Table 2.
Metabolic syndrome stratified by Type D personality
| Total | Type D | non Type D | Test | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | n | % | n | % | n | X2 | p | |
| Metabolic syndrome | 1572 | 7.3 | (114) | 13 | (27) | 6.4 | (87) | 11.7 | .001 |
| Components | |||||||||
| Waist-circumference or BMI >30* | 1557 | 55.6 | (865) | 51.9 | (107) | 56.1 | (758) | 1.26 | .262 |
| Lipid abnormality† | 1579 | 7.7 | (122) | 12.4 | (26) | 7 | (96) | 7.36 | .007 |
| Hypertensive‡ | 1584 | 13.6 | (215) | 18.1 | (38) | 12.9 | (177) | 4.22 | .040 |
| Diabetic§ | 1542 | 4.7 | (73) | 5.9 | (12) | 4.6 | (61) | 0.69 | .407 |
*Waist circumference = > 94 for men, and = > 80 for women, if missing: BMI > 30
†Lipid abnormality = high cholesterol in the past three months or statin use
‡Hypertensive = high blood pressure in the past three months, diagnosed with hypertension, or use of beta-blockers or ACE-inhibitors.
§Diabetic = diabetes type 2