Key result
Delayed blood pressure recovery after psychological stress was associated with greater carotid intima-media thickness in lower socioeconomic status participants (0.78 vs 0.65 mm; P=0.010).
Why the study?
Is delayed blood pressure recovery after psychological stress associated with increased carotid intima-media thickness in healthy adults?
Cohort (n=136)
Is delayed blood pressure recovery after psychological stress associated with increased carotid intima-media thickness in healthy adults?
Absolute Event Rate: 0.78% vs 0.65%
p-value: p=0.010
Delayed blood pressure recovery after psychological stress is associated with increased carotid intima-media thickness in individuals with lower socioeconomic status, suggesting a biological mechanism for psychosocial influences on cardiovascular disease.
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Does not support practice change; leaves open whether targeting stress recovery mitigates atherosclerosis in lower-SES adults.
Steptoe et al. (2006) conducted a cohort in Healthy (n=136). Delayed blood pressure recovery after psychological stress vs. Adequate blood pressure recovery was evaluated on Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in lower socioeconomic status participants (p=0.010). Delayed blood pressure recovery after psychological stress was associated with greater carotid intima-media thickness in lower socioeconomic status participants (0.78 vs 0.65 mm; P=0.010).
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