Trajectory of Psychological Risk and Incident Hypertension in Middle-Aged Women
Why the study?
Does the trajectory of psychological risk increase the risk of incident hypertension in healthy middle-aged women?
Structured PICO
Does the trajectory of psychological risk increase the risk of incident hypertension in healthy middle-aged women?
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Population
541 healthy normotensive middle-aged women (90.6% white, 8.9% African American)
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Intervention
Trajectory of psychological risk (persistent or increasing measures of depression and anxiety symptoms, anger, and low social support over time)
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Outcome
Incident hypertension
Increasing levels of anger, decreasing social support, and high anxiety over time are associated with an increased risk of developing hypertension in middle-aged women.
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Implication
Psychological trajectories should not yet change hypertension prevention; hypothesis-generating for targeted trials in middle-aged women.
Cite This Study
Räikkönen et al. (2001) studied this question.