The relation between perceived unfair treatment and blood pressure in a racially/ethnically diverse sample of women.

Full Abstract

Elevated blood pressure is an important public health problem in midlife women, especially among minority groups. Few studies have examined the impact of perceived unfair treatment due to different factors such as racism, sexism, or ageism on blood pressure. By use of a racially/ethnically diverse community sample of nearly 3,300 midlife women enrolled in the longitudinal, multisite Study of Women's Health across the Nation between 1995 and 1997, this study examined whether perceived unfair treatment varied by race/ethnicity and whether it was associated with blood pressure levels. Overall, unfair treatment was reported by 65% of African-American women, 60% of Chinese women, 36% of Japanese women, 47% of White women, and 27% of Hispanic women. Although racial/ethnic differences in blood pressure were evident, high levels of perceived unfair treatment were not a correlate of elevated blood pressure.

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Author information

Author/s: Brown, Charlotte (C); Matthews, Karen A (KA); Bromberger, Joyce T (JT); Chang, Yuefang (Y);

Affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. brownc(-atsign-)upmc.edu

Grants: R01 MH59688 (Agency:NIMH NIH HHS) ; R01 MH59689 (Agency:NIMH NIH HHS) ; R01 MH59770 (Agency:NIMH NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Journal: American journal of epidemiology (Am J Epidemiol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Aug; vol 164 (issue 3) : pp 257-62

Dates: Created 2006/07/20; Completed 2006/09/14; Revised 2007/11/14;

PMID: 16777930, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adult
Age Factors
Blood Pressure
Continental Population Groups - ethnology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans

Humans
Hypertension - ethnology; etiology
Middle Aged
Prejudice
Sex Factors
Social Perception
United States

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