Stress and Achievement of Cardiovascular Health Metrics: The American Heart Association Life's Simple 7 in Blacks of the Jackson Heart Study

Stress and Achievement of Cardiovascular Health Metrics: The American Heart Association Life's Simple 7 in Blacks of the Jackson Heart Study

BackgroundIdeal cardiovascular health metrics (defined by the American Heart Association Life's Simple 7 [LS7]) are suboptimal among blacks, which results in high risk of cardiovascular disease. We examined the association of multiple stressors with LS7 components among blacks. Methods and Resu...

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Main Authors: LaPrincess C. Brewer, Nicole Redmond, Joshua P. Slusser, Christopher G. Scott, Alanna M. Chamberlain, Luc Djousse, Christi A. Patten, Veronique L. Roger, Mario Sims
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
blacks
Jackson Heart Study
psychosocial factors
risk factors
stress
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.008855

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