Titre
Associations between psychological stress and smoking, drinking, obesity, and high blood pressure in an upper middle-income country in the African region.
Type
article
Institution
UNIL/CHUV/Unisanté + institutions partenaires
Périodique
Auteur(s)
Chamik, T.
Auteure/Auteur
Viswanathan, B.
Auteure/Auteur
Gedeon, J.
Auteure/Auteur
Bovet, P.
Auteure/Auteur
Liens vers les personnes
Liens vers les unités
ISSN
1532-2998
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2018-02
Volume
34
Numéro
1
Première page
93
Dernière page/numéro d’article
101
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
The direction and magnitude of the associations between cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) and psychological stress continue to be debated, and no data are available from surveys in the African region. In this study, we examine the associations between CVRFs and psychological stress in the Seychelles, a rapidly developing small island state in the African region. A survey was conducted in 1,240 adults aged 25-64 years representative of the Seychelles. Participants were asked to rank psychological stress that they had experienced during the past 12 months in four domains: work, social life, financial situation, and environment around home. CVRFs (high blood pressure, tobacco use, alcohol drinking, and obesity) were assessed using standard procedures. Psychological stress was associated with age, sex, and socioeconomic status. Overall, there were only few consistent associations between psychological stress and CVRFs, adjusting for age, sex, and socioeconomic status. Social stress was associated with smoking, drinking, and obesity, and there were marginal associations between stress at work and drinking, and between financial stress, and smoking and drinking. Psychological stress was not associated with high blood pressure. These findings suggest that psychological stress should be considered in cardiovascular disease prevention and control strategies.
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serval:BIB_4676EB743E1C
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Open Access
Oui
Date de création
2017-06-13T18:03:29.552Z
Date de création dans IRIS
2025-05-20T14:42:06Z
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Bove7-Stress(24dec16).pdf
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URN
urn:nbn:ch:serval-BIB_4676EB743E1C4
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