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Hypertension and stress.

L G Hudzinski1, E D Frohlich, R D Holloway

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Ochsner Clinic New Orleans, Louisiana 70121.

Clinical Cardiology
|September 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary

This study investigated chronic stress and hypertension, finding no increased incidence in hospitalized stress patients compared to outpatients or the general population. Chronic stress does not appear to predispose individuals to essential hypertension.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Health
  • Psychosomatic Medicine
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Chronic stress is often anecdotally linked to hypertension.
  • Understanding the physiological impact of stress on blood pressure is crucial for public health.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between chronic stress and the incidence of hypertension.
  • To determine if individuals undergoing stress treatment exhibit higher hypertension rates.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of hypertension incidence across three groups: hospitalized stress patients, outpatients in a stress program, and a "normal" general population sample.
  • Subjects were matched for age, sex, and race.
  • Hypertension defined as blood pressure > 140/90 mmHg.

Main Results:

  • Hypertension incidence was 17.3% in hospitalized stress patients.
  • Outpatient stress patients showed a 5% incidence, and the "normal" group showed 13%.
  • These rates are comparable to or lower than the 1962 National Health Survey's 18% national incidence.

Conclusions:

  • The study did not confirm the common belief that chronic stress directly leads to essential hypertension.
  • Hospitalized patients with diagnosed stress did not show a higher prevalence of hypertension than less stressed or "normal" groups.
  • Further research may be needed to explore complex stress-hypertension pathways.

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