Self-perceived stress is associated with adiposity and atherosclerosis. The GEA Study

A growing body of evidence suggests that psychological stress is an independent cardiovascular risk factor. Obesity prevalence shows accelerating trends worldwide, and is known to be associated with a range of comorbidities and survival. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between s...

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Published in:BMC public health 2015-08, Vol.15 (1), p.780-780, Article 780
Main Authors: Ortega-Montiel, Janinne, Posadas-Romero, Carlos, Ocampo-Arcos, Wendy, Medina-Urrutia, Aida, Cardoso-Saldaña, Guillermo, Jorge-Galarza, Esteban, Posadas-Sánchez, Rosalinda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adiposity
Adult
Aged
Analysis
Body Mass Index
Carotid Artery Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Carotid Artery Diseases - epidemiology
Carotid Intima-Media Thickness
Chronic Disease
Female
Health aspects
Humans
Life Style
Male
Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology
Mexico - epidemiology
Middle Aged
Obesity - epidemiology
Prevalence
Public health
Risk Factors
Self Report
Sex Factors
Stress, Psychological - epidemiology
Type 2 diabetes
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Summary:A growing body of evidence suggests that psychological stress is an independent cardiovascular risk factor. Obesity prevalence shows accelerating trends worldwide, and is known to be associated with a range of comorbidities and survival. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between self-perceived psychological stress with parameters of adiposity, metabolic syndrome, and subclinical atherosclerosis in Mexican participants. Metabolic Syndrome was defined using the Adult Treatment Panel III criteria, obesity was defined as BMI >30, subclinical atherosclerosis disease was determined by computed tomography, and carotid intima media thickness was determined by ultrasonography. Self-perceived psychological stress was assessed using a single-item questionnaire. A total of 1243 control subjects were included in the sample, mean age 54.2 ± 9 years old; the prevalence of chronic self-perceived psychological stress (>5 years) was 10.13 %, female gender (62.7 %), obesity prevalence (48.4 %), and self-reporting sedentary lifestyle (56.3 %). The chronic stressed cohort presented higher subcutaneous abdominal fat content (285 vs 319 cm(2)), and carotid intima media thickness (0.63 vs 0.66 mm; p 
ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-015-2112-8