Racism and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in a Community Sample
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Objective Racism has been identified as a psychosocial stressor that may contribute to disparities in the prevalence of cardiovascular disease. The goal of the present article was to investigate the relationship of perceived racism to ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) in a sample of American-born Blacks and Latinos. Methods Participants included English-speaking Black or Latino(a) adults between the ages of 24 and 65. They completed daily mood diaries and measures of perceived racism, socioeconomic status, and hostility. Participants were outfitted with ABP monitors; 357 provided data on waking hours only, and 245 provided data on both waking and nocturnal ABP. Results Perceived racism was positively associated with nocturnal ABP even when controlling for personality factors and socioeconomic status. Conclusions The results suggest that racism may influence cardiovascular disease risk through its effects on nocturnal BP recovery.
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- Authors
- Brondolo, E., Libby, D. J., Denton, E.-G., Thompson, S., Beatty, D. L., Schwartz, J., Sweeney, M., Tobin, J. N., Cassells, A., Pickering, T. G., & Gerin, W.
- Affiliations
- St. John's University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Brondolo, Elizabeth
- ORCID
- Venue
- Psychosomatic Medicine
- Published
- 2008-01
- Volume
- 70
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 49-56
- ISSN
- 0033-3174 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2047657155
- Cited by
- 163
- References
- 4
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- FWCI
- 23.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
- Locations
- Psychosomatic Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- CUNY Academic Works (City University of New York) (submittedVersion)
- University Libraries (University of Maryland) (submittedVersion)
- Digital Repository at the University of Maryland (University of Maryland College Park)
- Funders
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL068590)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Keywords
- perceived racism, racial discrimination, ambulatory blood pressure, nocturnal blood pressure, cardiovascular risk, hypertension, psychosocial stress, Hispanic Americans, socioeconomic status, hostility, racial disparities
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Diseases, Circadian Rhythm, Female, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Hypertension, Male, Middle Aged, Prejudice, Risk Factors, Stress, Psychological, Cohort Studies, Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory, Black People
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