Background Epistemological biases in environmental epidemiology prevent the full
understanding of how racism's societal impacts directly influence health outcomes. With the …

Background Observational studies demonstrate that communities of low socioeconomic
status have higher blood pressure and worse cardiovascular outcomes. Yet, whether the …

The prevalence of non-communicable disease (NCDs) is rising globally, with a large burden
recorded in sub-Saharan countries and populations of black race/ethnicity. Accelerated …

Objective Disparities in sleep duration and efficiency between Black/African American (AA)
and White/European American (EA) adults are well-documented. The objective of this study …

It has been known for a long time that elevated blood pressure (BP) in the young may persist
and progress into adult hypertension (HTN). Multiple studies have revealed the predicted BP …

Importance The association between degree of neighborhood deprivation and primary
hypertension diagnosis in youth remains understudied. Objective To assess the association …

Objectives Black adults in the United States have shorter sleep durations and poorer sleep
efficiency relative to White adults, yet reasons for these disparities are not well explicated …

High blood pressure (BP) is a strong modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Longitudinal BP patterns themselves may reflect the burden of risk and vascular damage …

METHODS: Assessment included BP and anthropometrics. Comparisons were made by
BP≥ 90th versus< 90th percentile. Regressions were run to identify relative risk (RR) of …

In this issue of Pediatric Nephrology, Pagi and colleagues present their report,“Racial-ethnic
Diversity in Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Children with Chronic Kidney …