FATIGUE AND HEART-DISEASE - THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN VITAL EXHAUSTION AND PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE CORONARY HEART-DISEASE
FATIGUE AND HEART-DISEASE - THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN VITAL EXHAUSTION AND PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE CORONARY HEART-DISEASE
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DOI:
10.1016/0022-3999(89)90088-3
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发表时间:
1989-01-01
影响因子:
4.7
通讯作者:
MULDER, P
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作者:
APPELS, A;MULDER, P
In order to study the association between vital exhaustion and different manifestations of coronary heart disease, a prospective study was conducted among 3877 males, aged 39-65. This group was studied during a mean period of 4.2 years. Vital exhaustion, a mental state characterized by unusual fatigue, a feeling of being dejected or defeated, and increased irritability, were assessed by means of the Maastricht Questionnnaire. Subjects who scored in the upper third were labelled as exhausted and were compared with those who scored in the lower or middle third. The age-adjusted relative risk of angina pectoris at screening that was associated with vital exhaustion was 4.17 (p < 0.01); that of unstable angina pectoris at screening was 17.21 (p < 0.001). No association was observed between vital exhaustion and past myocardial infarction, except in the youngest age group (OR = 3.76; p = 0.05). Among the subjects free from coronary heart disease at screening. 54 cases of angina pectoris, 38 cases of non-fatal myocardial infarction, and 21 cases of fatal myocardial infarction were observed during follow-up. The age-adjusted relative risk of angina pectoris at follow-up was found to be 1.86 (p < 0.03) and that of non-fatal myocardial infarction was found to be 2.28 (p < 0.001). No association was found between vital exhaustion and fatal events.