Racism and ambulatory blood pressure in a community sample
Racism and ambulatory blood pressure in a community sample
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DOI：
10.1097/psy.0b013e31815ff3bd
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发表时间：
2008-01-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Gerin, William
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作者：
Brondolo, Elizabeth;Libby, Daniel J.;Gerin, William
目的：种族主义已被确定为一种心理社会应激源，可能会导致心血管疾病患病率的差异。本文的目的是调查在美国出生的黑人和拉丁裔样本中感觉到的种族主义与动态血压(ABP)的关系。方法：参与者包括说英语的黑人或拉丁裔(A)成年人，年龄在24岁到65岁之间。他们完成了每天的情绪日记，以及感受到的种族主义、社会经济地位和敌意的测量。参与者配备了ABP监测仪；357人只提供了清醒时间的数据，245人提供了清醒和夜间ABP的数据。结果：即使在控制了人格因素和社会经济地位的情况下，感知到的种族主义与夜间ABP也呈正相关。结论：结果提示种族主义可能通过影响夜间血压恢复而影响心血管疾病的风险。
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.