Association of fear of terror with low-grade inflammation among apparently healthy employed adults
| Autor: | Arie Shirom, Sharon Toker, Shlomo Berliner, Itzhak Shapira, Samuel Melamed |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Employment Male medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject Disease Low grade inflammation Stress Disorders Post-Traumatic Sex Factors Risk Factors Internal medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Outcome Assessment Health Care medicine Humans Israel Psychiatry Association (psychology) Applied Psychology media_common Aged Inflammation Depressive Disorder Potential risk Confounding Elevated crp Confounding Factors Epidemiologic Fear Middle Aged Anxiety Disorders Health Surveys Personnel Hospital Psychiatry and Mental health Generalized anxiety C-Reactive Protein Feeling Multivariate Analysis Female Terrorism Psychology Biomarkers Stress Psychological |
| Zdroj: | Psychosomatic medicine. 66(4) |
| ISSN: | 1534-7796 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE Based on evidence that psychological stress may induce a chronic inflammatory process, we hypothesized that the stress caused by chronic fear of terror may be associated with low-grade inflammation. This hypothesis was examined in employed men and women with the presence of low-grade inflammation measured by high sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP). METHODS Apparently healthy employed adults (N = 1153) undergoing periodic health check-ups in a tertiary hospital in Israel completed a questionnaire. Fear of terror (scored 1-5) was assessed by three items measuring the extent to which respondents have deep concern for personal safety, elevated tension in crowded places, and fear of terror strikes causing harm to one's self or one's family members. The main outcome measure was the presence or absence of an elevated CRP level (>3.0 mg/L). RESULTS Women scored significantly higher on fear of terror compared with men (M = 2.16 vs. M = 1.68, respectively; p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|