Personality, lifestyle, and risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer: follow-up of population based cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To study the relation between measures of personality and risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer in a large cohort.

Design

Follow-up of population based cohort.

Setting

Heidelberg, Germany.

Participants

5114 women and men aged 40-65 in 1992-5.

Main outcome measures

Psychological traits assessed by several standardised personality questionnaires in 1992-5, related to cause of death (to 2002-3) or reported incidence of cardiovascular diseases and cancer (validated by treating doctors). Relative risks (and 95% confidence intervals) for combined morbidity and mortality according to five important personality traits were estimated using multivariable Cox proportional hazards models.

Results

During median follow-up of 8.5 years, 257 partici

SUBMITTER: Sturmer T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1476723 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature