In:
Circulation, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 147, No. Suppl_1 ( 2023-02-28)
Abstract:
Background: Chronic stress experienced at home or work has been associated with acute increases in blood pressure (BP) measured in the doctor’s office, but few data are available on the association of chronic stress with BP measured outside of the office setting. Methods: We analyzed data from 473 African-American adults enrolled in the Jackson Heart Study with office BP 〈 130/80 mm Hg to examine the association between chronic stress and masked hypertension (MHT). Chronic stress related to jobs, relationships, neighborhoods, caregiving, legal problems, medical problems, racism and discrimination, and meeting basic needs experienced over the previous 12 months was assessed using the 8-item Global Perceived Stress Scale (GPSS). We grouped participants by tertile of the composite GPSS score. Any MHT was defined as awake BP ≥ 130/80 mm Hg, asleep BP ≥ 110/65 mm Hg, or 24-hour BP ≥ 125/75 mm Hg. Analyses were stratified by antihypertensive medication use. Results: Among participants not taking antihypertensive medication (mean age 53 years), the prevalence of any MHT was 59.0%, 75.0% and 61.8% for the low (GPSS score ≤ 3), middle (GPSS score 4 - 6), and upper tertiles of the GPSS score (GPSS score 〉 6), respectively. Among those taking antihypertensive medication (mean age 61 years), the prevalence of any MHT was 77.4%, 80.7%, and 77.9% for participants in the low, middle, and upper tertile of the GPSS score, respectively. After multivariable adjustment, the prevalence ratio (95% confidence interval) for any MHT associated with the middle and upper versus low tertile of the GPSS score was 1.23 (0.96, 1.57) and 1.07 (0.83, 1.39), respectively, among those not taking antihypertensive medication and 0.97 (0.82, 1.14) and 1.02 (0.85, 1.21), respectively, among those taking antihypertensive medication (Table). Conclusion: No association was present between chronic stress and MHT among African Americans in the Jackson Heart Study.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0009-7322
,
1524-4539
DOI:
10.1161/circ.147.suppl_1.P258
Language:
English
Publisher:
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Publication Date:
2023
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1466401-X
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