… Perceived discrimination is a plausible explanation for these … of perceived discrimination
on the incidence of hypertension … lifetime discrimination with incidence of hypertension and …

… We hypothesized that perceived discrimination would be positively associated with hypertension,
… We also examined age-adjusted differences in discrimination and risk factors between …

… in the association between perceived discrimination and hypertension. There are plausible
reasons … of the association between perceived discrimination and hypertension. First, sample …

… Uncontrolled hypertension is a significant risk factor for … (ie, racial discrimination, perceived
stress, and neighborhood disorder). Negative associations between perceived discrimination …

… adherence among hypertensive black … a) perceived discrimination at baseline would be
associated with medication adherence at 12 months (Pathway 1); b) perceived discrimination …

… Our goals in this study were to obtain additional insight into the potential impact of
discrimination on the risk of hypertension in African Americans by addressing the following three …

… mixed modeling whether perceived discrimination was associated … differences, men ascribing
discrimination to at least two … of the link between discrimination and hypertension risk by …

… health (medical conditions and hypertension) through the effects of the psychological distress
it elicits, or through eliciting coping behaviours that are a health risk, such as smoking and …

… and negative health behaviors related to hypertension risk among Blacks, including …
perceived discrimination influences the adoption of health behaviors associated with hypertension …

… Moreover, some of the hypertension risk factors that we controlled for (such as health
behaviors and body mass index) could themselves be the result of discrimination. …