A Urinary Marker of Oxidative Stress Covaries Positively with Hostility Among Mid-Life Community Volunteers

摘要

ObjectiveAlthough not all findings are consistent, growing evidence suggests that individuals high in dispositional hostility are at elevated risk for cardiovascular disease and all cause mortality; however, the mechanisms of these associations remain unclear. One possibility is that hostility is associated with oxidative stress. Here, we explore relationships between hostility and a measure of systemic oxidative stress among a mid-life sample.