Author administered a questionnaire to and drew the blood of 426 healthy male adults ages 40-60 years who visited the Dongsan Hospital in 1988 for the biannual physical checkup to examine the relation between anger-coping types and serum total
cholesterol. The Harburg model for anger-coping types using spouse and boss as the power figures was employed. Mean serum total cholesterol was 192.4mg/dl(standard deviation, SD 34.0) and mean age was 49.0(SD 5.8). In spouse situation, mean of
total
cholesterol of the anger-in was 196.5mg/dl(SD 34.0) compared with 191.0mg/dl(SD 34.0) of the anger-out/medium. Mean of the anger-in was 194.5mg/dl(SD 33.9) while that of the anger-out/medium was 191.6mg/dl(SD 34.9) in boss situation. In total
suppressed
anger index, mean of the anger-in was 197.0mg/dl(SD 35.6) compared with 191.7mg/dl(SD 33.8) of the anger-out/medium. But there was no statistical significance in all of three instances(P>0.05). Controlling for age and Quetelet index did not alter
the
statistical significance. The prevalence(total cholesterol >200mg/dl) odds ratios of anger-in to anger-out/medium were 1.10(95% confidence interval, CI (.70-1.74) in wife situation, 141(95% 0.91-2.19) in boss situation, and 1.37(95% CI 0.78-2.42)
in
total supressed anger index, respectively indicating higher prevalence in anger-in than anger-out/medium. All the odds ratios included one in their 95% confidence intervals. Controlling for age and Quetelet index with multiple logistic regssion
resulted
in slight change of odds raios in each of hypothetical situations.
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