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AJPH First Look, published online ahead of print Oct 27, 2005
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Skin Color, Social Classification, and Blood Pressure in Southeastern Puerto Rico

Clarence C. Gravlee, PhD, William W. Dressler, PhD and H. Russell Bernard, PhD

Clarence C. Gravlee is with the Department of Anthropology, Florida State University, Tallahassee. William W. Dressler is with the Department of Anthropology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. H. Russell Bernard is with the Department of Anthropology, University of Florida, Gainesville.



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  		FIGURE 1—— Melanin index at upper inner arm by ascribed color, as determined by cultural consensus estimate of matched standardized facial portrait.

 



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  		FIGURE 2—— Interaction between ascribed color and socioeconomic status in association with (a) systolic and (b) diastolic blood pressure, independent of skin pigmentation and covariates.

 




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