Socioeconomic and Psychosocial Factors Mediate Race Differences in Nocturnal Blood Pressure Dipping | Zendy

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Socioeconomic and Psychosocial Factors Mediate Race Differences in Nocturnal Blood Pressure Dipping

Author(s) -

Tanya M. Spruill,

William Gerin,

Gbenga Ogedegbe,

Matthew M. Burg,

Joseph E. Schwartz,

Thomas G. Pickering

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2009.58

Subject(s) - medicine , psychosocial , socioeconomic status , demography , marital status , body mass index , blood pressure , gerontology , social class , population , psychiatry , environmental health , sociology , political science , law

Reduced nocturnal blood pressure (BP) dipping is more prevalent among blacks living in the United States than whites and is associated with increased target organ damage and cardiovascular risk. The primary aim of this study was to determine whether socioeconomic and psychosocial factors help to explain racial differences in dipping. In order to address the limited reproducibility of dipping measures, we investigated this question in a sample of participants who underwent multiple ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM) sessions.

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