Optimism in relation to inflammation and endothelial dysfunction in older men: The VA normative aging study

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 664-671

  Ikeda, Ai ^a   Schwartz, Joel ^a   Peters, Junenette L ^a   Fang, Shona ^a   Spiro, Avron ^b,c   Sparrow, David ^c   Vokonas, Pantel ^b,d   Kubzansky, Laura D ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

biomarkers; endothelial dysfunction; inflammation; optimism; pessimism

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INFLAMMATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIMISM; PESSIMISM; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053915563     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3182312497     Document Type: Article

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