Multiple forms of perceived job discrimination and hypertension risk among employed women: Findings from the Sister Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension has been linked to socially patterned stressors, including discrimination. Few studies have quantified the risk of hypertension associated with exposure to perceived job discrimination.

Methods

We used prospective cohort data from the Sister Study (enrollment from 2003-2009) to estimate self-reported incident hypertension associated with perceived job discrimination based on race, gender, age, sexual orientation, or health status. Job discrimination in the prior 5 years was assessed in 2008-2012, and incident doctor-diagnosed hypertension was ascertained in previously hypertension-free participants.

Results

Among the 16,770 eligible participants aged 37-78 years at the start of follow-up, 10.5% reported job discrimination in the past 5 years, a

SUBMITTER: Coates MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11340861 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature