Research has found that higher levels of discrimination are associated with an elevated risk of a broad range of diseases from blood pressure to abdominal obesity to breast cancer to heart disease and even premature mortality.
Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa semakin tinggi tingkat diskriminasi maka makin meningkat risiko untuk menderita berbagai penyakit mulai dari tekanan darah tinggi, kegemukan kanker payudara, penyakit jantung, sampai kematian prematur.