Anger is associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in low SES but not in higher SES men and women. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

Päivi Merjonen; Laura Pulkki-Råback; Sampsa Puttonen; Pertti Keskivaara; Markus Juonala; Risto Telama; Jorma Viikari; Olli T. Raitakari; Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen

doi:10.1007/s10865-007-9131-6

Anger is associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in low SES but not in higher SES men and women. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

Päivi Merjonen
, Laura Pulkki-Råback
, Sampsa Puttonen
, Pertti Keskivaara
, Markus Juonala
, Risto Telama
, Jorma Viikari
, Olli T. Raitakari
, Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We investigated the associations of anger and cynicism with carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) and whether these associations were moderated by childhood or adulthood socioeconomic status (SES). The participants were 647 men and 893 women derived from the population-based Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. Childhood SES was measured in 1980 when the participants were aged 3-18. In 2001, adulthood SES, anger, cynicism, and IMT were measured. There were no associations between anger or cynicism and IMT in the entire population, but anger was associated with thicker IMT in participants who had experienced low SES in childhood. This association persisted after adjustment for a host of cardiovascular risk factors. It is concluded that the ill health-effects of psychological factors such as anger may be more pronounced in individuals who have been exposed to adverse socioeconomic circumstances early in life.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	35-44
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Behavioral Medicine
Volume	31
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-007-9131-6
Publication status	Published - Feb 2008
Externally published	Yes
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Funding

Acknowledgments This study was supported by the Academy of Finland (Grant no. 111056, 209514, and 209518 (LK-J), and 77841 and 210283 (OTR)), The Finnish Foundation of Cardiovascular Research and The Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation.

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Anger
Atherosclerosis
Cynicism
Hostility
Intima-media thickness (IMT)
Socioeconomic status (SES)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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Merjonen, P., Pulkki-Råback, L., Puttonen, S., Keskivaara, P., Juonala, M., Telama, R., Viikari, J., Raitakari, O. T., & Keltikangas-Järvinen, L. (2008). Anger is associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in low SES but not in higher SES men and women. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 31(1), 35-44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-007-9131-6

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