Personality, lifestyle, and risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer: follow-up of population based cohort
BMJ 2006; 332 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38833.479560.80 (Published 08 June 2006) Cite this as: BMJ 2006;332:1359Data supplement
Table A Distribution of observed personality scales in 4267 participants according to baseline characteristics. Values are N (percent)*
[Posted as supplied by authors]
Depressive symptoms
Anger control
Time urgency
Internal locus of control over disease
Psychoticism
Low
Medium
High
Low
Medium
High
Low
Medium
High
Low
Medium
High
Low
Medium
High
Age (years):
<50
544 (40)
440 (32)
380 (28)
452 (33)
496 (36)
418 (31)
500 (37)
443 (32)
425 (31)
424 (31)
469 (34)
475 (35)
335 (25)
702 (51)
327 (24)
50- <60
520 (27)
691 (36)
731 (38)
582 (30)
721 (37)
638 (33)
667 (34)
606 (31)
672 (35)
621 (32)
634 (33)
690 (35)
421 (22)
1,022 (53)
497 (26)
≥60
227 (24)
309 (32)
416 (44)
208 (22)
359 (38)
383 (40)
323 (34)
283 (30)
348 (36)
294 (31)
325 (34)
335 (35)
139 (15)
515 (54)
300 (31)
Sex:
Female
505 (23)
746 (34)
939 (43)
764 (35)
834 (38)
594 (27)
874 (40)
685 (31)
638 (29)
786 (36)
712 (32)
699 (32)
433 (20)
1,215 (55)
544 (25)
Male
786 (38)
694 (34)
588 (28)
478 (23)
742 (36)
845 (41)
616 (30)
647 (31)
807 (39)
553 (27)
716 (35)
801 (39)
462 (22)
1,024 (50)
580 (28)
Body mass index†:
<25
717 (33)
740 (34)
721 (33)
668 (31)
829 (38)
682 (31)
838 (38)
692 (32)
653 (30)
712 (33)
726 (33)
745 (34)
444 (20)
1,177 (54)
555 (26)
25 - <30
472 (29)
548 (34)
599 (37)
443 (27)
569 (35)
605 (37)
502 (31)
511 (32)
609 (38)
482 (30)
556 (34)
584 (36)
358 (22)
832 (51)
430 (27)
≥30
88 (22)
132 (33)
180 (45)
115 (29)
152 (38)
132 (33)
124 (31)
117 (29)
159 (40)
120 (30)
131 (33)
149 (37)
80 (20)
202 (51)
118 (30)
Smoking:
Never
516 (28)
618 (34)
683 (38)
530 (29)
677 (37)
609 (34)
652 (36)
578 (32)
591 (32)
580 (32)
616 (34)
625 (34)
356 (20)
961 (53)
501 (28)
Past
499 (33)
534 (35)
489 (32)
442 (29)
563 (37)
515 (34)
532 (35)
450 (30)
542 (36)
464 (30)
527 (35)
533 (35)
337 (22)
810 (53)
375 (25)
Current
273 (31)
280 (31)
340 (38)
260 (29)
327 (37)
308 (34)
300 (33)
296 (33)
300 (33)
287 (32)
277 (31)
332 (37)
195 (22)
456 (51)
242 (27)
Alcohol consumption‡:
0 (never or rarely)
185 (27)
202 (29)
309 (44)
206 (30)
263 (38)
227 (33)
274 (39)
204 (29)
220 (32)
232 (33)
223 (32)
243 (35)
145 (21)
327 (47)
223 (32)
0.5 - <15
495 (28)
629 (35)
673 (37)
569 (32)
668 (37)
558 (31)
649 (36)
575 (32)
576 (32)
581 (32)
604 (34)
615 (34)
379 (21)
982 (55)
436 (24)
15 - <30
327 (35)
339 (36)
274 (29)
254 (27)
343 (37)
342 (36)
310 (33)
299 (32)
333 (35)
268 (28)
328 (35)
346 (37)
206 (22)
504 (54)
231 (25)
≥30
274 (36)
250 (33)
239 (31)
194 (25)
271 (35)
300 (39)
237 (31)
232 (30)
296 (39)
244 (32)
249 (33)
272 (36)
163 (21)
396 (52)
204 (27)
Exercise§:
0 (none)
246 (21)
379 (33)
524 (46)
362 (32)
417 (36)
369 (32)
387 (34)
352 (31)
414 (36)
410 (36)
355 (31)
388 (34)
206 (18)
589 (51)
355 (31)
<1
231 (29)
252 (32)
303 (39)
219 (28)
301 (38)
266 (34)
278 (35)
228 (29)
281 (36)
247 (31)
271 (34)
269 (34)
