Salivary uric acid: Associations with resting and reactive blood pressure response to social evaluative stress in healthy African Americans.

ABSTRACT: High levels of uric acid are associated with greater risk of stress-related cardiovascular illnesses that occur disproportionately among African Americans. Whether hyperuricemia affects biological response to acute stress remains largely unknown, suggesting a need to clarify this potential connection. The current study examined how salivary uric acid (sUA) is associated with resting and reactive blood pressure - two robust predictors of hypertension and related cardiovascular disease and disparity. Healthy African Americans (N = 107; 32% male; M age = 31.74 years), completed the Trier Social Stress Test to induce social-evaluative stress. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings were recorded before, during, and after the task to assess resting and reactive change in blood pressure.

SUBMITTER: Woerner J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6379116 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature