Hostility, age, and mortality in a sample of cardiac patients.
This study examined hostility as a predictor of survival in a sample of 1,328 patients who had documented coronary artery disease. After controlling for disease severity, there was a significant interaction between age and hostility. Hostility was significantly associated with poorer survival but only in younger (<61.2 years) patients.
Boyle
Stephen H
SH
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA. shboyle@duke.edu
Williams
Redford B
RB
Mark
Daniel B
DB
Brummett
Beverly H
BH
Siegler
Ilene C
IC
Barefoot
John C
JC
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000401:mortality* / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis