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12489070

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-12-18
pubmed:abstractText
The metabolic syndrome is an important risk factor for major chronic diseases in women. A key component of the syndrome, central adiposity, is correlated with psychological risk factors associated with coronary artery disease in prior epidemiological studies. We evaluated if psychological risk factors predicted the metabolic syndrome and if the metabolic syndrome predicted psychological distress. A population-based cohort of 425 women who were middle-aged, and pre-, peri-, and postmenopausal was followed for an average 7.4 years. Psychological risk factors, including depression, anxiety, tension, current perceived stress, and anger, and biological components of the metabolic syndrome, including glucose, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol, waist circumference, and blood pressure (BP) were measured at baseline and at examinations 1 to 8 years postmenopause. Women were classified according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) criteria for metabolic syndrome. Women who exhibited high levels of depression, tension, and anger at baseline, and increased in anger during the follow-up had elevated risk for developing the metabolic syndrome during follow-up, P <.04. The metabolic syndrome at baseline, in turn, predicted increasing anger and anxiety 7.4 years later, P <.001. Psychological risk factors affect the development of the metabolic syndrome. The association between anger and the metabolic syndrome is reciprocal. Reduction in the level of psychological distress may prevent the development of the metabolic syndrome in women.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0026-0495
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2002, Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1573-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
The relationship between psychological risk attributes and the metabolic syndrome in healthy women: antecedent or consequence?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't