Chronic stress burden, discrimination, and subclinical carotid artery disease in African American and Caucasian women

Article Abstract:

Research shows that chronic stress and higher incidence of carotid intima-media thickness are more prevalent in African American women than in Caucasian women. In African American women, the composite stress index and unfair treatment are associated with higher carotid inima-media thikness incidence. Overall, data indicate that African American women are vulnerable to chronic stress.

Causes of, Demographic aspects, Stress (Physiology), Caucasian race, Whites, Carotid artery diseases

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Central adiposity is associated with cardiovascular reactivity to stress in adolescents

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The association between central adiposity, independent of body mass index (BMI) and cardiovascular reactivity in a sample of American and African-American adolescents is discussed. Result shows that central adiposity is associated with blood pressure reactivity early in life mostly in adolescent boys.

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Science & research, Research and Testing Services, Heart & Cardiovascular R&D, Youth, Psychological aspects, Teenagers, Stress (Psychology)

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Discrimination and unfair treatment: relationship to cardiovascular reactivity among African American and European American women

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This article discusses the relationship between race discrimination, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular health.

Statistical Data Included, Physiological aspects, Health, Blood pressure, Race discrimination, Health and race, Ethnic groups, European Americans

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