Negative Affect as a Prospective Risk Factor for Hypertension
Bruce S. Jonas, ScM, PhD and
James F. Lando, MD, MPH
From the Office of Analysis (B.S.J.), Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Center for Health Statistics, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD; and Epidemiology Program Office (J.F.L.), US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.

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Fig. 1. Age-adjusted incidence rates of treated hypertension (per 1000 person-years [P-Y]) by race and sex groups and negative affect symptom categories: NHEFS 19711992.
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