Why the study?
Are hostility and low social support associated with coronary heart disease in individuals with and without a familial predisposition?
Population
4,747 men and women from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Heart Study, comprising a…
Comparison
High hostility and low social support vs Low hostility and high social support
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May inform psychosocial risk assessment in familial high-risk groups; extends observational associations but leaves causality and intervention effects open.
Are hostility and low social support associated with coronary heart disease in individuals with and without a familial predisposition?
High hostility and low social support are associated with manifestations of coronary heart disease, particularly in individuals with a familial predisposition, independent of adverse health behaviors.
Knox et al. (1998) studied this question.
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