Racial discrimination and telomere shortening among African Americans: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study.

David H ChaeYijie WangConnor D MartzNatalie SlopenTiffany YipNancy E AdlerThomas E Fuller-RowellJue LinKaren A MatthewsGene H BrodyErica C SpearsEli PutermanElissa S Epel

Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2020)

This study adds to evidence that racial discrimination contributes to accelerated physiologic weathering and health declines among African Americans through its impact on biological systems, including via its effects on telomere attrition. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

coronary artery
young adults
mental health
pulmonary artery
african american
health information
pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary arterial hypertension
health promotion