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Childhood heart problems, adulthood emotional stability, and sex associated with self-report heart conditions in adulthood

Cheng, H; Montgomery, S; Green, A; Furnham, A; (2019) Childhood heart problems, adulthood emotional stability, and sex associated with self-report heart conditions in adulthood. Journal of Health Psychology 10.1177/1359105318820107. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

The present study investigated biomedical, social, and psychological factors associated with self-reported heart conditions in adulthood in a British cohort. In total, 5697 (50.7% males) participants with data on parental socioeconomic status, childhood cognitive ability, childhood heart problems, educational qualifications, current occupational levels, adulthood personality traits, and the prevalence of self-reported heart conditions in adulthood were included in the study. The prevalence of self-reported heart conditions measured at age 54 years was the outcome variable. Hierarchical logistic regression analysis showed that childhood heart problems identified by physicians (OR = 3.47:1.74–6.92, p < 0.001) and trait emotional stability (OR = 0.83:0.75–0.93, p < 0.001) were the significant and independent predictors of self-reported heart conditions in adulthood. There were also significant sex effects on the prevalence of the outcome variable (OR = 0.53:0.42–0.63, p < 0.001). Both a biomedical and a psychological factor were significantly associated with self-reported heart conditions in adulthood.

Type: Article
Title: Childhood heart problems, adulthood emotional stability, and sex associated with self-report heart conditions in adulthood
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1177/1359105318820107
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105318820107
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Adulthood personality traits, childhood cognitive ability, childhood heart problems, heart conditions in adulthood, longitudinal, United Kingdom
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Education, Practice and Society
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Behavioural Science and Health
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10086299
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