TY - JOUR
T1 - Suppressed hostility predicted hypertension incidence among middle-aged men
T2 - The normative aging study
AU - Zhang, Jianping
AU - Niaura, Raymond
AU - Todaro, John F.
AU - McCaffery, Jeanne M.
AU - Shen, Biing Jiun
AU - Spiro, Avron
AU - Ward, Kenneth D.
PY - 2005/10
Y1 - 2005/10
N2 - This study tested whether suppressed hostility predicted incident hypertension (HTN) in initially nonhypertensive men, using prospective data from the Normative Aging Study. Six hundred twenty-seven men who completed the MMPI and participated in a subsequent laboratory assessment were included in the study. The Cook-Medley Hostility scale (Ho), a suppression factor, and other risk factors were used to predict incident HTN over a 3-year period. Logistic regression showed a significant three-way interaction among Ho, suppression, and age in predicting incident HTN. Among middle-aged men (≤60 years) with higher suppression, a 1-point decrease in the Ho score was associated with an 18% increase in HTN risk. This relationship remained significant after controlling for relevant risk factors. Among older participants, the Ho x Suppression interaction was not predictive of HTN incidence. These results provide support for the Suppressed Hostility hypothesis in middle-aged men.
AB - This study tested whether suppressed hostility predicted incident hypertension (HTN) in initially nonhypertensive men, using prospective data from the Normative Aging Study. Six hundred twenty-seven men who completed the MMPI and participated in a subsequent laboratory assessment were included in the study. The Cook-Medley Hostility scale (Ho), a suppression factor, and other risk factors were used to predict incident HTN over a 3-year period. Logistic regression showed a significant three-way interaction among Ho, suppression, and age in predicting incident HTN. Among middle-aged men (≤60 years) with higher suppression, a 1-point decrease in the Ho score was associated with an 18% increase in HTN risk. This relationship remained significant after controlling for relevant risk factors. Among older participants, the Ho x Suppression interaction was not predictive of HTN incidence. These results provide support for the Suppressed Hostility hypothesis in middle-aged men.
KW - Aging
KW - Hostility
KW - Incident hypertension
KW - Suppression
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U2 - 10.1007/s10865-005-9016-5
DO - 10.1007/s10865-005-9016-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 16179978
AN - SCOPUS:33644603986
VL - 28
SP - 443
EP - 454
JO - Journal of Behavioral Medicine
JF - Journal of Behavioral Medicine
SN - 0160-7715
IS - 5
ER -