Health: debt to the bone causes serious psychological damage and physical ... - Weather Web

into debt to the bone ruin health, with damage not only psychological (stress, anxiety and depression), but also physical. In particular, even in the most ‘young people the “debt-effect’ drives up blood pressure, thereby increasing the risk of heart attacks and strokes. The warning comes from researchers at Northwestern University in the U.S., authors of a study published in the journal ‘Social Science and Medicine’, conducted by analyzing data from 8,400 Americans aged 24 to 32 years. “Today we live in an economy fueled by debt – notes lead author of the research Elizabeth Sweet – Since the 80s, the U.S. household debt and ‘tripled and’ important to understand the consequences that this has on health. ” P withdrawing studies have shown that the fact of being in debt is associated with negative psychological conditions, but this is’ the first time that we also evaluate the physical effects of having a lot of money to someone. ” 20% of study participants reported debts so high that even giving the bottom of all goods available, it would be possible to extinguish them. The analysis shows that most ‘big’ the disproportion between debt and bank account, the worse the conditions perceived general health, and more ‘high diastolic blood pressure (the so-called’ minimum ‘).
The study shows that young people with more ‘debts have increased by 1, 3% of the minimum pressure: from clinical point of view, a significant increase. Suffice it to say that an increase of 2 points and ‘associated with a 17% risk of high blood pressure and a 15% chance’ of stroke. Compared with those who had debts more ‘light’, young people who had more ‘big also reported higher levels of stress (+11.7% compared to the average) and depressive symptoms (13.2%). “N on it was assumed that we would have found an association between debt and physical health in young people so much” , ensures Sweet. “D obbiamo take note of this association and deepen it,” ’cause “Our study – he says – is only a first look at what may be the consequences of debt on physical health.”