Experiences of Discrimination Are Associated With Worse Metabolic Syndrome Severity Among African Americans in the Jackson Heart Study.

CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that, in a large community-based sample of African Americans, discrimination is a salient psychosocial risk factor for severity of MetS.
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Source: Annals of Behavioral Medicine - July 19, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Cardel MI, Chi X, Min YI, Sims M, Musani SK, Dulin A, Gravlee CC, Smith SM, DeBoer MD, Gurka MJ Tags: Ann Behav Med Source Type: research