Association between chronic stress and blood pressure: Findings from the German health interview and examination survey for adults 2008-2011

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 575-582

  Hassoun, Lina ^a,c   Herrmann Lingen, Christoph ^a,c   Hapke, Ulfert ^a,b   Neuhauser, Hannelore ^a,b,c   Scheidt Nave, Christa ^a,b,c   Meyer, Thomas ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c German Center for Cardiovascular Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

blood pressure; Hypertension; psychosocial stress; stressor exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY MASS; CHRONIC STRESS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 9; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930908550     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000183     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. Lewington S, Clarke R, Qizilbash N, Peto R, Collins R, Prospective Studies Collaboration. Age-specific relevance of usual blood pressure to vascular mortality: a meta-Analysis of individual data for one million adults in 61 prospective studies. Lancet 2002; 360: 1903-13.
2. Rozanski A, Blumenthal JA, Davidson KW, Saab PG, Kubzansky L,. The epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management of psychosocial risk factors in cardiac practice: the emerging field of behavioral cardiology. J Am Coll Cardiol 2005; 45: 637-51.
3. Sparrenberger F, Cichelero FT, Ascoli AM, Fonseca FP, Weiss G, Berwanger O, Fuchs SC, Moreira LB, Fuchs FD,. Does psychosocial stress cause hypertension? A systematic review of observational studies. J Hum Hypertens 2009; 23: 12-9.
4. Schneider RH, Alexander CN, Staggers F, Rainforth M, Salerno JW, Hartz A, Arndt S, Barnes VA, Nidich SI,. Long-term effects of stress reduction on mortality in persons ≥55 years of age with systemic hypertension. Am J Cardiol 2005; 95: 1060-4.
5. Freeman ZS,. Stress and hypertension. A critical review. Med J Aust 1990; 153: 621-5.
6. Nyklícek I, Vingerhoets JJ, Van Heck GL,. Hypertension and objective and self-reported stressor exposure: a review. J Psychosom Res 1996; 40: 585-601.
7. Hildrum B, Mykletun A, Stordal E, Bjelland I, Dahl AA, Holmen J,. Association of low blood pressure with anxiety and depression: the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study. J Epidemiol Community Health 2007; 61: 53-8.
8. Hildrum B, Romild U, Holmen J,. Anxiety and depression lowers blood pressure: 22-year follow-up of the population based HUNT study, Norway. BMC Public Health 2011; 11: 601.
9. Berendes A, Meyer T, Hulpke-Wette M, Herrmann-Lingen C,. Association of elevated blood pressure with low distress and good quality of life: results from the nationwide representative German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents. Psychosom Med 2013; 75: 422-8.
10. Scheidt-Nave C, Kamtsiuris P, Gößwald A, Hölling H, Lange M, Busch MA, Dahm S, Dölle R, Ellert U, Fuchs J, Hapke U, Heidemann C, Knopf H, Laussmann D, Mensink GB, Neuhauser H, Richter A, Sass AC, Rosario AS, Stolzenberg H, Thamm M, Kurth BM,. German health interview and examination survey for adults (DEGS). Design, objectives and implementation of the first data collection wave. BMC Public Health 2012; 12: 730.
11. Kamtsiuris P, Lange M, Hoffmann R, Schaffrath Rosario A, Dahm S, Kuhnert R, Kurth BM,. The first wave of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS1): Sampling design, response, weighting, and representativeness. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2013; 56: 620-30.
12. Knopf H, Grams D,. Medication use of adults in Germany: results of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS1). Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2013; 56: 868-77.
13. Neuhauser H, Thamm M, Ellert U,. Blood pressure in Germany 2008-2011: results of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS1). Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2013; 56: 795-801.
14. O'Brien E, Waeber B, Parati G, Staessen J, Myers MG,. Blood pressure measuring devices: recommendations of the European Society of Hypertension. BMJ 2001; 322: 531-6.
15. White WB, Herbst T, Thavarajah S, Giacco S,. Clinical evaluation of the Trimline blood pressure cuffs with the Accutorr Plus Monitor. Blood Press Monit 2003; 8: 137-40.