160 (20)
418 (53)
207 (26)
1-2
421 (30)
488 (35)
475 (34)
413 (30)
511 (37)
461 (33)
483 (35)
458 (33)
446 (32)
439 (32)
480 (35)
468 (34)
302 (22)
743 (54)
339 (24)
>2
388 (43)
308 (34)
212 (23)
242 (27)
331 (36)
335 (37)
332 (37)
284 (31)
293 (32)
235 (26)
307 (34)
367 (40)
219 (24)
470 (52)
219 (24)
Comorbidity¶:
Myocardial infarction
23 (19)
34 (28)
65 (53)
40 (33)
39 (32)
43 (35)
35 (29)
24 (20)
63 (52)
38 (31)
42 (34)
42 (34)
23 (19)
58 (48)
41 (34)
Stroke
12 (19)
14 (22)
38 (59)
19 (30)
23 (36)
22 (34)
15 (23)
20 (31)
29 (45)
16 (25)
19 (30)
29 (45)
6 (9)
25 (39)
33 (52)
Cancer
45 (19)
78 (33)
113 (48)
71 (30)
83 (35)
80 (34)
92 (39)
81 (34)
63 (27)
77 (33)
88 (37)
71 (30)
60 (25)
108 (46)
68 (29)
Hypertension
285 (23)
438 (35)
532 (42)
362 (29)
449 (36)
440 (35)
429 (34)
365 (29)
462 (37)
381 (30)
442 (35)
433 (34)
236 (19)
678 (54)
340 (27)
Hyperlipidaemia
444 (24)
620 (34)
758 (42)
528 (29)
675 (37)
613 (34)
582 (32)
556 (30)
686 (38)
537 (29)
616 (34)
671 (37)
373 (21)
960 (53)
486 (27)
Diabetes
52 (21)
76 (31)
117 (48)
71 (29)
81 (33)
90 (37)
70 (29)
76 (31)
99 (40)
61 (25)
77 (31)
170 (44)
48 (20)
114 (47)
83 (34)
Family history:
Myocardial infarction
320 (29)
353 (33)
412 (38)
307 (28)
396 (37)
381 (35)
379 (35)
357 (33)
352 (32)
328 (30)
375 (34)
385 (35)
248 (23)
564 (52)
273 (25)
Stroke
270 (28)
322 (33)
373 (39)
296 (31)
346 (36)
322 (33)
328 (34)
303 (31)
335 (35)
322 (33)
306 (32)
338 (35)
217 (23)
503 (52)
244 (25)
Cancer
481 (29)
543 (32)
658 (39)
515 (31)
630 (38)
535 (32)
582 (35)
532 (32)
571 (34)
576 (34)
560 (33)
549 (33)
340 (20)
903 (54)
437 (26)
Education (years):
≤9
459 (23)
680 (34)
890 (44)
600 (30)
782 (39)
646 (32)
672 (33)
619 (30)
744 (37)
617 (30)
647 (32)
771 (38)
420 (21)
1,070 (53)
540 (27)
10-11
288 (31)
319 (35)
310 (34)
291 (32)
324 (35)
304 (33)
353 (38)
280 (30)
287 (31)
273 (30)
327 (36)
320 (35)
215 (23)
486 (53)
218 (24)
12
139 (40)
117 (34)
89 (26)
86 (25)
120 (35)
139 (40)
125 (36)
111 (32)
109 (32)
101 (29)
115 (33)
129 (37)
67 (20)
195 (57)
81 (24)
≥13
393 (43)
315 (34)
215 (23)
255 (28)
335 (36)
333 (36)
327 (35)
311 (34)
285 (31)
332 (36)
325 (35)
266 (29)
184 (20)
466 (51)
272 (30)
*Number and percent of participants classified as low, medium, or high in each personality scale according to the observed distribution (1/3 each for all traits except psychoticism, where the observed distribution of values could only be categorized into 22%, 53%, and 26%, respectively); row percent sometimes do not add up to 100 due to rounding; N=9, N=10, N=9 missing values for depressive symptoms, anger control, and psychoticism, respectively; for number of missing information on the covariates see table 1
†Body weight in kilograms divided by squared height in meters
‡Alcohol: grams of pure alcohol consumed per day calculated from glasses of beer (0.5l, about 1 pint), wine (0.25l, 1 glass), and spirits (0.02l, 1 shot) regularly consumed per week assuming an alcohol content (% volume) of 5, 11, and 40, respectively, and a relative weight of alcohol of 0.8
§In response to "How often do you perform sports?"
