Clarence Gravlee and His Colleagues Carried Out Research in Puerto

Clarence Gravlee and his colleagues carried out research in Puerto Rico, attempting to explain why darker skin pigmentation was associated with higher blood pressure. They found that Puerto Ricans with darker skins and higher socioeconomic status actually experienced higher blood pressure than other Puerto Ricans. How did they interpret this finding?

A) They realized that their ways of measuring skin color were inaccurate.
B) Individuals with darker skins and higher socioeconomic status were likely to experience more intense racism, which contributed to higher blood pressure.
C) They realized that their ways of measuring blood pressure were inaccurate.
D) Higher blood pressure does not actually correlate with skin color.