Type A behaviour, eating pattern and nutrient intake: the Caerphilly Study

Gallacher, John Edward ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2394-5299, Fehily, A. M., Yarnell, J. W. and Butland, B. K. 1988. Type A behaviour, eating pattern and nutrient intake: the Caerphilly Study. Appetite 11 (2) , pp. 129-136.

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Abstract

Relationships between type A behaviour and eating pattern and nutrient intake were investigated in a representative sample of 532 employed men aged 45-59 years drawn from the Caerphilly study. Eating pattern and nutrient intake were assessed by 7-day weighed dietary records. A change in Framingham type A scores from the lower third to the upper third was associated with a 9% reduction in meal size and a 6% increase in meal frequency. No trends with type A were found for nutrient intake in absolute terms. For means of nutrient intake as a percentage of energy, however, higher values for sugar and lower values for starch and polyunsaturated fat were observed with higher type A scores. In multiple regression analysis, after control for the effects of age, height, social class and smoking, significant associations with type A were found only for meal size, dietary fibre per MJ and sugar as a percentage of energy. It is concluded that diet is unlikely to be an explanation of the relationship between type A and ischaemic heart disease.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Medicine Research Institutes & Centres > Systems Immunity Research Institute (SIURI)
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0195-6663
Last Modified:	27 Oct 2022 10:16
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/69540

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