PREVALENCE OF TYPE D PERSONALITY AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AND THEIR RISK FACTORS ACCORDING TO THE ESSE STUDY CONDUCTED IN KEMEROVO REGION

• Main Authors: A. N. Sumin (Author), O. I. Raykh (Author), E. V. Indukaeva (Author), G. V. Artamonova (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Столичная издательская компания, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary

<p><strong>Aim.</strong> To study the prevalence of type D personality and its association with cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors in Russia's population.</p><p><strong>Material and methods.</strong> The research was conducted within the framework of multicentre epidemiological study ESSE-RF. The total sample size was 1610 patients (men and women aged 25-64 years). The type D personality was assessed using questionnaire DS-14. The patients were divided into two groups: patients with the presence of type D personality (n=231) and patients without type D personality (n=1379). Arterial hypertension, smoking, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia and obesity were accepted as major cardiovascular risk factors that are well studied and used in the most of the known cardiovascular risk assessment models.</p><p><strong>Results.</strong> Type D personality was detected in 231 (14.3%) patients. Among patients with the type D personality as compared with those without one arterial hypertension (r=0.033), ischemic heart disease (r=0.053), vascular diseases of a brain (r=0.041) were revealed more often. Type D personality was associated with such risk factors as diabetes, smoking duration, low physical activity, overweight and obesity.</p><p><strong>Conclusion.</strong> The study results can be useful in the development and carrying out programs of primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases.</p>

Item Description

1819-6446
2225-3653
10.1234/1819-6446-2015-3-261-266