title: Type A/B behaviors in employed black women: comparison of blood pressures and cholesterol levels.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the difference in mean blood pressure and mean cholesterol levels between Type A/B employed Black women. Data were collected on age (mean 38.76 years), weight (mean 179.28 pounds), cholesterol (mean 194.45 mg/dL), systolic blood pressures before (mean 130.68 mm Hg), during (mean 138.81 mm Hg), and after (mean 129.98 mm Hg), and diastolic blood pressure before (mean 77.11 mm Hg), during (mean 81.45 mm Hg), and after (mean 76.20 mm Hg) the Type A Structured Interview (SI) on 280 employed Black women. Audio tape analyses of the SI resulted in 136 Type A's and 144 Types B's. Each individual was screened for hypercholesteremia using a portable reflectance photometer. Blood pressure measurements were taken every minute during administration of the SI. The results indicated that Type A's had higher mean systolic blood pressures, higher diastolic blood pressures before, during and after a structured interview, and higher cholesterol levels than Types B's.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Smyth
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Yarandi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D044383:Black People; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015144:Southeastern United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014434:Type A Personality; D014931:Women, Working