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Does personality mediate the relation between alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality?

Murray, Robert P., Barnes, Gordon E., Ekuma, Okechukwu·2005·Addictive Behaviors
DOI 10.1016/j.addbeh.2004.06.017
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Alcohol volume and pattern have been previously demonstrated to predict cardiovascular disease (CVD) in these data. The objective of this study is to assess whether personality is a mediator in this relationship. Interview data from 1154 men and women aged 18-64 in Winnipeg, Canada were linked to health care utilization and mortality records, with 8 years of follow-up. Cox regressions were performed for men and women on time to first event for physician visits, hospitalizations, and deaths due to coronary heart disease (CHD), hypertension, or other CVD. Models linking drinking to CHD outcomes were unaffected by personality covariates. Models of hypertension and other CVD outcomes were significantly affected by inclusion of personality covariates, but the only significant individual personality covariate was in the effect on other CVD in men: Ego strength had a protective effect [hazard ratio (HR)=0.95]. Personality covariates as measured by the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) and Barron's Ego Strength Scale make only a modest contribution to statistical models of the relation between drinking and cardiovascular health.

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  • No substantial effects for the general Extraversion dimension on 3-year all-cause mortality were noted in specific samples (older ill US community, substance and alcohol abusers, Japanese cancer patients).

    “Other studies noted no substantial effects for the general Extraversion dimension on 3-year all-cause mortality in an older, ill US community sample [63], in substance and alcohol abusers [89], or in Japanese cancer patients (with a general case-mix of cancer types) [90].”

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Authors
Murray, R. P., Barnes, G. E., & Ekuma, O.
Affiliations
  • University of Manitoba (CA)
  • University of Victoria (CA)
Corresponding author
Murray, Robert P.
ORCID
Ekuma, Okechukwu
Venue
Addictive Behaviors
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2005-03
Volume
30
Issue
3
Pages
475-488
ISSN
0306-4603 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.addbeh.2004.06.017
OpenAlex
W2051099924
Cited by
11
References
35
Citations by year
2023: 1 · 2012: 1
FWCI
0.67
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Addictive Behaviors (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Health Sciences Centre Foundation
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
Keywords
alcohol consumption, cardiovascular disease, personality, mediation, ego strength, coronary artery disease, hypertension, cardiovascular mortality, cardiovascular morbidity, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, drinking patterns
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Alcohol Drinking, Cardiovascular Diseases, Coronary Disease, Female, Humans, Hypertension, Male, Manitoba, Middle Aged, Morbidity, Personality, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Proportional Hazards Models

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