Relationship between Pulse Wave Velocity and Type A Behavior Pattern in Patients with Lifestyle-related Disease

我们调查了A型行为模式(TABP)对男性和女性动脉硬化症的影响。虽然男性和女性患者的年龄和收缩压范围相似，但男性的臂踝脉搏波速度(BaPWV)高于女性。观察到TABP仅间接增加了男性的baPWV。在这项研究中，我们证明了TABP促进了男性和女性的饮酒行为。此外，我们发现饮酒行为对男性的肝功能有很大影响，但对女性没有影响。对于TABP水平显著的患者，充分了解患者的心理行为方面对于预防或治疗动脉硬化是必不可少的。此外，这种心理行为因素在男性患者中似乎比女性患者更重要。

We investigated the influence of type A behavior pattern (TABP) in men and women with arteriosclerosis. Although the male and female patients had similar ranges of age and systolic blood pressure, the brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) was higher in men than in women. The TABP was observed to indirectly increase the baPWV only in men. In this study, we demonstrated that TABP promoted drinking behavior in both men and women. Moreover, we found that drinking behavior strongly influenced liver function in men but not in women. Being well informed of the patient's psycho-behavioral aspects is indispensable for the prevention or treatment of arteriosclerosis in patients with a remarkable level of TABP. In addition, such psycho-behavioral factors appear to have greater importance in male patients than in female patients.