Why the study?
Are perceived racism and anger inhibition associated with higher ambulatory blood pressure in African Americans?
Population
69 African American men and women with normal or mildly elevated blood pressure
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
24 hours
Authors
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Should not change hypertension management; hypothesis-generating for perceived racism in racial BP disparities.
Are perceived racism and anger inhibition associated with higher ambulatory blood pressure in African Americans?
Perceived racism and anger inhibition are independently related to higher ambulatory blood pressure, which may contribute to hypertension incidence in African Americans.
Steffen et al. (2003) studied this question.
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