The Interactive Effects of Education and Social Support on Blood Pressure in African Americans

De Annah R. Byrd; Yanping Jiang; Samuele Zilioli; Roland J. Thorpe; Peter A. Lichtenberg; Keith E. Whitfield

doi:10.1093/gerona/glab289

The Interactive Effects of Education and Social Support on Blood Pressure in African Americans

De Annah R. Byrd, Yanping Jiang, Samuele Zilioli, Roland J. Thorpe, Peter A. Lichtenberg, Keith E. Whitfield

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Background: This study examined whether the effects of received and provided social support on blood pressure (BP) would differ by education. Methods: Data from 602 African American adults (48-95 years) enrolled in the Baltimore Study of Black Aging-Patterns of Cognitive Aging were analyzed using multiple linear regression. Results: We found no main effects of received and provided social support on BP. However, a significant moderation effect was observed for systolic BP, such that greater received social support was positively associated with higher systolic BP among individuals with low levels of education, adjusting for age, sex, chronic health conditions, and depressive symptoms. Conclusions: The findings demonstrate that social support and education have joint effects on BP, which highlights the importance of considering psychosocial determinants of adverse cardiovascular health outcomes that disproportionately affect African Americans.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	E98-E106
Journal	Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
Volume	77
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glab289
State	Published - Feb 1 2022
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Blacks
Cardiovascular health
Social support
Socioeconomic status

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General Medicine

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