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Rosalba Hernandez1, Kiarri N Kershaw2, Juned Siddique2
1School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL.
Objectives:
We examined the cross-sectional association between optimism and cardiovascular health (CVH).
Methods:
We used data collected from adults aged 52-84 who participated in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) (n=5,134) during the first follow-up visit (2002-2004). Multinomial logistic regression was used to examine associations of optimism with ideal and intermediate CVH (with reference being poor CVH), after adjusting for socio-demographic factors and psychological ill-being.
Results:
Participants in the highest quartile of optimism were more likely to have intermediate [OR=1.51:95%CI=1.25,1.82] and ideal [OR=1.92:95%CI=1.30,2.85] CVH when compared to the least optimistic group. Individual CVH metrics of diet, physical activity, BMI, smoking, blood sugar and total cholesterol contributed to the overall association.
Conclusions:
We offer evidence for a cross-sectional association between optimism and CVH.
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