Why the study?
Do patterns of psychophysiological arousal and adaptation predict coronary heart disease and overall illness in former college students?
Population
126 former college students
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
35 years
Authors
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Anxiety may aid long-term risk stratification; leaves open mechanisms and precludes practice change.
Do patterns of psychophysiological arousal and adaptation predict coronary heart disease and overall illness in former college students?
Severe anxiety in response to stress is a long-term predictor of coronary heart disease and overall illness, whereas cardiovascular hyperreactivity is not.
Russek et al. (1990) studied this question.
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