A link between psychosocial factors and blood pressure trend in women
Abstract
The powerful effect of psychosocial and acculturating influences on population blood pressure trends seems to be confirmed, through longitudinal observations, in the nuns in a secluded order. After initial observation had been made on culture, body form, blood pressure, diet, and other variables in 144 nuns and 138 laywomen, included as a control group, a 32-year follow-up study was undertaken. Most striking were opposite trends noted between the two groups in blood pressure trend. During the follow-up period blood pressure remained remarkably stable among the nuns. None showed a rise in diastolic blood pressure to above 90 mmHg. By contrast the control women showed the expected increase in blood pressure with age. This resulted in a gradually greater difference (Delta>30/15 mmHg) in systolic and diastolic blood pressure between the two groups, which was statistically significant. Fatal and nonfatal events were exceedingly lower in the nuns than in the control women over the follow-up period. It appears reasonable to attribute much of the difference in blood pressure to the different burden in psychosocial factor and to the preserved peaceful lifestyle of the nuns.
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- Authors
- Timio, M., Saronio, P., Verdura, C., Schiaroli, M., Timio, F., & Monarca, C.
- Corresponding author
- Timio, M.
- Venue
- Physiology & Behavior
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2001-06
- Volume
- 73
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 359-363
- ISSN
- 0031-9384 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2004435325
- Cited by
- 30
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
- 2022: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 0.48
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Physiology & Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Sodium Intake and Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Keywords
- blood pressure, psychosocial factors, women religious, religious life, acculturation, aging, diastolic blood pressure, systolic blood pressure, lifestyle, cardiovascular mortality, women
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aging, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Diseases, Catecholamines, Cholesterol, Employment, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Middle Aged, Potassium, Social Environment, Sodium, Triglycerides, Body Mass Index
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