Researchers say it's possible.
They're exploring a link between high status and high blood pressure. More work needs to be done, but early results show that women and African-American men in high status jobs may have higher blood pressures at work than white men in the same jobs. It's also often true that high status at work brings on more stress. That stress can be felt at home and on the job. Researchers are also looking at the relationship between family stress and health problems.