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Does Compassion Predict Blood Pressure and Hypertension? The Modifying Role of Familial Risk for Hypertension.
International journal of behavioral medicine - 1 Oct 2020
Saarinen Aino I L, Keltikangas-Järvinen Liisa, Hintsa Taina, Pulkki-Råback Laura, Ravaja Niklas, Lehtimäki Terho, Raitakari Olli, Hintsanen Mirka
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BACKGROUND: This study investigated (i) whether compassion is associated with blood pressure or hypertension in adulthood and (ii) whether familial risk for hypertension modifies these associations. METHOD: The participants (N = 1112-1293) came from the prospective Young Finns Study. Parental hypertension was assessed in 1983-2007; participants' blood pressure in 2001, 2007, and 2011; hypertension in 2007 and...
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