Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Hypertension by Educational Attainment Among a Cohort of US Women.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although understudied, there are likely within-group differences among minoritized racial and ethnic groups in associations between racial and ethnic discrimination (RED) and hypertension risk, as minoritized individuals with higher educational attainment may more frequently encounter stress-inducing environments (eg, professional workplace settings, higher-income stores and neighborhoods) characterized by, for instance, exclusion and antagonism.

Objectives

To investigate educational attainment as a potential effect modifier of associations between RED and hypertension risk among US women; the study hypothesis was that the magnitude of associations would be stronger among participants with higher vs lower educational attainment.

Design, setting, and participant

SUBMITTER: Gaston SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10665977 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature