Table 2.
Average experience of everyday discrimination score and resting pulse wave velocity among post-MI participants (N = 313), by race and gender, in the Myocardial Infarction and Mental Stress 2 Study (MIMS2)
| Discrimination score | Pulse wave velocity, m/s | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean (SD) | ||
| Overall | 299 | 1.7 (0.6) | 7.5 (1.9) |
| By Race | |||
| Whites/Others | 103 | 1.5 (0.5) | 7.1 (1.8) |
| Blacks | 196 | 1.8 (0.6) | 7.7 (2.0) |
| By gender | |||
| Women | 148 | 1.7 (0.6) | 7.3 (1.8) |
| Men | 151 | 1.7 (0.6) | 7.7 (2.1) |
| By race and gender | |||
| White/Other women | 38 | 1.4 (0.5) | 6.9 (2.0) |
| Black women | 110 | 1.7 (0.6) | 7.4 (1.7) |
| White/Other men | 65 | 1.6 (0.5) | 7.2 (1.8) |
| Black men | 86 | 1.8 (0.6) | 8.0 (2.2) |
MI myocardial infarction; SD standard deviation.