The description and explanation of racial and ethnic health disparities are major initiatives of
the public health research establishment. Black Americans suffer on nearly every measure …

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), a chronic condition characterized by collapse of
the pharynx during sleep, has been increasingly recognized as a health issue of growing …

Aims/hypothesis We analysed a sample of Australian adults to determine the strength of
associations of TV viewing and participation in physical activity with the metabolic syndrome …

Considered the most comprehensive handbook in the field, this rich resource reviews the
biological, psychological, and social factors that affect health, health behavior, and illness …

Methods Seventy-one older adults were recruited through community agencies to participate
in seven ethnic-specific focus groups: American Indian/Alaska Native, African American …

Background: Most previous studies investigating the association between ethnicity and
hypertension focused on differences between African Americans and whites and did not …

Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a prevalência da hipertensão arterial referida em
idosos de Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil, identificando os fatores associados, o uso de …

Methods: A total of 1746 adults (age= 30 yr) residing in an urban colony of high-income
group residents in the city of Lucknow, north India, were invited to be enrolled for the study …

BACKGROUND African Americans and persons with low socioeconomic status (SES) are
disproportionately affected by hypertension and receive less patient-centered care than less …

Background The reasons for racial/ethnic disparities in hypertension (HTN) prevalence in
the United States are poorly understood. Methods Using data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of …