Behavioral factors and blood pressure in black college students

The relationship of behavioral factors and resting blood pressure was assessed in a random sample of 192 young middle class black adults. Framingham Type A behavior was positively associated with diastolic blood pressure ( r = 0.17, p < 0.05) among the women. Also, anger-in and trait anxiety were...

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Published inJournal of chronic diseases Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 131 - 136
Main Authors Adams, Lucile L., Washburn, Richard A., Haile, Gwendolyn T., Kuller, Lewis H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Inc 1987
Subjects
Adult
African Americans
Anger
Anxiety
Behavior
Blacks
Blood Pressure
Cannabis
Female
Heart Rate
Humans
Life Style
Male
Marijuana
Personality Inventory
Psychological Tests
Social Class
Type A
Anger
Marijuana
Blood pressure
Anxiety
Blacks
Type A
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Summary:The relationship of behavioral factors and resting blood pressure was assessed in a random sample of 192 young middle class black adults. Framingham Type A behavior was positively associated with diastolic blood pressure ( r = 0.17, p < 0.05) among the women. Also, anger-in and trait anxiety were positively correlated with diastolic blood pressure for the women, r = 0.20, p < 0.05 and r = + 0.28 and p < 0.01, respectively. After control for body mass index, trait anxiety and anger-in remained independent predictors of diastolic blood pressure among the women. For men, marijuana use was positively associated with blood pressure. Marijuana use was an independent predictor for systolic blood pressure after adjusting for body mass index among the males. The present study demonstrated a sex difference related to behavioral factors and blood pressure in young middle class blacks.
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ISSN:0021-9681
DOI:10.1016/0021-9681(87)90064-6