Key result
Type D personality was not significantly associated with coronary artery disease in a younger UAE population (p=0.87).
Why the study?
Is Type D personality associated with coronary artery disease in a younger population in the United Arab Emirates?
Case-Control (n=180)
No
Is Type D personality associated with coronary artery disease in a younger population in the United Arab Emirates?
p-value: p=0.87
Type D personality was not significantly associated with coronary artery disease in a UAE population, whereas traditional risk factors remained significantly associated.
Does not support incorporating Type D personality into CAD risk assessment for young UAE adults; leaves open its relevance in other populations.
The primary goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between type D personality and coronary artery disease (CAD) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) using a case-control study design. The sample for casecontrol study consisted of 90 CAD patients recruited from a local hospital who underwent catheterization due to a heart attack and 90 non-cardiac controls matched with respect to age, gender, and ethnicity. Participants were administered DS14 and CAD assessment. Results indicated that there is no significant difference in the proportion of type D personality among the two groups (Chi2=0.28, p=0.87). However, heredity, smoking, hypertension, diabetes, body mass index, and sedentary lifestyle were found to be significantly associated with CAD (p<0.05). Possible reasons for no relation between type D and CAD are discussed and recommendations given for future studies on local and non-Western populations.
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Namavar et al. (2014) conducted a case-control in Coronary artery disease (n=180). Type D personality vs. Non-Type D personality was evaluated on Proportion of type D personality (p=0.87). Type D personality was not significantly associated with coronary artery disease in a younger UAE population (p=0.87).
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