Table 2. Correlations among study variables.
| Variable | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personality | ||||||||||||||
| 1. Type A personality | .38*** | .12** | .21*** | .19*** | .03 | -.08* | .11** | .04 | -.03 | .01 | .11** | .10** | .10** | |
| 2. Type D—Negative affectivity | .09* | .57*** | .46*** | -.29*** | -.35*** | .34*** | .22*** | -.03 | -.08* | -.06 | .08* | .03 | ||
| 3. Type D—Social inhibition | -.01 | .13** | -.05 | -.12** | .02 | -.01 | .02 | -.08* | -.00 | -.02 | -.02 | |||
| Psycho-emotional distress | ||||||||||||||
| 4. Anxiety | .62*** | -.32*** | -.41*** | .49*** | .39*** | .00 | -.05 | -.12** | .08* | -.06 | ||||
| 5. Depression | -.40*** | -.46*** | .46*** | .40*** | -.05 | -.07 | -.12** | .08* | .05 | |||||
| Positive orientation | ||||||||||||||
| 6. Self-esteem | .39*** | -.27*** | -.23*** | .06 | .08* | .15*** | -.04 | .00 | ||||||
| 7. Optimism | -.33*** | -.20*** | .06 | .11** | .10* | -.03 | -.03 | |||||||
| Health and illness representations | ||||||||||||||
| 8. Illness Perception | .38*** | -.07 | -.05 | -.06 | .16*** | .05 | ||||||||
| 9. Self-rated health | .02 | -.10* | -.08* | -.07 | -.05 | |||||||||
| Lifestyle | ||||||||||||||
| 10. Diet | .09* | -.06 | -.28*** | -.06 | ||||||||||
| 11. Physical activity | .06 | -.08* | -.09* | |||||||||||
| 12. Alcohol consumption | .10* | .12** | ||||||||||||
| 13. Smoking behavior | .23*** | |||||||||||||
| Clinical evaluation | ||||||||||||||
| 14. Total Cardiovascular Risk Index | - |
* p < .05
** p < .01
*** p < .001