Increased risk of coronary heart disease among individuals reporting adverse impact of stress on their health: the Whitehall II prospective cohort study

: Nabi H, Kivimaki M, Batty GD, Shipley MJ, Britton A, Brunner EJ, Vahtera J, Lemogne C, Elbaz A, Singh-Manoux A

Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS

: 2013

: European Heart Journal

: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

: EUR HEART J

: 34

: 2697

: 2705

: 9

: 0195-668X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/eht216

Conclusions In this prospective cohort study, the perception that stress affects health, different from perceived stress levels, was associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease. Randomized controlled trials are needed to determine whether disease risk can be reduced by increasing clinical attention to those who complain that stress greatly affects their health.