Although most women reported experiencing racism, there was little association of racism with incident hypertension, overall. However, associations were observed in some subgroups.
“Black women who were born outside of the United States, as well as Black women who grew up in predominantly White neighborhoods, experienced positive associations between racism and hypertension,” said lead author Dr. Yvette Cozier, an epidemiologist at the Slone Epidemiology Center and an assistant professor of epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health.
“The associations were most evident in foreign-born women,” she added. This observation may reflect cultural differences in encountering and responding to racism in the U.S.
To better understand the association between racism and incidence of hypertension, as well as other health outcomes, the BWHS plans to conduct additional analyses on this subject.
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