 91%, of Back Bay residents over the age of 25 have a college degree, compared to 44% in Roxbury. Rates of homeownership in the Back Bay are more than double those in Roxbury. The median household income of the census tract within Roxbury is $42,211, versus $141,250 in the Back Bay tract. The two neighborhoods, highlighted in a report released Friday, are vastly different in many ways.
“So much work has gone into improving life expectancy for individuals. “It’s really disturbing,” said Boston’s Public Health Commissioner Dr. Residents near Nubian Square in Roxbury have the shortest expected life span, just under 69 years. That startling analysis from the Boston Public Health Commission shows the longest average life expectancy is nearly 92 years, for residents in a section of the Back Bay. In Boston, a two-mile difference in where you live may mean a 23-year difference in life expectancy. The corners of Dudley, Mt.Pleasant and Dearborn Streets in Roxbury.
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