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| Title: | Psychosocial risk factors and retinal microvascular signs | Authors: | Jensen, R.A. Shea, S. Ranjit, N. Diez-Roux, A. Wong, T.Y. Klein, R. Klein, B.E.K. Cotch, M.F. Siscovick, D.S. |
Keywords: | Anger Anxiety Depression Microvessels Psychology, social Retina Social support |
Issue Date: | Mar-2010 | Citation: | Jensen, R.A., Shea, S., Ranjit, N., Diez-Roux, A., Wong, T.Y., Klein, R., Klein, B.E.K., Cotch, M.F., Siscovick, D.S. (2010-03). Psychosocial risk factors and retinal microvascular signs. American Journal of Epidemiology 171 (5) : 522-531. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwp414 | Abstract: | The association between psychosocial risk factors and retinal microvascular signs was examined in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Subjects were recruited from Baltimore, Maryland; Chicago, Illinois; Forsyth County, North Carolina; Los Angeles County, California; New York, New York; and St. Paul, Minnesota. Levels of depressive symptoms, trait anger, trait anxiety, chronic burdens, emotional support, and cynical distrust were assessed by questionnaire (from July 2000 to July 2002). Digital retinal images (from August 2002 to January 2004) from 6,147 participants were used to evaluate retinopathy and retinal vascular caliber. After controlling for potential confounding factors, the authors found that subjects without access to emotional support (Enriched Social Support Instrument score of | Source Title: | American Journal of Epidemiology | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/109558 | ISSN: | 00029262 | DOI: | 10.1093/aje/kwp414 |
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