Lower diligence level linked to risk for new cardiovascular disease, but healthy lifestyle still beneficial<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
By Lori Solomon HealthDay Reporter<\/b><\/p>\n
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TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Personality traits can influence cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), according to a study published online Sept. 10 in\u00a0BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care<\/em>.<\/p>\n Chan Soon Park, from Seoul National University Hospital in South Korea, and colleagues used data from 8,794 patients with T2DM participating in the U.K. Biobank (2006 to 2010 with follow-up through 2021) to understand the prognostic value of personality (sociability, warmth, diligence, curiosity, and nervousness) and its association with lifestyle factors.<\/p>\n The researchers found that during a median of 13.6 years of follow-up, diligence was significantly associated with a reduced risk for incident CVD. A trend toward lower incidence was seen for the composite outcome (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.93), as well as individual components: myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, atrial fibrillation, and heart failure. For both high and low diligence, healthy lifestyle behaviors significantly reduced the risk for composite CVDs in groups. A structural equation model showed that diligence directly affected the risk for the primary outcome or indirectly by modifying lifestyle behaviors.<\/p>\n “These findings highlight the importance of assessing personality traits for cardiovascular risk prediction and modifying lifestyle factors as preventive strategies for patients with T2DM,” the authors write.<\/p>\n