Racial differences in blood pressure levels of adolescents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11023114 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wornie L Reed (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1165-1167 |
| Publication date | 1981-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.71.10.1165 |
| PMID | 7270766 |
| OpenAlex | W2009761499 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
Although essential hypertension is more prevalent among Black adults than White adults, results of an extensive high school blood pressure screening program reveal that this relationship does not obtain among adolescents. In fact, the blood pressure levels of White youths equal or exceed that of Black youths. This race effect still exists when age, sex, weight, and socioeconomic status are controlled
Biology · Black male · Blood pressure · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Political science · Population · Race (biology) · Racial differences · Socioeconomic status · White (mutation) · Birth, Development, and Health · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Gerontology
| Citations per year | 0.02 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1984 - 1984 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |