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Table 2 Associations of personality traits with physical activity in middle-aged women (ERMA) and older adults (PASSWORD)

From: Accelerometer-measured and self-reported physical activity in relation to extraversion and neuroticism: a cross-sectional analysis of two studies

 

Accelerometer-measured physical activity

Self-reported physical activity

Leisure time

Whole-day

Leisure time

Light PA

MVPA

Light PA

MVPA

MET

PA categoriesa

β

p

β

p

Β

p

β

p

β

p

OR

95% CI

Unadjusted models

 ERMA study

  Extraversion

.01

.860

.05

.131

.01

.881

.06

.099

.09

.016

1.04

1.00–1.09

  Neuroticism

.02

.533

−.08

.030

.03

.429

−.06

.086

−.10

.006

0.91

.86–.96

 PASSWORD study

  Extraversion

    

.05

.441

−.03

.629

−.06

.289

.95

.88–1.03

  Neuroticism

   

−.01

.833

.04

.461

−.05

.401

.98

.89–1.07

Adjusted modelsb

 ERMA study

  Extraversion

.00

.902

.06

.076

.01

.754

.07

.055

.10

.005

1.06

1.01–1.11

  Neuroticism

.02

.443

−.07

.036

.03

.350

−.05

.163

−.08

.021

0.92

.86–.98

 PASSWORD study

  Extraversion

    

.07

.185

−.01

.814

−.04

.496

.96

.88–1.04

  Neuroticism

    

.01

.927

.09

.108

−.04

.533

.99

.90–1.09

  1. Extraversion and neuroticism were tested in separate regression models. Standardized Beta-coefficients (β) and p-values are presented for linear regression analyses and odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) for ordinal regression models. PA Physical activity, MVPA Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
  2. aPA categories were low, medium and high (reference group)
  3. bModels adjusted for age, BMI and education. Models for accelerometer-measured outcomes also adjusted for accelerometer wear time. The model for light PA adjusted for MVPA and the model for MVPA adjusted for light PA. Models for the PASSWORD data were also adjusted for sex