Racial differences in cardiovascular reactivity to mental arithmetic.
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Anderson, NB; Lane, JD; Monou, H; Williams, RB; Houseworth, SJ
Published in: Int J Psychophysiol
June 1988
One hypothesized mechanism for the higher rates and greater severity of essential hypertension among blacks is that this group is particularly susceptible to stress-induced beta-adrenergically mediated cardiovascular hyperreactivity. In this study, we compared the cardiovascular responses to mental arithmetic in 20 white and 17 black, young, normotensive males. Contrary to expectations, the black subjects exhibited significantly smaller changes in heart rate, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure. These findings suggest that cardiovascular reactivity to a mental stressor known to produce beta-adrenergically mediated responses may be lower in some normotensive blacks compared to their white counterparts.
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Int J Psychophysiol
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ISSN
0167-8760
Publication Date
June 1988
Volume
6
Issue
2
Start / End Page
161 / 164
Location
Netherlands
Related Subject Headings
- White People
- Vascular Resistance
- Problem Solving
- Humans
- Heart Rate
- Forearm
- Experimental Psychology
- Blood Pressure
- Black or African American
- Black People
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Anderson, N. B., Lane, J. D., Monou, H., Williams, R. B., & Houseworth, S. J. (1988). Racial differences in cardiovascular reactivity to mental arithmetic. Int J Psychophysiol, 6(2), 161–164. https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-8760(88)90047-5
Anderson, N. B., J. D. Lane, H. Monou, R. B. Williams, and S. J. Houseworth. “Racial differences in cardiovascular reactivity to mental arithmetic.” Int J Psychophysiol 6, no. 2 (June 1988): 161–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-8760(88)90047-5.
Anderson NB, Lane JD, Monou H, Williams RB, Houseworth SJ. Racial differences in cardiovascular reactivity to mental arithmetic. Int J Psychophysiol. 1988 Jun;6(2):161–4.
Anderson, N. B., et al. “Racial differences in cardiovascular reactivity to mental arithmetic.” Int J Psychophysiol, vol. 6, no. 2, June 1988, pp. 161–64. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/0167-8760(88)90047-5.
Anderson NB, Lane JD, Monou H, Williams RB, Houseworth SJ. Racial differences in cardiovascular reactivity to mental arithmetic. Int J Psychophysiol. 1988 Jun;6(2):161–164.
Published In
Int J Psychophysiol
DOI
ISSN
0167-8760
Publication Date
June 1988
Volume
6
Issue
2
Start / End Page
161 / 164
Location
Netherlands
Related Subject Headings
- White People
- Vascular Resistance
- Problem Solving
- Humans
- Heart Rate
- Forearm
- Experimental Psychology
- Blood Pressure
- Black or African American
- Black People