Anxious Generation: a Review of the Relationship Between Anxiety Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease in Youth

AbstractPurpose of ReviewRising rates of youth anxiety may adversely affect later cardiovascular health (CVH); thus, this is an area of research that could be lacking.Recent FindingsAnxiety disorders and poor CVH have been linked in adults by way of negative effects on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and mortality. Anxiety disorders have also been linked to risky lifestyle and behavioral choices like adiposity, physical inactivity, substance abuse, and poor diet.SummaryThis paper explores CVD risk factors and diseases in relation to anxiety disorders and traits specifically in youth by exploring CVD diagnoses and risk factors. The results of these studies are mixed but suggest more research is needed into this population as a possible window of early intervention.
Source: Current Epidemiology Reports - Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research