Type A Behavior, Self-Involvement, and Coronary Atherosclerosis

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Abstract
Prior to coronary angiography, 150 men were assessed for Type A behavior using the structured interview and 2 questionnaire measures. No relationship between Type A behavior and extent of coronary artery disease (CAD) was shown. A 2nd finding is that the number of self-references (I, me, my) derived from speech in the structured interview correlated positively with the number of previous myocardial infarctions and the extent of CAD; self-references correlated negatively with time on the treadmill and catheteration ejection fraction. Multiple regression analyses show self-references to remain a signficiant correlate of extent of disease when controlled for age, blood pressure, cholesterol and Type A behavior.

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