What does this research mean for the field?

Depression and anger suppression significantly increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, including ischemic stroke, coronary heart disease, and hypertension, among the Japanese population. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONFIRMATORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.SUPPORTS_CONSENSUS.

January 1, 2010Journal of EpidemiologyOpen Access

Psychological Distress and Cardiovascular Disease: The Circulatory Risk in Communities Study (CIRCS)

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Why the study?

Does psychological distress increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in a Japanese population?

Population

Japanese men and women from the Circulatory Risk in Communities Study

Comparison

High psychological distress vs Low psychological distress

Design

Cohort

Authors

TOTetsuya OhiraPreventive Cardiology

Discussion

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Implication

Supports psychological screening in Japanese adults; extends Western associations but remains hypothesis-generating.

Structured PICO

Does psychological distress increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in a Japanese population?

Population

Japanese men and women (n=901 for depressive symptoms, n=6292 for anger expression and tension) from the Circulatory Risk in Communities Study (CIRCS)

Intervention

High psychological distress (highest tertile of depressive symptoms, anger expression, or tension)

Comparator

Low psychological distress (lowest tertile of respective scores)

Outcome

Incidence of cardiovascular disease (total stroke, ischemic stroke, coronary heart disease, hypertension)hard clinical

Anger suppression and depression are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and hypertension in a Japanese population, extending findings previously limited to Western populations.

Cite This Study

Tetsuya Ohira (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1a8406739ab56a908595eb https://doi.org/10.2188/jea.je20100011

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Hypertension management Women and heart disease

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Psychological Distress and Cardiovascular Disease: The Circulatory Risk in Communities Study (CIRCS)

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Implication

Structured PICO

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Psychological Distress and Cardiovascular Disease: The Circulatory Risk in Communities Study (CIRCS)

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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