作者: LaBarron K. Hill, PhD , Regina Sims Wright, PhD , Adrienne T. Aiken-Morgan, PhD , Alyssa Gamaldo, PhD , Christopher L. Edwards, PhD
DOI: 10.18865/ED.25.3.263
关键词: Depression (differential diagnoses) 、 Gerontology 、 Disease 、 Pulse pressure 、 Blood pressure 、 Life course approach 、 Protective factor 、 Psychosocial 、 African american men 、 Medicine
摘要: Objective: Poorer health profiles among African American men throughout the life course evince greater rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and significantly earlier mortality compared with other groups. Despite growing emphasis on identifying how psychosocial factors influence disparate disease risk, little this research has focused intently men. Methodology: Using hierarchical linear regression, we explored additive stress, depression, perceived control pulse pressure, an established marker CVD in a sample ( N = 153) (mean age 66.73 ± 9.29) from Baltimore Study Black Aging (BSBA). Results: After accounting for status indicators, emerged as significant predictor pressure. Discussion: These findings suggest that belief one’s own efficacy is protective factor cardiovascular Future research should examine whether enhancing can have appreciable impact immense burden at-risk populations. Ethn Dis. 2015;25(3):263-270.