Parental hypertension as a predictor of hypertension in black physicians : the meharry cohort study

• Published in: Journal of the National Medical Association Vol. 82; no. 6; pp. 409 - 412
• Main Authors: THOMAS, J, SEMENYA, K, NESER, W. B, GILLUM, R. F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thorofare, NJ Slack 01.06.1990; National Medical Association
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Black or African American; Black People; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Cardiology. Vascular system; Female; Humans; Hypertension - epidemiology; Hypertension - genetics; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Medical sciences; Parents; Physicians; Risk Factors; United States - epidemiology; United States; Hypertension; Physician; Negroid; Hereditary
• ISSN: 0027-9684

Parental histories were obtained for a cohort of black medical students in a longitudinal study of hypertension precursors. At follow-up, 25 to 30 years later, initial and current parental histories for hypertension were compared with other precursor characteristics as well as resulting cohort hyper...