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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- African-American caregivers and non-caregivers had worse physical health than white caregivers and non-caregivers, a U.S. study found.
Lead author Bob Knight of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, compared a population-based sample of 102 caregivers with 102 non-caregivers -- matched on ethnicity, gender and age. Participants self-reported diseases of the circulatory system and measures of blood pressure.
The study, published in Aging & Mental Health, found diastolic blood pressure was uniquely elevated in African-American caregivers.
Ethnic differences in health, rather than a specific response to caregiving, explain the finding, Knight said.
"If confirmed by future research, this finding is especially important since it points to a specific health risk for African-American caregivers and one not reflected in self-reported health," Knight said in a statement.
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