Behavioral coronary risk indicators and apolipoproteins A-I and B in young Finnish children: cross-sectional and predictive associations.
The association between behavioral and somatic coronary risk indicators was studied in 3-, and 6-, and 9-year-old children (n = 668). The behavioral risk indicators used were the Type A behavior pattern, hyperactivity, social maladjustment, and life dissatisfactions of the mother. The somatic risk indicators adopted were serum concentrations of apolipoproteins B and A-I. The results might indicate that behavioral and somatic coronary risk indicators are not independent, but could share a common basis, or pathways that are related to the pathogenesis of CHD. In addition, a sex-related difference was discovered: variables associated with the high somatic risk level among girls were hyperactivity, social maladjustment, and impatience, and among boys the variables were the mother's dissatisfaction with herself as a mother, leadership, and a tendency for competitiveness-aggression.
Räikkönen
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Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, Finland.
Keltikangas-Järvinen
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Solakivi
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D001054:Apolipoproteins A / Q000097:blood*; D001055:Apolipoproteins B / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards; D014434:Type A Personality
D001054:Apolipoproteins A; D001055:Apolipoproteins B