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Table 1 Distribution of psychosocial measures and CVD Risk factors among men and women, JHS, 2000–2004 (n = 4806)

From: Cumulative psychosocial factors are associated with cardiovascular disease risk factors and management among African Americans in the Jackson Heart Study

Variable

Total

Men

Women

P Value

Psychosocial Measures (Mean, SD)

 Cynical Distrust

6.8 (3.2)

7.2 (3.1)

6.6 (6.5)

< 0.001

 Anger in

5.5 (3.5)

5.6 (3.5)

5.4 (3.5)

0.05

 Anger out

4.5 (3.1)

4.5 (3.1)

4.6 (3.2)

0.55

 Depressive symptoms

10.9 (8.1)

9.7 (7.3)

11.5 (8.4)

< 0.001

 Global Stress

5.1 (4.4)

4.5 (4.2)

5.5 (4.4)

< 0.001

 WSI-Event

32.3 (22.8)

33.1 (24.2)

31.8 (22.1)

0.11

 WSI-Impact

81.4 (81.6)

76.9 (80.0)

84.0 (82.4)

0.02

 Major Life Events

3.5 (1.4)

3.3 (1.3)

3.6 (1.4)

< 0.001

 Cumulative Negative Affect

7.64 (2.16)

7.63 (2.2)

7.64 (2.1)

0.91

 Cumulative Stress

7.57 (2.25)

7.31 (2.2)

7.72 (2.3)

< 0.001

CVD Risk factors (%)

 Obesity

53.4

41.5

60.2

< 0.001

 Hypertension

62.9

60.1

64.5

0.002

 Diabetes

18.8

17.0

19.8

0.02

 Hypertension Control*

26.6

23.3

28.7

0.002

 Diabetes Control**

38.6

36.1

39.8

0.34

  1. P values based on ANOVA tests and Chi Square Tests. Abbreviations: WSI Weekly Stress Inventory; SD Standard deviation; BMI Body mass index. Cumulative negative affect score (range 4–12) is the sum of the individual tertile scores (range 1–3) for cynical distrust, anger in, anger out, and depressive symptoms. Cumulative stress score (range 4–12) is the sum of the individual tertile scores (range 1–3) for global perceived stress, WSI-event, WSI-impact, and major life events
  2. *The denominator for hypertension control includes all hypertensives on anti-hypertensive medications (n = 2654)
  3. **The denominator for diabetes control includes all diabetics on anti-diabetic medications (n = 751)