Psychosocial and cultural factors linked to heart and metabolic health in older Chinese Americans
Official title: Psychosocial and cultural determinants of cardiometabolic health among older Chinese Americans
Funded at Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences · NIH-11543751 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project studies how daily stress and social factors affect heart and metabolic health in older Chinese Americans, using real-time reporting and biosamples.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Newark, UNITED STATES) |
| Project start | September 1, 2025 |
| Project end | July 31, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $109,383 |
| NIH project number | 3R01HL180657-02S1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11543751 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Adults aged 60 and older who identify as Chinese American and experience daily interpersonal stress or acculturation-related challenges.
✕Less likely to help
Individuals without aging-related cardiometabolic risk factors or those without access to daily stress measurement tools may see limited direct benefits.
What this research studies
Older Chinese Americans may experience unique psychosocial stress that influences blood pressure and metabolic health. The study will follow 300 participants over time, collecting daily stress reports, salivary cortisol, and health measurements. Ecological momentary assessment and biospecimen sampling will help reveal how stress interacts with cultural factors to impact cardiometabolic risk. Insights could inform culturally tailored strategies to reduce stress-related health risks in this population.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the research could lead to culturally informed interventions to lower cardiometabolic risk among older Asian Americans.
How similar studies have gone: Previous work suggests psychosocial stress relates to cardiometabolic risk, but this study adds a focused, real-time, biobehavioral approach in an underserved population.
Where this research is happening
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Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
Newark, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Jiang, Yanping — Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
- Study coordinator: Jiang, Yanping
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.