Culture, skin color, and arterial blood pressure in Brazil

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The interactions of skin color, socioeconomic status (SES) and blood pressure have been investigated in a group of Brazilians, using cultural consonance in lifestyle as a measure of the cultural dimension of SES. Among darker skinned Brazilians, adjusted systolic blood pressure was 16.2 mm Hg higher and adjusted diastolic blood pressure was 9.7 higher for those with lower cultural consonance. For Brazilians with lighter skins, blood pressure increases of 6.4 mm Hg (systolic) and 1.0 mm Hg (diastolic) were associated with lower cultural consonance.

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Skin pigmentation, self-perceived color, and arterial blood pressure in Puerto Rico

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An introduction of a measurement strategy to isolate the cultural and biological dimensions of skin color along with its development in a scientific hypothesis regarding the cultural significance of skin color in Puerto Rico is presented. The pattern is interpreted as evidence that states that sociocultural processes mediate relationship between skin color and blood pressure.

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Cultural consonance and adult body composition in urban Brazil

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A study assessed the relevance of socioeconomic and cultural processes on body composition among women in urban Brazil. Results revealed that lifestyles were mainly responsible for body mass and size.

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