Associations between cumulative social risk, psychosocial risk, and ideal cardiovascular health: Insights from the HeartSCORE study

ABSTRACT: Highlights • Higher social risk is associated with achievement of fewer ideal cardiovascular health factors.• The association was modestly attenuated after adjusting for depression, stress, and perceived discrimination.• Psychosocial factors may mediate part of the association between social risk and achievement of ideal cardiovascular health.

Background

Limited studies have assessed the effects of psychosocial risk factors on achievement of ideal cardiovascular health (CVH).

Methods

Using the Heart Strategies Concentrating on Risk Evaluation (HeartSCORE) cohort, we examined the cross-sectional associations of cumulative social risk (CSR) and three psychosocial factors (depression, stress, perceived discrimination) with ideal CVH. CSR was calculated by assigning one point

SUBMITTER: Berkowitz J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9340530 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature