September 1, 1988Journal of Epidemiology & Community HealthOpen Access

Type A behaviour and prevalent heart disease in the Caerphilly study: increase in risk or symptom reporting?

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Why the study?

Is Type A behaviour associated with prevalent heart disease in employed men?

Population

1956 employed men in the Caerphilly study

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

JGJ. E. J. GallacherCardiff University JYJ. W. G. YarnellGeneral / Preventive / Lipids BBBarbara K. ButlandSt George's, University of London

Discussion

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Implication

Suggests Type A behaviour links to symptomatic MI via reporting bias, not underlying disease; hypothesis-generating for prospective confirmation.

Structured PICO

Is Type A behaviour associated with prevalent heart disease in employed men?

Population

1956 employed men in the Caerphilly study

Intervention

Type A behaviour assessed by modified Framingham scale

Outcome

Prevalent heart disease (myocardial infarction, angina, and ischaemia by ECG)

The association between Type A behavior and symptomatic ischemic heart disease may be driven by increased symptom reporting rather than true underlying risk.

Cite This Study

Gallacher et al. (1988) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a194f5cdec6c1694ed95e82 https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.42.3.226

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Implication

Suggests Type A behaviour links to symptomatic MI via reporting bias, not underlying disease; hypothesis-generating for prospective confirmation.

Type A behaviour and prevalent heart disease in the Caerphilly study: increase in risk or symptom reporting?

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

Type A behaviour and prevalent heart disease in the Caerphilly study: increase in risk or symptom reporting?

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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