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Goal-Striving Stress Is Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease Among Participants in the Jackson Heart Study

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Abstract

Objective

Research that assesses the relationship between psychosocial factors and chronic kidney disease (CKD) among African Americans (AAs) is limited. Using the Jackson Heart Study (JHS) cohort data, we investigated the association of goal-striving stress (GSS)—the stress experienced from not reaching goals—with prevalent CKD among AAs.

Design

This was a cross-sectional analysis of JHS exam 1 data that assessed the relationship between GSS and CKD.

Setting and Participants

We utilized a sample from the JHS (n = 4967), an AA sample of women and men, 35–84 years old from the Jackson, MS metro area.

Main Outcome Measures

The baseline relationship between GSS levels (low, moderate, and high) and CKD (eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73m2) was evaluated using a logistic regression model to estimate odds ratios (OR) on a 95% confidence interval (CI). The final model was adjusted for sex, age, socioeconomic status, health behaviors, risk factors, and total stress.

Results

After full adjustment, the odds of prevalent CKD increased by 52% (OR 1.52; 95% CI 1.04, 2.24) for those reporting high (versus low) GSS.

Conclusions

Deficiencies between goal aspiration and achievement were associated with prevalent CKD. Potential interventions might consider the impact GSS contributes to prevalent CKD.

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Acknowledgements

We wish to thank all participants of the Jackson Heart Study for their time, effort, and dedication towards this study. The abstract was presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2017 in Anaheim, CA.

Support

The Jackson Heart Study (JHS) is supported and conducted in collaboration with Jackson State University (HHSN268201300049C and HHSN268201300050C), Tougaloo College (HHSN268201300048C), and the University of Mississippi Medical Center (HHSN268201300046C and HHSN268201300047C) contracts from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). Dr. Sims is supported by the grants P60MD002249 and (Ms. Glover) U54MD008176 from NIMHD; 15SFDRN26140001 and P50HL120163 from the American Heart Association. This study was also supported by Dr. Young’s National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disease grant 1R01DK102134-01. Dr. Young is also supported, in part, by funding from the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System.

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  1. Department of Data Science, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA

    Loretta R. Cain

  2. Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA

    LáShauntá Glover & Mario Sims

  3. Division of Nephrology and Kidney Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Bessie Young

  4. Veterans Affairs, Hospital and Specialty Medicine and Center for Innovation, Seattle, WA, USA

    Bessie Young

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Cain, L.R., Glover, L., Young, B. et al. Goal-Striving Stress Is Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease Among Participants in the Jackson Heart Study. J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 6, 64–69 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-018-0499-5

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