Allostatic load and cardiometabolic health in a young adult South African population: the African-PREDICT study
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This is the first study to assess the effect of stress, as a composite allostatic load score, on micro-, macrovascular, and central cardiac features in healthy emerging and young adults, independent of traditional cardiovascular risk markers. It exemplifies independent stress-induced changes throughout the cardiovascular tree, which may increase the risk of cardiometabolic complications, masked hypertension, and prediabetes. Sustained stress may be a key etiological factor in cardiometabolic disease development in a young population.
Authors: A. Wentzel, W. Smith, E. Jansen van Vuren, R. Kruger, Y. Breet, E. Wonkam-Tingang, N. A. Hanchard, S. T. Chung
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4407240616