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Racial differences in blood pressure levels of adolescents.

Author(s) -

Wornie L. Reed

Publication year - 1981

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.71.10.1165

Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , blood pressure , racial differences , white (mutation) , medicine , demography , race (biology) , black male , gerontology , environmental health , ethnic group , population , biology , political science , gender studies , biochemistry , botany , sociology , law , gene

Although essential hypertension is more prevalent among Black adults than White adults, results of an extensive high school blood pressure screening program reveal that this relationship does not obtain among adolescents. In fact, the blood pressure levels of White youths equal or exceed that of Black youths. This race effect still exists when age, sex, weight, and socioeconomic status are controlled.

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