TY - JOUR
T1 - Associations of Type A Behavior in Children With Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease
AU - Kennard, Betsy D.
AU - Fixler, David
AU - Blumenschein, Sarah
AU - Gatchel, Robert
AU - Hughes, Cheryl F.
AU - Bass, Catherine
N1 - Funding Information:
Preparation of this article was supported by a Biomedical Research Support Grant from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
PY - 1993/10
Y1 - 1993/10
N2 - To determine the association of Type A behavior and coronary heart disease risk factors in children with a familial predisposition for premature atherosclerosis, subjects 6 to 16 years of age were evaluated on psychological and coronary risk measures. Subjects were classified as being Type A or Type B using the Student Structured Interview. Type A subjects had lower total serum and LDL cholesterol levels and lower systolic and diastolic blood pressure than Type B subjects. In addition, Type A subjects had more social competence skills and less behavioral disturbance relative to Type B subjects. Type A subjects tended to have better endurance on treadmill stress testing. These results suggest that in children with increased risk for coronary artery disease, the Type A behavior pattern may be associated with better fitness, better psychological health, and lower serum cholesterol levels. We hypothesized that the psychological and physiological characteristics of children with Type A behavior may enable them to adopt hygienic lifestyles more readily than children with Type B behavior.
AB - To determine the association of Type A behavior and coronary heart disease risk factors in children with a familial predisposition for premature atherosclerosis, subjects 6 to 16 years of age were evaluated on psychological and coronary risk measures. Subjects were classified as being Type A or Type B using the Student Structured Interview. Type A subjects had lower total serum and LDL cholesterol levels and lower systolic and diastolic blood pressure than Type B subjects. In addition, Type A subjects had more social competence skills and less behavioral disturbance relative to Type B subjects. Type A subjects tended to have better endurance on treadmill stress testing. These results suggest that in children with increased risk for coronary artery disease, the Type A behavior pattern may be associated with better fitness, better psychological health, and lower serum cholesterol levels. We hypothesized that the psychological and physiological characteristics of children with Type A behavior may enable them to adopt hygienic lifestyles more readily than children with Type B behavior.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15326888chc2204_4
DO - 10.1207/s15326888chc2204_4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0344015825
SN - 0273-9615
VL - 22
SP - 287
EP - 296
JO - children's Health Care
JF - children's Health Care
IS - 4
ER -