Type A Behavior, Self‐Involvement, and Coronary Atherosclerosis
Type A Behavior, Self‐Involvement, and Coronary Atherosclerosis
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A 型行为、自我参与和冠状动脉粥样硬化
作者:
L. Scherwitz;R. McKelvain;C. Laman;J. Patterson;L. Dutton;S. Yusim;J. Lester;I. Kraft;D. Rochelle;R. Leachman
&NA; Prior to coronary angiography, 150 men were assessed for Type A behavior using the structured interview and two questionnaire measures. The results show no relationship between Type A behavior and extent of coronary artery disease (CAD). A second finding is that the number of self‐references (I, me, my) derived from speech in the structured interview correlated positively with the number of previous myocardial infarctions and the extent of CAD; self‐references correlated negatively with time on the treadmill and catheterization ejection fraction. Multiple regression analyses show self‐references to remain a significant correlate of extent of disease when controlled for age, blood pressure, cholesterol, and Type A behavior.