Low autonomic arousal as a risk factor for reoffending: A population-based study

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 16; no. 8; p. e0256250
• Main Authors: Oskarsson, Sofi, Kuja-Halkola, Ralf, Latvala, Antti, Andersson, Anneli, Garcia-Argibay, Miguel, Bertoldi, Bridget M, Raine, Adrian, Patrick, Christopher J, Larsson, Henrik, Tuvblad, Catherine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 20.08.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Analysis; Arousal - physiology; Autonomic Nervous System - physiology; Behavior - physiology; Biology and Life Sciences; Blood Pressure - physiology; Cohort Studies; Crime; Criminal behavior; Evaluation; Fear; Health aspects; Heart Rate - physiology; Humans; Male; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Medicine and Health Sciences; Middle Aged; People and places; Proportional Hazards Models; Public health administration; Registries; Risk assessment; Risk Factors; Social Sciences; Sweden - epidemiology; Systole - physiology; Violence - psychology; Young Adult; Sweden

Low resting heart rate (RHR) and low systolic blood pressure (SBP) are associated with criminal behavior. However, knowledge is lacking about their predictive value for reoffending. We aimed to examine associations of RHR and SBP with reoffending in a large population-based sample. We conducted a co...