Life satisfaction as compared with traditional risk factors in relation to incident cardiovascular diseases
This study indicates that life satisfaction is robustly associated with incident CVD and may be considered one of the strongest predictors of CVD risk, alongside traditional risk factors. Our findings support the inclusion of life satisfaction in cardiovascular health metrics.
Authors
- Hao Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3323-982X)
- Yoriko Heianza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0957-9309)
- Minghao Kou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3885-4103)
- JoAnn E. Manson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9426-7595)
- Xuan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6588-2951)
- Xiang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6637-6428)
Institutions
- Tulane University (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Illinois College (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-025-01225-w
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.75
Funders
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases