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Type A behavior pattern and alcohol intake in middle-aged men.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3809369     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Eighty-one sedentary but healthy, middle-aged men were studied. Type A behavior pattern (TABP) was determined by "structured interview", and dietary intake was assessed by alcohol questionnaire and 3-day diet record. Type A men reported drinking approximately twice as much alcohol as their non-Type A counterparts (mean +/- SD: 21.7 +/- 18.2 vs. 9.4 +/- 9.1 g of ethanol per day; p = 0.0003), and a strong, positive association between TABP and alcohol intake was found. The TABP-alcohol relationship was not confounded by concomitant differences in income level or years of formal education, and remained highly significant in subsequent analyses of nonsmokers alone. Type As and non-Type As did not differ significantly in their consumption of any other nutrient measured. The association between TABP and alcohol intake may have confounded conclusions from previous studies that focused on one or the other as a risk factor for coronary heart disease.
Authors:
C A Camargo; K M Vranizan; C E Thoresen; P D Wood
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Psychosomatic medicine     Volume:  48     ISSN:  0033-3174     ISO Abbreviation:  Psychosom Med     Publication Date:    1986 Nov-Dec
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1987-03-12     Completed Date:  1987-03-12     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376505     Medline TA:  Psychosom Med     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  575-81     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Alcohol Drinking*
Blood Pressure
Body Composition
Cholesterol / blood
Diastole
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Motor Activity
Type A Personality*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL 24462/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
57-88-5/Cholesterol

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