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Perceived Discrimination and Hypertension Among African Americans in the Jackson Heart Study
American journal of public health (1971), v 102(2), pp 258-265
01 Jan 2012
PMID: 22401510
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Abstract
Objectives. Using Jackson Heart Study data, we examined whether perceived discrimination was associated with prevalent hypertension in African Americans.
Methods. Everyday discrimination, lifetime discrimination, burden of discrimination, and stress from discrimination were examined among 4939 participants aged 35 to 84 years (women = 3123; men = 1816). We estimated prevalence ratios of hypertension by discrimination, and adjusted for age, gender, socioeconomic status, and risk factors.
Results. The prevalence of hypertension was 64.0% in women and 59.7% in men. After adjustment for age, gender, and socioeconomic status, lifetime discrimination and burden of discrimination were associated with greater hypertension prevalence (prevalence ratios for highest vs lowest quartile were 1.08 [95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.02, 1.15] and 1.09 [95% CI = 1.02,1.16] for lifetime discrimination and burden of discrimination, respectively). Associations were slightly weakened after adjustment for body mass index and behavioral factors. No associations were observed for everyday discrimination.
Conclusions. Further understanding the role of perceived discrimination in the etiology of hypertension may be beneficial in eliminating hypertension disparities. (Am J Public Health. 2012;102:S258-S265. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2011.300523)
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- Title
- Perceived Discrimination and Hypertension Among African Americans in the Jackson Heart Study
- Creators
- Mario Sims (Corresponding Author) - University of Mississippi Medical CenterAna V. Diez-Roux - University of MichiganAmanda Dudley - University of MichiganSamson Gebreab - University of MichiganSharon B. Wyatt - University of Mississippi Medical CenterMarino A. Bruce - University of Mississippi Medical CenterSherman A. James - Duke UniversityJennifer C. Robinson - University of MississippiDavid R. Williams - Harvard UniversityHerman A. Taylor - University of Mississippi Medical Center
- Publication Details
- American journal of public health (1971), v 102(2), pp 258-265
- Publisher
- American Public Health Association
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- N01HC095172 / DIVISION OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Eye Institute (NEI) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities N01-HC-95170; N01-HC-95171; N01-HC-95172 / National Institutes of Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities (NIMHD) K01HL08468-04; 1 K01 HL88735-03 / National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) K01HL088735 / NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) P60MD002249 / National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities (NIMHD) P60MD002249 / Michigan Center for Integrative Approaches to Health Disparities
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000302969500020
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84861744964
- Other Identifier
- 991020100193504721
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