Dyslipidemia and high waist-hip ratio in women with self-reported social anxiety.

Landén, Mikael,1966Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för klinisk neurovetenskap, Sektionen för psykiatri,Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Section of Psychiatry (author)

Previous research has indicated that phobic anxiety is associated with coronary heart disease. In this study, the possible association between social anxiety and various anthropometric, metabolic, and endocrine measurements known to be associated with cardiovascular disease were studied in a population-based cohort of 216 women 41-42 years old. Each participant was assessed by means of a DSM-IV based self-report questionnaire regarding social anxiety and related psychiatric diagnoses. Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), body mass index (BMI), and serum levels of lipids and hormones were assessed. The prevalence of social anxiety was 14% (n=31). The social anxiety group displayed higher serum levels of triglycerides (1.3+/-0.9 vs. 1.0+/-0.5, P=0.003) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) (3.3+/-0.8 vs. 3.0+/-0.7, P=0.03), but lower high-density lipoprotein (HDL) (1.4+/-0.3 vs. 1.6+/-0.4, P=0.04) and HDL/LDL ratio (0.46+/-0.15 vs. 0.57+/-0.22, P=0.008) than the other women. Serum levels of total testosterone (1.6+/-0.8 vs. 2.2+/-1.1, P=0.013) and free thyroxin (14+/-2 vs. 16+/-4, P=0.04) were lower in subjects confirming social anxiety. While WHR was significantly higher in the social anxiety group (0.83+/-0.06 vs. 0.80+/-0.07, P=0.016), BMI did not differ between the groups. Our data suggest that self-reported social anxiety is associated with two established risk factors for cardiovascular disease: dyslipidemia and increased WHR.

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper Fysiologi hsv//swe
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES Basic Medicine Physiology hsv//eng
MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP Klinisk medicin Psykiatri hsv//swe
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES Clinical Medicine Psychiatry hsv//eng
Adult
Anxiety Disorders
blood
epidemiology
Body Constitution
Body Mass Index
Cohort Studies
Comorbidity
Female
Humans
Hyperlipidemias
blood
epidemiology
Lipoproteins
blood
Self Assessment (Psychology)
Social Environment
Sweden
epidemiology
Testosterone
blood
Thyroxine
blood
Triglycerides
blood

Baghaei, Fariba,1964 (author)
Rosmond, Roland,1966 (author)
Holm, Göran,1942Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Hjärt-kärlinstitutionen,Cardiovascular Institute(Swepub:gu)xholgo (author)
Björntorp, Per (author)
Eriksson, Elias,1956Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för fysiologi och farmakologi, Avdelningen för farmakologi,Institute of Physiology and Pharmacology, Dept of Pharmacology(Swepub:gu)xereli (author)
Göteborgs universitetInstitutionen för klinisk neurovetenskap, Sektionen för psykiatri (creator_code:org_t)

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