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. 1988 Jul;80(7):733–736.

Type A Behavior and Black Physicians: The Meharry Cohort Study

William B Neser, John Thomas, Kofi Semenya, D Johniene Thomas
PMCID: PMC2625798  PMID: 3404553

Abstract

A group of 261 black, male physicians was examined for the prevalence of Type A behavior and other sociomedical correlates.

Type A behavior, as measured by the Jenkins Activity Survey (JAS), was collected together with type of practice specialty, blood pressure, weight, and height. Type A behavior tended to vary by physician practice specialty. The job involvement subscale correlated significantly with blood pressure but total JAS and other JAS subscale measurements did not. The job-involvement relationship with blood pressure parallels James's finding in lower socioeconomic status blacks. Type A behavior was not found to be related to hypertension but did tend to favor leanness.

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