Saturday, August 17, 2013

The debts ruin the health - Corriere del Giorno di Puglia and Lucania

Into debts Being overwhelmed by debt ruin your health, with damage not only psychological (stress, anxiety and depression), but also physical. In particular, even in the younger 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 – observes the ‘author of the research Elizabeth Sweet – Since the 80s, the U.S. household debt has tripled and it is important to understand the consequences that this has on health. ” Previous 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 the 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 the greater the disparity between debt and bank account, the worse the conditions perceived general health, and higher diastolic blood pressure (the so-called ‘minimum’).
The study shows that young people with more debt have increased by 1, 3% of the minimum pressure: from the clinical point of view, a significant increase. Suffice it to say that an increase of 2 points is associated with a 17% risk of high blood pressure and a 15% chance of stroke. Compared with those who had debts ‘softer’, young people who had the greatest reported also higher levels of stress (+11.7% compared to the average) and depressive symptoms (13.2%).
” It was assumed that we found an association between debt and physical health in people so young, “assures Sweet. “We have to take note of this association and deepen it,” because “our study – he says – is only a first look at what may be the consequences of debt on physical health.”

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