Socioeconomic Status, Preeclampsia Risk and Gestational Length in Black and White Women.
Kharah M RossChristine Dunkel SchetterMonica R McLemoreBrittany D ChambersRandi A PaynterRebecca BaerSky K FeuerElena FlowersDeborah KarasekMatthew PantellAric A PratherKelli RyckmanLaura Jelliffe-PawlowskiPublished in: Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities (2019)
Compared to White women, Black women had increased preeclampsia risk. Higher SES attenuated risk for preeclampsia among White women, but not for Black women. Similarly, higher SES indirectly predicted longer gestational length via reduced preeclampsia risk among White women, but not for Black women. These findings are consistent with diminishing returns of higher SES for Black women with respect to preeclampsia.