ArticleEnvironmental health and preventive medicine2023
Life satisfaction and the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in the general Japanese population: the Suita Study.
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- Promoting healthy aging in occupational settings: satisfaction with life as a strategic target in the Semmelweis-EUniWell framework.GeroScience · 2026Review
- Association of work-related stressors, support, and satisfaction with cardiovascular disease incidence among Japanese civil servants: a prospective cohort study.Journal of occupational health · 2026Article
- The association between stair climbing and modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors: the Suita Study.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2024Article
- The Impact of Medical Risk Perception on Patient Satisfaction: The Moderating Role of Shared Decision-Making.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundAtherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Life satisfaction is a measure of mental health with a potential cardioprotective role. This study aimed to investigate the association between life satisfaction and ASCVD risk in the general Japanese population.
methodWe used data from 6,877 people (30-84 years) registered in the Suita Study, a Japanese population-based prospective cohort study. All participants were free from stroke and coronary heart disease (CHD) at baseline. Then, participants were followed up for incident ASCVD, including cerebral infarction and CHD. Cox proportional hazards models were used to calculate the hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) of incident ASCVD according to life satisfaction.
resultsWithin 102,545 person-years (median follow-up = 16.6 years), 482 incident ASCVD events were identified. In the age- and sex-adjusted model, being very satisfied, rather satisfied, or not sure, compared to being dissatisfied with life, showed a lower risk of ASCVD: HR (95% CI) = 0.55 (0.41, 0.74), 0.67 (0.50, 0.89), and 0.57 (0.36, 0.88), respectively (p-trend < 0.001). The associations remained consistent after adjusting for stress and unfortunate events: HR (95% CI) = 0.57 (0.42, 0.77), 0.68 (0.50, 0.91), and 0.54 (0.35, 0.84), respectively (p-trend < 0.001). The results did not vary between cerebral infarction and CHD: HR (95% CI) for being very satisfied with life = 0.58 (0.37, 0.91) and 0.55 (0.36, 0.84), respectively.
conclusionLife satisfaction was inversely associated with the risk of ASCVD in the investigated general Japanese population.
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