Specificity in Associations of Anger Frequency and Expression With Different Causes of Mortality Over 20 Years.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Although evidence has linked anger and hostility with all-cause mortality risk, less research has examined whether anger frequency and expression (outwardly expressing angry feelings) are linked to all-cause and cause-specific mortality.

Methods

In 1996, men (n = 17,352) free of medical conditions from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study reported anger frequency and aggressive expression levels. Deaths were ascertained from participants' families, postal authorities, and death registries. Cox proportional hazards regression models estimated hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of mortality risk until 2016 with a 2-year lag, adjusting for a range of relevant covariates.

Results

There were 4881 deaths throughout follow-up. After adjustme

SUBMITTER: Trudel-Fitzgerald C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8178222 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature