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Associations Between Psychological Traits and Endothelial Function in Postmenopausal Women

From the Department of Psychology (K.F.H.), University of Pittsburgh; Department of Psychiatry (K.A.M.), University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; and Department of Epidemiology (K.S.T., L.H.K.), University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

View larger version (16K): [in a new window]   Fig. 1. Mean percentage change in brachial artery diameter by time after reactive hyperemia. Range of the percentage change scores are listed in parentheses below the time axis. Bars represent SEM.

View larger version (41K): [in a new window]   Fig. 2. Mean percentage change in brachial artery diameter by postmenopausal psychosocial trait scores among HRT nonusers. BMI and baseline lumen diameter were included as covariates in the analysis. Means were calculated for high and low groups using the upper and lower third of the distributions of psychosocial trait scores, respectively. Among HRT nonusers, higher Bortner Type A behavior, Spielberger trait anger, and Beck depression scores were associated with less brachial artery vasodilation.