Type a personality is a pejorative term unless you have diabetes... not what I would have expected.



From Univadis:
Could Type A personality help outcomes in type 1 and 2 diabetes?Univadis Clinical SummariesSep 23, 2015

Takeaway

A recent study observed an independent inverse association between Type A personality score and CRP levels in patients with diabetesSuch results indicative of lower inflammation in such individuals may help to explain improved clinical outcomes in Type A personality patients with diabetes

Study Design

Assessment of Type A personality using the Bortner questionnaireStudy population: 626  individuals with type 1 and 2 diabetesEvaluation of association between Type A and plasma CRP levels

Key Results

Significant association between between CRP and Type A (P=.014)Significant association between between CRP and BMI (P=.015)Significant association between between CRP and HDL-C (P=.014).

 Why This Matters

Type A personality has recently been linked to increased survival in patients with diabetes

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References

Chauvet-Gélinier JC, Trojak B, Lemogne C, Aho-Glélé LS, Brindisi MC, Bouillet B, Ponavoy E, Meille V, Simoneau I, Chahraoui K, Vaillant G, Petit JM, Consoli SM, Bonin B, Vergès B.
Potential influence of Type A personality on plasma C-reactive protein levels in people with diabetes.

Diabetes Metab. 2015 Sep 15. pii: S1262-3636(15)00108-1. doi: 10.1016/j.diabet.2015.08.001. [Epub ahead of print]