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A Prospective Study of Positive Early-Life Psychosocial Factors and Favorable Cardiovascular Risk in Adulthood

Author(s) -

Allison A. Appleton,

Stephen L. Buka,

Eric B. Loucks,

Eric B. Rimm,

Laurie T. Martin,

Laura D. Kubzansky

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.112.115782

Subject(s) - medicine , psychosocial , odds ratio , confidence interval , prospective cohort study , national child development study , early childhood , cohort study , risk factor , gerontology , demography , developmental psychology , millennium cohort study (united states) , psychiatry , psychology , sociology

The American Heart Association's national goals for cardiovascular health promotion emphasize that cardiovascular risk originates early in life, but little is known about childhood factors that may increase the likelihood of having a favorable cardiovascular risk (FCR) in adulthood. We examined the prospective association between positive childhood factors and the likelihood of midlife FCR. We also considered pathways through which childhood factors may influence FCR.

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