Background There is a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease across diverse groups in
the US population, and increasing research has identified stigma as a potential barrier to …

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

Testing hypotheses from the emerging Identity Pathology (IP) framework, we assessed race-
gender differences in the effects of reporting experiences of racial and gender discrimination …

Background Black Americans have a higher risk of hypertension compared with White
Americans. Perceived discrimination is a plausible explanation for these health disparities …

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

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

Objectives. Using Jackson Heart Study data, we examined whether perceived discrimination
was associated with prevalent hypertension in African Americans. Methods. Everyday …

Objective Racial discrimination has been associated with unhealthy behaviors, but the
mechanisms responsible for these associations are not understood and may be related to …

Population health research on racial discrimination is hampered by a paucity of
psychometrically validated instruments that can be feasibly used in large-scale studies. We …

This study investigates the prevalence of self-reported experiences of discrimination based
on sexual orientation among black and white women and men (25 to 37 years old) who are …