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Table 1 Group characteristics stratified by Type D personality

From: Type D personality is associated with increased metabolic syndrome prevalence and an unhealthy lifestyle in a cross-sectional Dutch community sample

  

Total

Type D

non Type D

Test

 
 

N

%

n

%

n

%

n

X2/F

p

Socio-demographic

         

Male sex

1591

49.6

(789)

41.2

(87)

50.9

(702)

6.7

.009

Age mean (SD)

1592

46.9

(16.1)

47.3

(16.6)

46.8

(16.0)

0.129

.720

With partner

1590

81

(1280)

73.5

(155)

81.6

(1125)

7.69

.006

Higher education

1573

31.9

(502)

20

(40)

34

(462)

16.7

< .001

Low social Status

1522

32.2

(490)

36.1

(73)

31.6

(417)

5.28

.072

Cardiovascular risk factors

         

Smoking (yes)

1582

24.7

(390)

25.7

(54)

24.5

(336)

0.147

.701

Alcohol use (yes)*

1586

83.8

(1290)

76.1

(153)

85.0

(1137)

10.1

.001

Cardiovascular disease

1549

9

(140)

10.3

(21)

8.8

(119)

0.40

.486

First degree family history of CAD (presence and/or mortality)

1522

30.9

(470)

35.5

(71)

30.2

(399)

2.30

.129

  1. * at least 1 alcoholic consumption per week