We studied the blood pressure, natriuretic, kaliuretic and humoral responses of 347 normal subjects after volume expansion and volume contraction to examine possible differences among whites, blacks and subjects of different ages. According to outpatient 24-hour urine collections, blacks excreted less sodium and potassium than whites. After similar states of sodium intake were achieved among al...

Despite a worse cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk profile, Hispanics have lower CVD mortality than non-Hispanic Whites in studies based on death certificates. This study examined 310 deaths that occurred between 1984 and 1998 among 1,862 Hispanic and non-Hispanic White participants in the San Luis Valley Diabetes Study, using medical records to classify cause of death. Among persons without dia...

BACKGROUND In the United States, blacks and Hispanics have lower cancer screening rates than whites have. Studies on the screening behaviors of minorities are increasing, but few focus on the factors that contribute to this discrepancy. This study presents the self-reported willingness by blacks, Puerto Rican Hispanics, and non-Hispanic whites to participate in cancer screenings in differing ca...

Background. To better understand the role of race/ethnicity in survival after acute myocardial infarction, we compared clinical and laboratory data, response to thrombolytic therapy, and clinical outcome in 2885 patients participating in the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction Phase II (TIMI II) Trial among three groups of patients (2564 whites, 174 blacks, and 147 Hispanics). Methods and Res...

Background and aims Non-Hispanic African Americans (African Americans) smoke fewer cigarettes per day (CPD) are more likely to be non-daily smokers than non-Hispanic whites (whites). Little is known about how changes in cigarette prices might contribute these differences. This study aimed measure the price-responsiveness of smoking participation, among current intensity daily or for compare est...

Our study sought to explore if there are any differences in the clinical presentation and treatment patterns among self-reported black white adults with atopic dermatitis (AD). We performed a single-center retrospective chart review included (≥18 years of age) AD-related ICD-10 codes. Descriptive statistics were used summarize categorical variables as proportions (percentages) logistic regressi...

Abstract We examined risk and protective factors associated with dementia decomposed racial/ethnic disparities in dementia. performed a retrospective analysis of 3,495 individuals 65+ who participated the 2016 Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol, linked to Health Retirement Study. Using MMSE score, were classified as having vs cognitively normal. Risk included cardiovascular hearing loss m...

In this paper, I examine 1960 to 1980 trends in suburbanization and education segregation within the black and white populations of four U.S. metropolitan areas. This analysi s provides a test of Wilson’s (1987) social isolation thesis which claims that, during the 1960s and 1970s, middle-class black s moved out of inner-city ghettos into suburbs, thereby isolating themselves from lower-class b...

Two experiments explored the ramifications of endorsing color blindness as a strategy for appearing unprejudiced. In Study 1, Whites proved adept at categorizing faces on the basis of race, but understated their ability to do so. In Study 2, Whites playing the Political Correctness Game--a matching task that requires describing other individuals--were less likely to use race as a descriptor whe...

This paper provides a unified explanation for why blacks commit more crime, are located in poorer neighborhoods and receive lower wages than whites. If everybody believes that blacks are more criminal than whites -even if there is no basis for thisthen blacks are offered lower wages and, as a result, locate further away from jobs. Distant residence increases even more the black-white wage gap b...