Cardiovascular risk factors and life changes.
Many variables are considered risk factors for cardiovascular disease. This study examines the associations among a psychological variable (type A personality measurement), a social variable (Holmes and Rahe Schedule of Recent Events), and physiologic variables (age, blood pressure, smoking, and cholesterol), as measured to fill out a health hazard appraisal. These tests and questionnaires were administered to 572 persons from the San Francisco Bay area when they enrolled in a health promotion program (Common Health Care). Recent life changes and a self-measurement of coronary prone behavior showed no significant correlations to major heart disease risk factors.
D000328:Adult; D002140:California; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D005082:Physical Exertion; D012306:Risk