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ArticleMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2020

Negative Affectivity Is Associated with a Higher Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure in Normotensive Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Tin-Kwang Lin, Chin-Lon Lin, Yi-Da Li, Ying Huang, Malcolm Koo, Chia-Ying Weng

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Article in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Tin-Kwang LinDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Dalin, Chiayi 62247, Taiwan.
Chin-Lon LinDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Dalin, Chiayi 62247, Taiwan.
Yi-Da LiDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Dalin, Chiayi 62247, Taiwan.
Ying HuangDepartment of Psychology, National Cheng Chung University, Minxiong, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan.
Malcolm KooGraduate Institute of Long-term Care, Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology, Hualien City, Hualien 97005, Taiwan.
Chia-Ying WengDepartment of Psychology, National Cheng Chung University, Minxiong, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan.
Tzu Chi University · TWNational Chung Cheng University · TWUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation DTCRD98-19
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesType D personality, characterized by two stable traits (social inhibition and negative affectivity), is associated with adverse cardiovascular events. A possible mediating factor for this association could be hypertension. Previous research has shown that individuals with Type D personality were associated with an increased risk of hypertension. However, the association of negative affectivity and social inhibition on blood pressure in normotensive individuals has not yet been reported. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate whether negative affectivity and social inhibition were associated with systolic and diastolic blood pressure in normotensive middle-aged and older Taiwanese adults. MATERIALS AND

methodsA cross-sectional study design was used. Individuals attending general health examination at a regional hospital in southern Taiwan who were 40 to 75 years old were recruited. Patients with self-reported hypertension or currently receiving antihypertensive medication were excluded. Negative affectivity and social inhibition were assessed with the 14-item Type D Scale-Taiwanese version. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to determine the association of Z-score transformed negative affectivity and social inhibition on blood pressure.

resultsA total of 92 patients with a mean age of 51.5 years were included in the study, and 15 (16.3%) were defined as having a Type D personality. The Z-score transformed negative affectivity score (

conclusionsNegative affectivity of the Type D personality was significantly associated with higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure, with a medium effect size, in apparently healthy middle-aged and older adults. Assessment of negative affectivity may be clinically useful in identifying individuals at risk of hypertension.

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AdultAgedBlood PressureBlood Pressure DeterminationCardiovascular DiseasesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMood DisordersRisk FactorsTaiwanblood pressurehypertensionnegative affectivitysocial inhibitionType D personality

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