Perceived Discrimination and Hypertension Risk Among Participants in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.

ABSTRACT: Background Black Americans have a higher risk of hypertension compared with White Americans. Perceived discrimination is a plausible explanation for these health disparities. Few studies have examined the impact of perceived discrimination on the incidence of hypertension among a racially diverse sample. Our study examined associations of everyday and lifetime discrimination with incidence of hypertension and whether these associations varied by sex, discrimination attribution, and racial residential segregation. Methods and Results The study included 3297 Black, Hispanic, Chinese, and White participants aged 45 to 84 years from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis who were without hypertension at exam 1 (2000-2002) and who completed at least 1 of 5 follow-up exams (2002-2018). Cox pr

SUBMITTER: Forde AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8174295 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature