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Heart health when life is satisfying: evidence from the Whitehall II cohort study
JK Boehm, C Peterson, M Kivimaki... - European Heart ..., 2011 - Eur Soc Cardiology Methods and results Coronary risk factors and satisfaction within seven life domains (eg job and
family) were assessed in 7956 initially healthy members of the Whitehall II cohort. Incident CHD
(angina, non-fatal myocardial infarction, or death from CHD) was ascertained from ...
Methods and results Coronary risk factors and satisfaction within seven life domains (e.g. job and family) were assessed in 7956 initially healthy members of the Whitehall II cohort. Incident CHD (angina, non-fatal myocardial infarction, or death from CHD) was ascertained from medical screening, hospital data, and registry linkage over five person-years of follow-up. Satisfaction averaged across domains was associated with reduced CHD risk (HR: 0.87; 95% CI: 0.78–0.98), controlling for demographic characteristics, health behaviours, blood pressure, and metabolic functioning. Associations with CHD risk were evident for satisfaction in four life domains—one's job, family, sex life, and self, but not one's love relationship, leisure activities, or standard of living. When examining CHD outcomes separately, average domain satisfaction was associated with angina but not myocardial infarction or coronary death.
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