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Title: Fatigue Varies by Social Class in African Americans but not Caucasian Americans.
Authors: Bardwell, Wayne A., Burke, Stephen C., Thomas, KaMala S., Carter, Christian, Weingart, Kimberly, Dimsdale, Joel E.
Source: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. Sep2006, Vol. 13 Issue 3, p252-258. 7p. 2 Charts, 1 Graph.
Subjects: Fatigue (Physiology), Social classes, Caucasian race, African Americans, Social status, Ethnicity, Blood pressure, Discrimination (Sociology)
Abstract: Socioeconomic status explains many ethnic disparities in health; however, mechanisms are hard to identify. Fatigue—a frequent complaint in patients and normals—is associated with poorer quality of life. We wondered if ethnicity and social class interact to explain fatigue. A total of 40 African Americans (AAs) and 64 Caucasian Americans (CAs) completed short forms of the Profile of Mood States (POMS–SF) and Multidimensional Fatigue Symptom Inventory (MFSI–SF). Participants were divided into high–middle and low social class groups (as per Hollingshead, 1958a). After controlling for gender, body mass index, depressive symptoms, and response bias, ethnicity and social class interacted for POMS–SF fatigue. AAs in the high–middle classes reported more fatigue than AAs in the low classes and CAs in the high–middle classes. Fatigue did not differ by class for CAs nor by ethnicity in the lower classes. Similar findings emerged for MFSI–SF general fatigue. Social class is important for understanding fatigue in AAs but not CAs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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