Table 1.
Characteristics of all patients at inclusion stratified by Type D personality
| All patients | Type D | Non Type D | P value | Difference between proportions, % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 855) | (n = 286) | (n = 569) | |||
| Age, years (mean ± SD) | 58.6 ± 8.8 | 58.6 ± 8.8 | 57.9 ± 9.0 | 0.304 | |
| Gender, n (%) | <0.001 | ||||
| Men | 633 (74.0) | 182 (63.6) | 451 (79.3) | <0.001 | 15.6% |
| Women | 222 (26.0) | 104 (36.4) | 118 (20.7) | 0.010 | |
| Marital status, n (%) | 0.336 | ||||
| Living with a partner | 697 (81.5) | 228 (79.7) | 469 (82.4) | 0.389 | 2.7% |
| Living alone | 158 (18.5) | 58 (20.3) | 100 (17.6) | 0.675 | |
| Diagnosis, n (%) | 0.669 | ||||
| Angina pectoris | 240 (28.1) | 83 (28.9) | 157 (27.5) | 0.667 | 1.4% |
| Acute myocardial infarction | 506 (59.2) | 169 (59.1) | 337 (59.2) | 0.978 | 0.1% |
| Previous myocardial infarction | 109 (12.7) | 34 (11.9) | 75 (13.2) | 0.591 | 1.3% |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 0.109 | ||||
| Grade 1 (mild) | 55 (6.4) | 18 (6.3) | 37 (6.5) | 0.911 | 0.2% |
| Grade 2 (moderate) | 549 (64.2) | 194 (67.8) | 355 (62.4) | 0.121 | 5.4% |
| Grade 3 (severe) | 80 (9.4) | 23 (8.0) | 57 (10.0) | 0.343 | 0.2% |
| NYHA class, n (%) | 0.027 | ||||
| I | 52 (6.1) | 17 (5.9) | 35 (6.2) | 0.863 | 0.2% |
| II | 659 (77.1) | 207 (72.4) | 452 (79.4) | 0.022 | 7.1% |
| III | 144 (16.8) | 62 (21.7) | 82 (14.4) | 0.007 | 7.3% |
| Mental distress | |||||
| HADS-A ≥ 8, n(%) | 281 (32.9) | 164 (57.3) | 117 (20.6) | <.001 | 36.8% |
| HADS-D ≥ 8, n(%) | 112 (13.1) | 82 (28.7) | 30 (5.3) | <.001 | 23.4% |
| Perceived social support, mean score ± SD | 6.1 ± 1.0 | 5.9 ± 1.1 | 6.2 ± 0.9 | <.001 | |
| Minnesota Living with heart failure questionnaire, mean score ± SD | 31.7 ± 20.0 | 40.3 ± 19.6 | 27.3 ± 18.8 | <.001 |
NYHA – New York Heart Association; HADS-D - Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale depression subscale; HADS-A - Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale anxiety subscale.