Racism and ambulatory blood pressure in a community sample

被引：127

作者：

Brondolo, Elizabeth ^{[1
]}

Libby, Daniel J. ^{[1
]}

Denton, Ellen-Ge ^{[1
]}

Thompson, Shola ^{[1
]}

Beatty, Danielle L. ^{[2
]}

Schwartz, Joseph ^{[3
]}

Sweeney, Monica ^{[4
]}

Tobin, Jonathan N. ^{[5
]}

Cassells, Andrea ^{[5
]}

Pickering, Thomas G. ^{[6
]}

Gerin, William ^{[6
]}

机构：

[1] St Johns Univ, Dept Psychol, Jamaica, NY 11439 USA

[2] Univ Pittsburgh, Dept Psychiat, Pittsburgh, PA USA

[3] SUNY Stony Brook, Dept Psychiat, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA

[4] Bur HIV AIDS Prevent & Control, Dept Hlth & Mental Hygiene, New York, NY USA

[5] Clin Directors Network, New York, NY USA

[6] Columbia Univ, Med Ctr, Ctr Behav Cardiovasc Hlth, New York, NY USA

来源：

PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE | 2008年 / 70卷 / 01期

关键词：

ambulatory blood pressure; racism; discrimination; cardiovascular disease; ecological momentary assessment; hypertension;

D O I：

10.1097/PSY.0b013e31815ff3bd

中图分类号：

R749 [精神病学];

学科分类号：

100205 [精神病与精神卫生学];

摘要：

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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页码：49 / 56

页数：8

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