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Cynical hostility and the metabolic syndrome: A case-control study

Authors :
Paola Gremigni
Source :
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, Vol 66, Iss 3 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
PAGEPress Publications, 2016.

Abstract

Background: Evidence suggests that metabolic syndrome and hostility are independent risk factors for the development of coronary heart disease. Recently, the combined effect of metabolic syndrome and hostility has shown to predict the incidence of myocardial infarction. This study tested whether cynical hostility was associated with the metabolic syndrome in a sample of Italian adults. Methods: 992 subjects participated in the study. Among them, 546 participants were classified as having metabolic syndrome and 446 as controls, not having any of the risk factors that constitute the metabolic syndrome. Cynicism, the cognitive component of hostility, was measured with a self-report questionnaire derived from the Cook–Medley Hostility Scale. Metabolic syndrome was based on having the following risk factors: obesity, hyperinsulinemia, dyslipidemia, and elevated arterial blood pressure. Results: The cross-sectional association of cynical hostility with metabolic syndrome was statistically significant (p

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
11220643 and 25325264
Volume :
66
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.33d31f0b79f84516994f1b30846c4624
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2006.524