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Social support and hypertension among blacks and whites in a rural, southern community.

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Strogatz, DS; James, SA
Published in: American journal of epidemiology
December 1986

The association between social support and the prevalence of hypertension was examined in a randomly selected, biracial sample of 2,030 adult residents of Edgecombe County, North Carolina, who were surveyed in 1980. Two types of support, instrumental and emotional, were measured and evaluated in the 2,009 individuals for whom complete data were available. Blacks were more likely to have low levels of both kinds of social support. Low emotional support was unrelated to the prevalence of hypertension. In unadjusted analyses, low instrumental support was associated with increased hypertension for both races. After controlling for other correlates of blood pressure, the association no longer held for whites (odds ratio (OR) = 1.1), but remained statistically significant for blacks (OR = 1.5, 95 per cent confidence interval = 1.1-2.0). Further analyses revealed that these results were specific to low income blacks (OR = 1.7). These findings are consistent with the results of ecologic studies of social ties and hypertension-related mortality in North Carolina.

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American journal of epidemiology

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EISSN

1476-6256

ISSN

0002-9262

Publication Date

December 1986

Volume

124

Issue

6

Start / End Page

949 / 956

Related Subject Headings

  • White People
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Social Support
  • Social Environment
  • Rural Population
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Income
  • Hypertension
 

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Strogatz, D. S., & James, S. A. (1986). Social support and hypertension among blacks and whites in a rural, southern community. American Journal of Epidemiology, 124(6), 949–956. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114484
Strogatz, D. S., and S. A. James. “Social support and hypertension among blacks and whites in a rural, southern community.American Journal of Epidemiology 124, no. 6 (December 1986): 949–56. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114484.
Strogatz DS, James SA. Social support and hypertension among blacks and whites in a rural, southern community. American journal of epidemiology. 1986 Dec;124(6):949–56.
Strogatz, D. S., and S. A. James. “Social support and hypertension among blacks and whites in a rural, southern community.American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 124, no. 6, Dec. 1986, pp. 949–56. Epmc, doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114484.
Strogatz DS, James SA. Social support and hypertension among blacks and whites in a rural, southern community. American journal of epidemiology. 1986 Dec;124(6):949–956.
Journal cover image

Published In

American journal of epidemiology

DOI

EISSN

1476-6256

ISSN

0002-9262

Publication Date

December 1986

Volume

124

Issue

6

Start / End Page

949 / 956

Related Subject Headings

  • White People
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Social Support
  • Social Environment
  • Rural Population
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Income
  • Hypertension