When are you most susceptible to chronic diseases?

Women of all ages and young men are more susceptible to certain chronic conditions like asthma and most types of cancer than usual when there are psychological problems like anxiety, according to a new study. anxiety, depression.

To get to this result, researchers analyzed health data from 40,360 adults in Minnesota, divided into three age groups by sex: 20, 40 and 60 years old. On the other hand, the participants were also divided into 4 groups with similar psychological characteristics, including: those who are often anxious; depressed people; people who are both anxious and depressed, and those who are neither anxious nor depressed.

The results showed that women in all three age groups and men in their 20s who suffered from anxiety or depression had a significantly higher risk of developing chronic conditions than their peers who did not. these two psychological problems. The chronic diseases monitored in the above experiment were asthma, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and most types of cancer.

Of all the study groups, women in their 20s with frequent anxiety and depression were the most susceptible to chronic diseases, 61% higher than the group without anxiety or depression. Women in their 60s with anxiety were the least likely group, with the risk only increasing by 5% compared with those without. Men in their 20s with anxiety or depression were the most likely to develop chronic conditions with an increase of nearly 72 percent compared with the control group.

Bourassa, a senior fellow at the Center for Research, Education and Clinical Geriatrics at Durham VA Health Care System, says there are many treatments for anxiety and depression that have been shown to improve health. healthy patient. This new study shows that those treatments can also improve physical health, especially in younger people.

According to Bourassa, exercise, meditation and getting enough sleep are daily activities that help reduce anxiety and stress. In contrast, smoking and drinking a lot of alcohol are activities that easily lead to these two psychological diseases, thereby making the body more susceptible to chronic diseases.

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