Key result
Type D personality was significantly associated with myocardial infarction (OR 4.14; 95% CI 2.19-8.85; P=0.003).
Why the study?
Studies assessing the association between psychological factors and myocardial infarction are limited in India.
Is Type D personality associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction?
Case-Control (n=300)
No
Is Type D personality associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction?
Odds Ratio: 4.14 (95% CI 2.19–8.85)
Absolute Event Rate: 50.7% vs 33.3%
p-value: p=0.003
Type D personality is significantly associated with a higher odds of myocardial infarction, highlighting the importance of psychological risk factors in coronary heart disease.
Type D personality may identify higher-risk patients; leaves open causality and need for prospective trials.
Background: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is an impending global pandemic in developed countries as well as developing countries and economies in transition, such as India. A significant increase in the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI), one of the most common types of CHD, is being reported in India, and the incidence and severity of the disease are more among the youth in Kerala. Studies assessing the association between psychological factors and MI are few in India. Methods: We adopted a case-control study design. A total of 150 cases (with MI) and 150 controls (without MI and matched for age and gender) from a tertiary care hospital in Trivandrum, Kerala, India, were selected using convenient sampling method, between September 2016 and August 2017. Results: As compared to 33.3% of the controls, 50.7% of patients with MI had type D personality characteristics. Multivariate logistic regression analysis after adjusting for the confounders indicated a positive and statistically significant association between type D personality and MI: OR = 4.14, 95% CI = 2.19–8.85, P = 0.003. Conclusion: Type D personality is associated with MI.
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Manoj et al. (2020) conducted a case-control in Myocardial Infarction (n=300). Type D personality vs. Absence of Type D personality was evaluated on Myocardial Infarction (OR 4.14, 95% CI 2.19-8.85, p=0.003). Type D personality was significantly associated with myocardial infarction (OR 4.14; 95% CI 2.19-8.85; P=0.003).
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