Hostility, cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption in the general population

摘要: Abstract Hostility has been associated with coronary heart disease, and hostility may affect risk through its influence on factors such as cigarette smoking alcohol consumption. The objective of this study was to determine relationships between hostile personality, consumption in the general population. Edinburgh Artery Study comprises a cross-sectional survey 1592 men women aged 55–74 years sampled from age-sex registers 10 practices throughout city. Bedford-Foulds Personality Deviance Questionnaire used elicit extrapunitiveness (including thoughts), dominance acts) intropunitiveness. Social class, age deprivation score were controlled for multivariate analyses. thoughts scale emerged significant independent predictor ( P ≤ 0.01), models accounted 4–9% variance Hostile acts independently predictive 0.001), model accounting 5% smoking. 4% their We conclude that lifestyle-related factors, although future further elucidation type standard measurement are necessary.