Association of affective temperaments with blood pressure and arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients: a cross-sectional study.

A significant interaction was found between cyclothymic temperament score and sex in predicting brachial systolic blood pressure ( p = 0.025), between irritable and anxious temperament scores and sex in predicting pulse wave velocity ( p = 0.021, p = 0.023, respectively) and an interaction with borderline significance between hyperthymic temperament score and sex in predicting augmentation index ( p = 0.052).

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These findings are consistent with the study of Williams et al., where trait anger was associated with elevated arterial stiffness in men, while in women the association was marginally significant [ 46 ].

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