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

Table 4 Association between Type D personality and the various components of the metabolic syndrome in 359 attenders of an outpatient lipid clinic.

Dependent Variable: Component of the Metabolic Syndrome	Independent Variable: Type D Personality
(European IDF definition)	Crude Odds ratios (95% CI)	p	Adjusted Odds ratios* (95% CI)	p
Increased waist circumference (≥94 cm in ♂ or ≥80 cm in ♀)	2.43 (1.18-5.01)	0.02	1.71 (0.73 - 3.99)	0.21
High fasting blood glucose (≥100 mg/dl)	2.53 (1.59 - 4.00)	<0.001	2.13 (1.23-3.66)	0.006
Low HDL-C (<40 mg/dl in ♂ or <50 mg/dl in ♀)	1.22 (0.76 - 1.95)	0.41	1.36 (0.78-2.35)	0.27
High TG (≥ 150 mg/dl)	2.19 (1.38-3.45)	0.001	2.17 (1.28 - 3.68)	0.004
High BP (≥ 130/85 mmHg)	2.54 (1.50-4.29)	0.001	1.76 (0.97-3.19)	0.06

Odds ratios from separate logistic regression models with each of the components of the metabolic syndrome as the dependent variable and Type D personality as the independent variable. *Odds ratios adjusted for: Age, gender, marital status, educational status, employment status, household income, smoking status, anxiety symptoms above cut-off and depressive symptoms above cut-off. Abbreviations: IDF: International Diabetes Federation; CI: confidence intervals

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