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We also performed linear regressions in self-identified African Americans and Whites to explore the association of education with BP across racial groups.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Results. Education, but not genetic ancestry, significantly predicted BP variation in the African American subsample (b\u2009=\u2009\u22120.51 mm Hg per year additional education; P\u2009=\u2009.001). Although education was inversely associated with BP in the total population, within-group analyses showed that education remained a significant predictor of BP only among the African Americans. We found a significant interaction (b\u2009=\u20093.20; P\u2009=\u2009.006) between education and self-identified race in predicting BP.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Conclusions. Racial disparities in BP may be better explained by differences in education than by genetic ancestry. 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