2024
Maladaptive health factors as potential mediators for the association between posttraumatic stress disorder and cardiovascular disease: A sex-stratified analysis in the U.S. adult population
Pierce S, Reynolds K, Sommer J, El-Gabalawy R, Pietrzak R, Sumner J, Mota N. Maladaptive health factors as potential mediators for the association between posttraumatic stress disorder and cardiovascular disease: A sex-stratified analysis in the U.S. adult population. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 177: 102-108. PMID: 39002531, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.06.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth risk factorsPosttraumatic stress disorderRisk factorsPotential mediatorsCardiovascular diseaseLow physical activityCross-sectional surveyNatural effect modelsSex-stratified analysesU.S. adult populationCardiovascular disease riskStress disorderPhysical activityNational Epidemiologic SurveyLogistic regression analysisHealth factorsEvaluate health risk factorsU.S. adultsHigher BMICausal pathwaysPrevention strategiesEffects of posttraumatic stress disorderWave 3Adult populationSubstance use
2022
A significant U-shaped association between physical activity level and posttraumatic stress disorder in U.S. military Veterans: Results from the 2019–2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Adams T, Fenlon E, Penn C, Hubert T, Pietrzak R. A significant U-shaped association between physical activity level and posttraumatic stress disorder in U.S. military Veterans: Results from the 2019–2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Mental Health And Physical Activity 2022, 23: 100460. DOI: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2022.100460.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysical activity levelsU.S. military veteransActivity levelsNational HealthVeterans StudyModerate activity levelsLogistic regressionModerate physical activity levelsLower likelihoodMilitary veteransPositive PTSD screenPublic health guidelinesSpecific PTSD symptomsPTSD symptom dimensionsPosttraumatic stress disorderSelf-report measuresPTSD screenPost-stratification weightsPTSD symptom clustersMultinomial logistic regressionPhysical activityHealth guidelinesClinical implicationsSymptom clustersStress disorder