Sex differences in perceived stress and early recovery in young and middle-aged patients with acute myocardial infarction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Younger age and female sex are both associated with greater mental stress in the general population, but limited data exist on the status of perceived stress in young and middle-aged patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction.

Methods and results

We examined sex difference in stress, contributing factors to this difference, and whether this difference helps explain sex-based disparities in 1-month recovery using data from 3572 patients with acute myocardial infarction (2397 women and 1175 men) 18 to 55 years of age. The average score of the 14-item Perceived Stress Scale at baseline was 23.4 for men and 27.0 for women (P<0.001). Higher stress in women was explained largely by sex differences in comorbidities, physical and mental health status, intrafamil

SUBMITTER: Xu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4652932 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature