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Hostility and Impatience as Risk Factors for HypertensionHostility and Impatience as Risk Factors for Hypertension

JAMA. 2004;291(6):692-692. doi:10.1001/jama.291.6.692-a
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Letters Section Editor: Stephen J. Lurie, MD, PhD, Senior Editor.

HOSTILITY AND IMPATIENCE AS RISK FACTORS FOR HYPERTENSION

To the Editor: Dr Yan and colleagues1 found that that the psychological variables of time urgency/impatience and hostility were associated with an increased 15-year risk of developing hypertension in young adults. However, the authors had previously reported that these data showed that hostility was not related to blood pressure (BP) at 7 years of follow-up, or was perhaps even inversely related.2 Although the current article followed up these individuals for a longer period of time, one would have expected at least a trend in the same direction after 7 years.

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Yan LL, Liu K, Matthews KA.  et al.  Psychosocial factors and risk of hypertension: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study.  JAMA.2003;290:2138-2148.
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Liu K, Ruth KJ, Flack JM.  et al.  Blood pressure in young blacks and whites: relevance of obesity and lifestyle factors in determining differences: the CARDIA study.  Circulation.1996;93:60-66.
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Yan LL, Liu K, Matthews KA.  et al.  Psychosocial factors and risk of hypertension: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study.  JAMA.2003;290:2138-2148.
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Liu K, Ruth KJ, Flack JM.  et al.  Blood pressure in young blacks and whites: relevance of obesity and lifestyle factors in determining differences: the CARDIA study.  Circulation.1996;93:60-66.
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