Racism and ambulatory blood pressure in a community sample

Elizabeth Brondolo; Daniel J. Libby; Ellen Ge Denton; Shola Thompson; Danielle L. Beatty; Joseph Schwartz; Monica Sweeney; Jonathan N. Tobin; Andrea Cassells; Thomas G. Pickering; William Gerin

doi:10.1097/PSY.0b013e31815ff3bd

Racism and ambulatory blood pressure in a community sample

Elizabeth Brondolo
, Daniel J. Libby
, Ellen Ge Denton
, Shola Thompson
, Danielle L. Beatty
, Joseph Schwartz
, Monica Sweeney
, Jonathan N. Tobin
, Andrea Cassells
, Thomas G. Pickering
, William Gerin

Psychiatry

St. John's University
University of Pittsburgh
Bureau of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control
Clinical Directors Network, Inc.
Columbia University

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	49-56
Number of pages	8
Journal	Psychosomatic Medicine
Volume	70
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0b013e31815ff3bd
State	Published - Jan 2008

Keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure
Cardiovascular disease
Discrimination
Ecological momentary assessment
Hypertension
Racism

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