ArticleCurrent cardiovascular risk reports2016
Emerging Cardiovascular Risk Research: Impact of Pets on Cardiovascular Risk Prevention.
Article in Current cardiovascular risk reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic review: pain, cognition, and cardioprotection-unpacking oxytocin's contributions in a sport context.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Pooled it
- The role of cortisol in the association of canine-companionship with blood pressure, glucose, and lipids: a systematic review.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2021Pooled it
- A modest protective association between pet ownership and cardiovascular diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- Dog Owners Exhibit Better Diet Quality but Similar Physical Activity Compared to Non-Owners: A Case-Control Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
- The Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from COVID-19-Diagnosed People to Their Pet Dogs and Cats in a Multi-Year Surveillance Project.Viruses · 2024Article
- Pet attachment and owner personality.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Understanding the Motivations of Foster Caregivers at Animal Shelters.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Motivations of Human Helping Behavior towards Dogs.Veterinary sciences · 2022Article
- A study on the electrocardiography in dogs: Reference values and their comparison among breeds, sex, and age groups.Veterinary world · 2020Article
- Association between dog ownership and type 2 diabetes in later life: the Helsinki birth cohort study.International journal of circumpolar health · 2019Observational
- The Influence of Companion Animals on Quality of Life of Gay and Bisexual Men Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Companion Dog Foster Caregiver Program for Older Veterans at the VA Maryland Health Care System: A Feasibility Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- The Effect of Animal-Assisted Therapy on the State of Patients' Health After a Stroke: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Lifestyle Choices and Brain Health.Frontiers in medicine · 2019Review
- Allostatic load and canine companionship: a comparative study using biomarkers in older adults.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2018Article
- To a Future Where Everyone Can Walk a Dog Even if They Don't Own One.Frontiers in public health · 2018Article
- Association between pet ownership and coronary artery disease in a Chinese population.Medicine · 2017Observational
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Abstract
Animals interact with humans in multiple ways, including as therapy and service animals, commercially as livestock, as wildlife, and in zoos. But the most common interaction is as companion animals in our homes, with an estimated 180 million cats and dogs living in US households. While pet ownership has been reported to have many health benefits, the findings are inconsistent. Cardiovascular risk factors such as lipids, glucose, obesity, and heart rate variability have improved, worsened, or remained the same in the limited number of studies considering companion animals. Physical activity increases have more consistently been linked with dog ownership, although whether this reflects antecedent motivation or direct benefit from the dog is unclear. Allergies and asthma also are variably linked to pet ownership and are confounded by family history of atopy and timing of exposure to pet dander. The benefits of companion animals are most likely to be through reduction in depression, anxiety, and social isolation, but these studies have been largely cross-sectional and may depend on degree of bonding of the owner with the animal. Positive relationships show measurably higher oxytocin with lower cortisol and alpha-amylase levels. Finally, pet ownership is also a marker of better socioeconomic status and family stability, and if companion animals are to provide cardiovascular risk benefit, the route should perhaps be through improved education and opportunity for ownership.
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