Citation
Cain-Shields, Loretta; Ansari, Md Abu Yusuf; DeAngelis, Reed T.; Glover, LáShauntá; & Sims, Mario (2022). Goal-Striving Stress and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Jackson Heart Study. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 33(3), 1291-1304. PMCID: PMC7428553Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Addressing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors is essential to reducing CVD burden in African Americans (AAs). Goal-striving stress (GSS), the stress associated with fears of failure, is particularly relevant to AAa in a society where their upward mobility is often blocked. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the association between GSS and incident hypertension, diabetes, and obesity among AAs.METHODS: Hazard regression models were used to assess the relationship between GSS and incident hypertension, diabetes, and obesity among 4,485 participants in the Jackson Heart Study.
RESULTS: Among men, those with high (vs. low) GSS were 41% less likely to become obese over a mean period of eight years: 0.59 (0.36, 0.95) p=.03.
DISCUSSION: Differences in health behaviors and in stress hormone responses may explain the stress-obesity association we found in men but not women. Future research should examine other factors that may explain this relationship.
URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2022.0113Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2022Journal Title
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and UnderservedAuthor(s)
Cain-Shields, LorettaAnsari, Md Abu Yusuf
DeAngelis, Reed T.
Glover, LáShauntá
Sims, Mario