The association between Type D personality and the metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study in a University-based outpatient lipid clinic

Table 2 Crude (unadjusted) odds ratios for fulfilling criteria for metabolic syndrome in 359 attenders of an outpatient lipid clinic.

	Odds ratio (95% CI)	p
*Components of the Metabolic Syndrome (European IDF definition)**
High fasting blood glucose (≥100 mg/dl)	11.62 (6.90-19.57)	<0.001
Low HDL-C (<40 mg/dl in ♂ or <50 mg/dl in ♀)	2.44 (1.53-3.91)	<0.001
High TG (≥ 150 mg/dl)	8.93 (5.42-14.72)	<0.001
High BP (≥ 130/85 mmHg)	7.60 (4.62-12.48)	<0.001
Psychological Variables
Type D personality	4.39 (2.60-7.39)	<0.001
Negative affectivity sub-component of type D personality	4.05 (2.57-6.37)	<0.001
Social inhibition sub-component of type D personality	3.21 (2.07-4.98)	<0.001
Depressive symptoms above the cut-off	2.87 (1.68-4.91)	<0.001
Anxiety symptoms above the cut-off	1.92 (1.15-3.20)	0.01

*Please note that increased waist circumference has been omitted because by definition all cases met this criterion. Abbreviations: IDF: International Diabetes Federation; TG: triglyceride; BP: blood pressure; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; CI, confidence intervals

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