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Area of Science:

  • Psychological well-being
  • Cardiovascular health
  • Preventive medicine

Background:

  • Growing interest in the health benefits of positive psychological states for cardiovascular health.
  • Life satisfaction, a component of well-being, has been understudied in relation to early cardiovascular disease.
  • Limited research exists on the association between life satisfaction and coronary atherosclerosis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between life satisfaction and coronary artery disease.
  • To explore associations between psychological well-being and subclinical cardiovascular disease.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized cross-sectional data from the SCAPIS Malmö study (n=6251, aged 50-64).
  • Assessed life satisfaction and coronary artery calcification.
  • Adjusted for sociodemographic factors, depression, and cardiovascular risk factors (SCORE).

Main Results:

  • Higher life satisfaction correlated with lower odds of increased coronary artery calcification.
  • The association remained significant after adjustments for sociodemographic factors and depression.
  • The link lost statistical significance after accounting for cardiovascular risk factors.
  • A dose-response relationship was observed between life satisfaction and coronary calcification grade.

Conclusions:

  • Life satisfaction is associated with better coronary artery health in a population-based sample.
  • Cardiovascular risk factors largely mediate this association.
  • Life satisfaction may influence coronary atherosclerosis by reducing cardiovascular risk factor burden.