Open AccessEducation, Genetic Ancestry, and Blood Pressure in African Americans and Whites
Author(s) -
Amy L. ,
Clarence C. Gravlee,
Connie J. Mulligan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2011.300448
Subject(s) - genetic genealogy , demography , blood pressure , medicine , environmental health , population , sociology
We assessed the relative roles of education and genetic ancestry in predicting blood pressure (BP) within African Americans and explored the association between education and BP across racial groups.
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