在美国,高血压种族(民族)之间的流行病学发病率的差异的原因还不清楚。方法 :该研究采用的数据来源于动脉粥样硬化的多种族(民族)研究,在该横断面分析中研究人员分析是否个体和邻里水平的长期压力是产生上述差异的根源。该研究样本包括居住在巴尔的摩、纽约和北卡罗莱纳州的研究参与者(45~84岁)2679名。高血压定义为收缩压 The reason for the difference in the epidemiological incidence of hypertension among ethnic groups in the United States is unclear. METHODS: The data used in this study was derived from a multi-ethnic (ethno) study of atherosclerosis in which researchers analyzed whether long-term stress at the individual and neighborhood levels was at the root of these differences. The study sample included 2679 study participants (ages 45-84) living in Baltimore, New York and North Carolina. Hypertension is defined as systolic blood pressure