Cumulative Psychosocial Stress and Ideal Cardiovascular Health in Older Women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research implicates acute and chronic stressors in racial/ethnic health disparities, but the joint impact of multiple stressors on racial/ethnic disparities in cardiovascular health is unknown.

Methods

In 25 062 women (24 053 white; 256 Hispanic; 440 black; 313 Asian) articipating in the Women's Health Study follow-up cohort, we examined the relationship between cumulative psychosocial stress (CPS) and ideal cardiovascular health (ICH), as defined by the American Heart Association's 2020 strategic Impact Goals. This health metric includes smoking, body mass index, physical activity, diet, blood pressure, total cholesterol, and glucose, with higher levels indicating more ICH and less cardiovascular risk (score range, 0-7). We created a CPS score that summarized acu

SUBMITTER: Burroughs Pena MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6478505 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature