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Unfair treatment, discrimination, and ambulatory blood pressure in black and white adolescents

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The objectives of the study were to test the hypotheses that unfair treatment, in general, and attributions of unfair treatment due to race, physical appearance, and peer group identity, in particular is related to ambulatory blood pressure (ABP). It was found that unfair treatment and attributions of unfair treatment to racism are not associated with elevated ABP in adolescents, suggesting that perceived racism does not play a role in the early development of hypertension risk.

Florida, International Affairs, Racial Oppression, Care and treatment, Hypertension, Race discrimination, Blacks

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Hostility predicts metabolic syndrome risk factors in children and adolescents

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Research examines the relationship between early childhood hostility and adolescent metbolic syndrome risk factors of cardiovascular disease. Results point out that children exhibiting high hostility scores at study are likely to develop meabolic syndromes later. The study shows the importance of identifying behavioral pattern early so that risk factors for cardiovascular disease are prevented.

United States, Finland, Children, Youth, Analysis, Cardiovascular diseases, Behavior, Influence, Child behavior, Prediction (Psychology)

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Modeling relationships among socioeconomic status, hostility, cardiovascular reactivity, and left ventricular mass in African American and White children

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Research has demonstrated links between social status and left ventricular mass in African American and White teenagers and children. Multiple indicators of socioeconomic status influence hostility, although this is manifested differently in each racial group.

Research, Social status, African American children

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