Interplay of Race and Neighborhood Deprivation on Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Young Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring measures nighttime BP and BP dipping, which are superior to in-clinic BP for predicting cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death in America. Compared with other racial/ethnic groups, Black Americans exhibit elevated nighttime BP and attenuated BP dipping, including in young adulthood. Social determinants of health contribute to disparities in CVD risk, but the contribution of neighborhood deprivation on nighttime BP is unclear. Therefore, we examined associations between neighborhood deprivation with nighttime BP and BP dipping in young Black and White adults.

Methods

We recruited 21 Black and 26 White participants (20 M/27 F, mean age: 21 years, body mass index: 25±4 kg/m²) for 24-

SUBMITTER: Jeong S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10516077 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature