Discrimination, religious affiliation, and arterial stiffness in African American women and men.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examined the interactive relations of experienced interpersonal discrimination, sex, and religious affiliation with pulse wave velocity (PWV), a noninvasive measure of arterial stiffness and indicator of subclinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) prognostic for clinical CVD.

Method

We used multivariable linear regression analyses with cross-sectional data from 797 African American midlife adults in the Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity Across the Life Span study in Baltimore, Maryland, to examine the interactive relations of both linear and quadratic discrimination, religious affiliation status, and sex with PWV in models adjusted for age and poverty status.

Results

Findings revealed a significant three-way interaction of Discrimination² ×

SUBMITTER: Ashe JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11894423 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature