Open AccessAmbulatory Blood Pressure Reactivity as a Moderator in the Association Between Daily Life Psychosocial Stress and Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis
Author(s) -
Thomas W. Kamarck,
Xingyuan Li,
Aidan G.C. Wright,
Matthew F. Muldoon,
Stephen B. Manuck
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
psychosomatic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.62
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 1534-7796
pISSN - 0033-3174
DOI - 10.1097/psy.0000000000000627
Subject(s) - blood pressure , ambulatory blood pressure , stressor , psychosocial , ambulatory , medicine , moderation , job strain , supine position , cardiology , diastole , subclinical infection , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , social psychology
We examined whether associations between daily psychosocial stressor exposures and carotid artery intima-medial thickness (IMT) may be stronger among those showing larger stress-related cardiovascular reactivity (CVR) during the course of daily living.