Open AccessSubjective Aging and Incident Cardiovascular Disease
Author(s) -
Yannick Stéphan,
Angelina R. Sutin,
Susanne Wurm,
Antonio Terracciano
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology. series b, psychological sciences and social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1758-5368
pISSN - 1079-5014
DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbaa106
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , diabetes mellitus , incidence (geometry) , body mass index , disease , gerontology , health and retirement study , prospective cohort study , heart disease , physical therapy , mechanical engineering , physics , endocrinology , optics , engineering
Subjective aging, including subjective age and self-perceptions of aging (SPA), predicts health-related outcomes in older adults. Despite its association with cardiovascular risk factors, little is known about the association between subjective aging and the incidence of cardiovascular disease. Therefore, the present study examined whether subjective age and SPA are related to the incidence of heart conditions and stroke.