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Coronary heart disease risk factors in men with light and dark skin in Puerto Rico

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  • Costas Jr., R.
  • Garcia-Palmieri, M.R.
  • Sorlie, P.
  • Hertzmark, E.

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The association of skin color with coronary heart disease risk factors was studied in 4,000 urban Puerto Rican men. Skin color on the inner upper arm was classified according to the von Luschan color tiles. Using this grading, men were separated into two groups of light or dark skin color. The dark group had a lower socioeconomic status (SES) based on income, education, and occupation. Dark men had slightly higher mean systolic blood pressures (SBP) and lower mean serum cholesterol levels than the light, but the relative weights and cigarette smoking habits of both groups were similar. After controlling for the differences in SES, skin color showed a small but statistically significant association with SBP. Whether this association with skin color represents genetic or environmental influences on SBP could not be determined from this study.

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  • Costas Jr., R. & Garcia-Palmieri, M.R. & Sorlie, P. & Hertzmark, E., 1981. "Coronary heart disease risk factors in men with light and dark skin in Puerto Rico," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 71(6), pages 614-619.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.71.6.614_6
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.71.6.614
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    1. Godoy, Ricardo & Goodman, Elizabeth & Gravlee, Clarence & Levins, Richard & Seyfried, Craig & Caram, Mariana & Jha, Naveen, 2007. "Blood pressure and hypertension in an American colony (Puerto Rico) and on the USA mainland compared, 1886-1930," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 5(2), pages 255-279, July.

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