Table 3 Predictive value of cyclothymic affective temperament scores on brachial systolic blood pressure and of hyperthymic affective temperament scores on augmentation index in the various models. The progressive involvement of variables into models and other significant predictors in the final models are also demonstrated

 Model 1

0.023

  Cyclothymic temp. score

0.539

0.247

0.171

0.030

 Model 2: Model 1 + Age + Sex

0.041

  Cyclothymic temp. score

0.568

0.245

0.180

0.022

 Model 3: Model 2 + DBPbrach

0.245

  Cyclothymic temp. score

0.464

0.218

0.147

0.034

 Model 4: Model 3 + Triglyceride + Cholesterol

0.275

  Cyclothymic temp. score

0.431

0.214

0.137

0.045

 Model 5: Model 4 + BDI + HAM-A + Alp

0.269

  Cyclothymic temp. score

0.529

0.258

0.167

0.042

  Age

0.177

0.076

0.181

0.021

  DBPbrach

0.629

0.094

0.482

<0.001

  Triglyceride

-1.981

0.987

-0.141

0.047

 Model 1

0.045

  Hyperthymic temp. score

-0.733

0.255

-0.227

0.004

 Model 2: Model 1 + Age + Sex

0.187

  Hyperthymic temp. score

-0.509

0.239

-0.158

0.034

 Model 3: Model 2 + Smoking

0.209

  Hyperthymic temp. score

-0.562

0.237

-0.174

0.019

 Model 4: Model 3 + Heart rate

0.231

  Hyperthymic temp. score

-0.555

0.234

-0.172

0.019

 Model 5: Model 4 + Uric acid

0.243

  Hyperthymic temp. score

-0.523

0.232

-0.162

0.026

 Model 6: Model 5 + BDI + HAM-A + Alp

0.244

  Hyperthymic temp. score

-0.612

0.243

-0.189

0.013

  Age

0.297

0.087

0.258

0.001

  Sex

7.445

2.189

0.264

0.001

  Smoking

6.159

2.610

0.176

0.020

  Heart rate

-0.209

0.098

-0.152

0.035