Subjective well-being and cardiometabolic health: An 8-11year study of midlife adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Individuals who are satisfied and experience frequent positive emotions tend to have reduced risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). However, conflicting evidence exists and little research has investigated whether well-being is associated with early-warning indicators of biological risk that precede CHD. We investigated whether life satisfaction and positive emotions longitudinally predicted reduced risk of incident cardiometabolic conditions and healthier cardiometabolic risk scores, which may provide insight into underlying mechanisms and novel prevention targets.

Methods

Initially healthy men and women (N=754-854) reported their baseline life satisfaction and positive emotions. During follow-up, presence of manifest cardiometabolic conditions was assessed and a

SUBMITTER: Boehm JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4889157 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature