Background: Emerging evidence suggests that exposure to discrimination may be
associated with atherosclerosis in African-American women, although research in this area …

Perceived discrimination is positively related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors; its
relationship with incident CVD is unknown. Using data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of …

Researchers have long speculated that exposure to discrimination may increase
cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk but compared to other psychosocial risk factors, large …

This study investigates the association between self-reported physical and mental health
and both perceived racial discrimination and skin color in African American men and …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the association of perceived racial/ethnic discrimination with
smoking and alcohol consumption in adults participating in the Multi-Ethnic Study of …

The authors examined the association between self-reported experiences of discrimination
and subtypes of abdominal fat (visceral, subcutaneous) in a population-based cohort of …

Objective: To examine associations of lifetime and everyday discrimination with
inflammation independent of sociodemographic characteristics. Method: Cross-sectional …

Studies examining associations between racial discrimination and cardiovascular health
outcomes have been inconsistent, with some studies finding the highest risk of hypertension …

Inflammation is etiologically implicated in cardiometabolic diseases for which there are
known racial/ethnic disparities. Prior studies suggest there may be an association between …

Background Studies suggest that racial discrimination impacts health via biological
dysregulation due to continual adaptation to chronic psychosocial stress. Therefore …