Does stress resilience in male adolescents affect subsequent stroke risk?
Stress susceptibility in male adolescents may be implicated in the etiology of stroke, potentially mediated by poorer physical fitness.
Stress susceptibility and, therefore, psychosocial stress may be implicated in the aetiology of stroke. This association may be explained, in part, by poorer physical fitness. Effective prevention might focus on behaviour/lifestyle and psychosocial stress.
Bergh et al. (Fri,) studied this question.