Research Article

Association between Cyclothymic Affective Temperament and Age of Onset of Hypertension

Table 2

Results of the multiple linear regression analyses in the separated sexes.

BStd errorLower boundUpper bound

Hypertensive men positive family history−6.732.410.006−11.49−1.97
Alcohol−2.212.250.327−6.642.23
Smoking−6.972.330.003−11.57−2.36

TEMPS-A
Depressive−0.380.470.424−1.310.55
Cyclothymic0.260.490.595−0.711.23
Hyperthymic−0.310.260.225−0.820.19
Irritable0.440.460.342−0.471.34
Anxious−0.320.310.310−0.930.30

Hypertensive women
Positive family history−5.872.480.019−10.77−0.97
Alcohol3.292.130.125−0.927.49
Smoking−2.822.140.188−7.041.39

TEMPS-A
Depressive0.700.400.078−0.081.48
Cyclothymic−0.830.360.023−1.54−0.12
Hyperthymic0.380.250.123−0.100.87
Irritable0.390.270.796−0.970.74
Anxious0.390.270.153−0.150.93

TEMPS-A, Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego Autoquestionnaire.