Table 3 Scale intervals and quartile intervals of personality traits, association with personality trait, highest and lowest quartile, and total death with hazard ratio (HR) and confidence interval (CI) after 40 years of follow-up for women participating in the psychiatric examination of the 1968–69 Population Study of Women in Gothenburg
Psychological Profile | Scale interval | Quartile 1 | Quartile 4 | HR (CI) Total death | HR (CI) Total death quartile 1 vs 2 + 3 | HR (CI) Total death quartile 4 vs 2 + 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cesarec-Marke Personality Schedule | ||||||
ACH-achievement | 0-14 | 0-4 | 9-14 | 1.07 (0.98-1.17) | 0.86 (0.67-1.09) | 1.10 (0.85-1.42) |
AFF- affiliation | 0-15 | 0-7 | 11-15 | 1.05 (0.96-1.15) | 0.96 (0.75-1.24) | 1.08 (0.84-1.38) |
AGG-aggression | 0-14 | 0-2 | 5-14 | 1.03 (0.94-1.13) | 1.06 (0.82-1.37) | 1.11 (0.87-1.42) |
DST-defence of status | 0-15 | 0-5 | 10-15 | 1.04 (0.95-1.14) | 0.85 (0.66-1.09) | 0.98 (0.76-1.27) |
GUI-guilt feelings | 0-15 | 0-5 | 10-15 | 1.08 (0.99-1.18) | 0.97 (076–1.26) | 1.27 (0.99-1.62) |
DOM-dominance | 0-15 | 0-4 | 9-15 | 0.94 (0.86-1.02) | 1.08 (0.84-1.38) | 0.94 (0.73-1.21) |
EXH-exhibition | 0-14 | 0-2 | 7-14 | 0.98 (0.90-1.08) | 1.02 (0.80-1.30) | 0.95 (0.73-1.24) |
AUT-autonomy | 0-18 | 1-5 | 9-18 | 0.97 (0.89-1.06) | 0.98 (0.77-1.25) | 0.96 (0.74-1.25) |
NUR-nurturance | 0-15 | 2-10 | 14-15 | 1.03 (0.94-1.13) | 0.84 (0.65-1.09) | 0.97 (0.76-1.25) |
ORD-order | 0-15 | 2-10 | 14-15 | 0.99 (0.90-1.09) | 1.07 (0.83-1.36) | 1.09 (0.85-1.41) |
SUC-succorance | 0-14 | 0-6 | 11-14 | 0.96 (0.88-1.06) | 1.37 (1.08-1.74) | 1.10 (0.84-1.43) |
Neurotic self-assertiveness | 0-252 | 31-97 | 152-252 | 1.07 (0.98-1.17) | 0.89 (0.68-1.15) | 1.06 (0.83-1.35) |
Dominance | −118-156 | −118- -25 | 52-156 | 0.93 (0.85-1.02) | 1.14 (0.89-1.46) | 0.95 (0.74-1.23) |
Aggressive non-conformance | −65-123 | −65 - -26 | 8-123 | 1.00 (0.90-1.09) | 1.32 (1.03-1.69) | 1.37 (1.06-1.77) |
Passive dependency | 17-181 | 17-93 | 137-181 | 1.00 (0.91-1.10) | 1.03 (0.80-1.33) | 1.02 (0.79-1.30) |
Sociability | −2-120 | −2-63 | >88 | 1.05 (0.96-1.15) | 0.92 (0.70-1.20) | 1.10 (0.86-1.40) |
Eysenck Personality Inventory | ||||||
Extraversion | 0-20 | 2-8 | >13 | 1.06 (0.96-1.16) | 0.84 (0.64-1.10) | 1.00 (0.79-1.27) |
Neuroticism | 0-23 | 0-4 | 11-23 | 1.08 (0.98-1.19) | 0.83 (0.64-1.09) | 1.08 (0.85-1.38) |
Lie scale | 0-8 | 0-2 | >4 | 1.01 (0.95-1.08) | 1.09 (0.74-1.59) | 1.04 (0.78-1.40) |