Skin color and education effects on blood pressure. | Zendy

Julian Keil | Zendy; Samuel H. Sandifer | Zendy; C B Loadholt | Zendy; E Boyle | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Skin color and education effects on blood pressure.

Author(s) -

Julian Keil,

Samuel H. Sandifer,

C B Loadholt,

E Boyle

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.71.5.532

Subject(s) - blood pressure , medicine , incidence (geometry) , demography , skin color , cohort study , cohort , gerontology , environmental health , physics , artificial intelligence , sociology , computer science , optics

This study reports that education effects but not skin color effects were associated with blood pressure and the incidence of hypertension in a cohort of Black females in Charleston, South Carolina, observed over the period 1960-1975. The authors suggest that skin color may be a secondary (non-causal) associate of blood pressure in Blacks.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research