Open AccessAdaptive Behavior in Stressful Situations and Stroke Incidence in Hypertensive Men
Author(s) -
Lena André-Petersson,
Gunnar Engström,
Bo Hagberg,
Lars Janzon,
Gunilla Steen
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.32.8.1712
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , cumulative incidence , incidence (geometry) , cumulative risk , dissociative , risk factor , demography , clinical psychology , cohort , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , sociology , engineering
Although hypertension is a major risk factor for stroke, many hypertensive persons remain healthy. The aim of the present study was to analyze whether adaptation in a stressful situation was associated with the incidence of stroke in hypertensive men.
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