16. Schulz P, Schlotz W,. Trierer Inventar zur Erfassung von chronischem Streß (TICS): Skalenkonstruktion, teststatistische Überprüfung und Validierung der Skala Arbeitsüberlastung. Diagnostica 1999; 45: 8-19.
17. Hapke U, Maske UE, Scheidt-Nave C, Bode L, Schlack R, Busch MA,. Chronic stress among adults in Germany: Results of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS1). Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2013; 56: 749-54.
18. Kroll LE,. Construction and validation of a general index for job demands in occupations based on ISCO-88 and KldB-92. Methoden Daten Analysen 2011; 5: 63-90.
19. Santi I, Kroll LE, Dietz A, Becher H, Ramroth H,. Occupation and educational inequalities in laryngeal cancer: the use of a job index. BMC Public Health 2013; 13: 1080.
20. Lampert T, Kroll LE, von der Lippe E, Müters S, Stolzenberg H,. Socioeconomic status and health: results of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS1). Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2013; 56: 814-21.
21. Dalgard OS, Dowrick C, Lehtinen V, Vazquez-Barquero JL, Casey P, Wilkinson G, Ayuso-Mateos JL, Page H, Dunn G, ODIN Group. Negative life events, social support and gender difference in depression: a multinational community survey with data from the ODIN study. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2006; 41: 444-51.
22. Hapke U, von der Lippe E, Gaertner B,. Alcohol consumption, at-risk and heavy episodic drinking with consideration of injuries and alcohol-specific medical advice: results of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS1). Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2013; 56: 809-13.
23. Lampert T, von der Lippe E, Müters S,. Prevalence of smoking in the adult population of Germany: results of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS1). Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2013; 56: 802-8.
24. Krug S, Jordan S, Mensink GB, Müters S, Finger J, Lampert T,. Physical activity: results of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS1). Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2013; 56: 765-71.
25. Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JB,. The PHQ-9: validity of a brief depression severity measure. J Gen Intern Med 2001; 16: 606-13.
26. Marchi KC, Muniz JJ, Tirapelli CR,. Hypertension and chronic ethanol consumption: what do we know after a century of study? World J Cardiol 2014; 6: 283-94.
27. Paperwalla KN, Levin TT, Weiner J, Saravay SM,. Smoking and depression. Med Clin North Am 2004; 88: 1483-94.
28. Stewart KJ, Bacher AC, Turner KL, Fleg JL, Hees PS, Shapiro EP, Tayback M, Ouyang P,. Effect of exercise on blood pressure in older persons: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Intern Med 2005; 165: 756-62.
29. McCubbin JA, Merritt MM, Sollers JJ 3rd, Evans MK, Zonderman AB, Lane RD, Thayer JF,. Cardiovascular-emotional dampening: the relationship between blood pressure and recognition of emotion. Psychosom Med 2011; 73: 743-50.
30. Saccò M, Meschi M, Regolisti G, Detrenis S, Bianchi L, Bertorelli M, Pioli S, Magnano A, Spagnoli F, Giuri PG, Fiaccadori E, Caiazza A,. The relationship between blood pressure and pain. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2013; 15: 600-5.
31. Dworkin BR, Filewich RJ, Miller NE, Craigmyle N, Pickering TG,. Baroreceptor activation reduces reactivity to noxious stimulation: implications for hypertension. Science 1979; 205: 1299-301.
32. Maixner W, Touw KB, Brody MJ, Gebhart GF, Long JP,. Factors influencing the altered pain perception in the spontaneously hypertensive rat. Brain Res 1982; 237: 137-45.
33. Friedman R, Murphy D, Persons W, McCaughran JA Jr,. Genetic predisposition to hypertension, elevated blood pressure and pain sensitivity: a functional analysis. Behav Brain Res 1984; 12: 75-9.
34. Bruehl S, Chung OY,. Interactions between the cardiovascular and pain regulatory systems: an updated review of mechanisms and possible alterations in chronic pain. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2004; 28: 395-414.
35. Rau H, Elbert T,. Psychophysiology of arterial baroreceptors and the etiology of hypertension. Biol Psychol 2001; 57: 179-201.
36. Fox ML, Dwyer DJ, Ganster DC,. Effects of stressful job demands and control on physiological and attitudinal outcomes in a hospital setting. Acad Manage J 1993; 36: 289-318.