The influence of coping with perceived racism and stress on lipid levels in African Americans

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 594-601

  Mwendwa, Denee T ^a   Sims, Regina C ^a   Madhere, Serge ^a   Thomas, Joneis ^a   Keen III, Larry D ^a   Callender, Clive O ^b   Campbell Jr , Alfonso L ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Lipids; Racism; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NORADRENALIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; RISK FACTOR; STRESS; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BLOOD; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; POPULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBURBAN POPULATION;

EID: 80555157521     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30385-0     Document Type: Article

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