 Hypertension: effects of social class and racial admixture. The results of a cohort study in the black population of Charleston, South CarolinaJ.E. Keil, H.A. Tyroler, S.H. Sandifer and E. Boyle American Journal of Public Health, 1977, vol. 67, issue 7, 634-639 Abstract: It has been hypothesized that genetic factors, as manifested by skin color, play an important role in the genesis of hypertension among Blacks. A community based study was carried out in Charleston County, South Carolina to test this hypothesis. The results of a ten year follow-up study suggest that social class and age were more consistently associated with the incidence of hypertension and levels of blood pressure. The association of hypertension with skin color was minimal and substantially less than that of social class. The incidence rate of hypertension (≥150 and ≥90 mm Hg) was three to four times greater when the study participants were of low social class than when they had higher social class scores at the beginning of this study. In contrast, the incidence rate was only 1.5 times higher for dark than for lighter skinned men, and the rates were almost identical when social class was comparable. Similar results emerged when blood pressure was treated as a continuous variable; blood pressure levels and pressure changes over time were consistently and significantly (p Date: 1977 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1977:67:7:634-639_2 Access Statistics for this article American Journal of Public Health is currently edited by Alfredo Morabia More articles in American Journal of Public Health from American Public Health Association |
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