Does racial discrimination modify the relationship between obesity and hypertension?
–> Home | Browse by Day | or Program | Author Index 185460 Does racial discrimination modify the relationship between obesity and hypertension? Tuesday, October 28, 2008: 2:35 PM Amy Dailey, PhD, MPH , University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Ellen Lopez, PhD, MPH , University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Tina Arcomone, MPH , CDC Miami Quarantine Station, Miami, FL Latarsha Chisholm, MSW , Department of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Audio (mp3) recording Multimedia recording Hypertension rates have consistently been higher for African Americans than other races regardless of age. While there are many known predictors of hypertension, including obesity, the reasons behind this racial disparity are not well understood. We used 2002 Florida Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data (n=6,150) to determine if there is a relationship between experiencing a physical response to racial discrimination and self reported hypertension. Par