¶Self reported at baseline
Table A Distribution of observed personality scales in 4267 participants according to baseline characteristics. Values are N (percent)*
[Posted as supplied by authors]
Depressive symptoms
Anger control
Time urgency
Internal locus of control over disease
Psychoticism
Low
Medium
High
Low
Medium
High
Low
Medium
High
Low
Medium
High
Low
Medium
High
Age (years):
<50
544 (40)
440 (32)
380 (28)
452 (33)
496 (36)
418 (31)
500 (37)
443 (32)
425 (31)
424 (31)
469 (34)
475 (35)
335 (25)
702 (51)
327 (24)
50- <60
520 (27)
691 (36)
731 (38)
582 (30)
721 (37)
638 (33)
667 (34)
606 (31)
672 (35)
621 (32)
634 (33)
690 (35)
421 (22)
1,022 (53)
497 (26)
≥60
227 (24)
309 (32)
416 (44)
208 (22)
359 (38)
383 (40)
323 (34)
283 (30)
348 (36)
294 (31)
325 (34)
335 (35)
139 (15)
515 (54)
300 (31)
Sex:
Female
505 (23)
746 (34)
939 (43)
764 (35)
834 (38)
594 (27)
874 (40)
685 (31)
638 (29)
786 (36)
712 (32)
699 (32)
433 (20)
1,215 (55)
544 (25)
Male
786 (38)
694 (34)
588 (28)
478 (23)
742 (36)
845 (41)
616 (30)
647 (31)
807 (39)
553 (27)
716 (35)
801 (39)
462 (22)
1,024 (50)
580 (28)
Body mass index†:
<25
717 (33)
740 (34)
721 (33)
668 (31)
829 (38)
682 (31)
838 (38)
692 (32)
653 (30)
712 (33)
726 (33)
745 (34)
444 (20)
1,177 (54)
555 (26)
25 - <30
472 (29)
548 (34)
599 (37)
443 (27)
569 (35)
605 (37)
502 (31)
511 (32)
609 (38)
482 (30)
556 (34)
584 (36)
358 (22)
832 (51)
430 (27)
≥30
88 (22)
132 (33)
180 (45)
115 (29)
152 (38)
132 (33)
124 (31)
117 (29)
159 (40)
120 (30)
131 (33)
149 (37)
80 (20)
202 (51)
118 (30)
Smoking:
Never
516 (28)
618 (34)
683 (38)
530 (29)
677 (37)
609 (34)
652 (36)
578 (32)
591 (32)
580 (32)
616 (34)
625 (34)
356 (20)
961 (53)
501 (28)
Past
499 (33)
534 (35)
489 (32)
442 (29)
563 (37)
515 (34)
532 (35)
450 (30)
542 (36)
464 (30)
527 (35)
533 (35)
337 (22)
810 (53)
375 (25)
Current
273 (31)
280 (31)
340 (38)
260 (29)
327 (37)
308 (34)
300 (33)
296 (33)
300 (33)
287 (32)
277 (31)
332 (37)
195 (22)
456 (51)
242 (27)
Alcohol consumption‡:
0 (never or rarely)
185 (27)
202 (29)
309 (44)
206 (30)
263 (38)
227 (33)
274 (39)
204 (29)
220 (32)
232 (33)
223 (32)
243 (35)
145 (21)
327 (47)
223 (32)
0.5 - <15
495 (28)
629 (35)
673 (37)
569 (32)
668 (37)
558 (31)
649 (36)
575 (32)
576 (32)
581 (32)
604 (34)
615 (34)
379 (21)
982 (55)
436 (24)
15 - <30
327 (35)
339 (36)
274 (29)
254 (27)
343 (37)
342 (36)
310 (33)
299 (32)
333 (35)
268 (28)
328 (35)
346 (37)
206 (22)
504 (54)
231 (25)
≥30
274 (36)
250 (33)
239 (31)
194 (25)
271 (35)
300 (39)
237 (31)
232 (30)
296 (39)
244 (32)
249 (33)
272 (36)
163 (21)
396 (52)
204 (27)
Exercise§:
0 (none)
246 (21)
379 (33)
524 (46)
362 (32)
417 (36)
369 (32)
387 (34)
352 (31)
414 (36)
410 (36)
355 (31)
388 (34)
206 (18)
589 (51)
355 (31)
<1
231 (29)
252 (32)
303 (39)
219 (28)
301 (38)
266 (34)
278 (35)
228 (29)
281 (36)
247 (31)
271 (34)
269 (34)
160 (20)
418 (53)
207 (26)
1-2
421 (30)
488 (35)
475 (34)
413 (30)
511 (37)
461 (33)
483 (35)
458 (33)
446 (32)
439 (32)
480 (35)
468 (34)
302 (22)
743 (54)
339 (24)
>2
388 (43)
308 (34)
212 (23)
242 (27)
331 (36)
335 (37)
332 (37)
284 (31)
293 (32)
235 (26)
307 (34)
367 (40)
219 (24)
470 (52)
219 (24)
Comorbidity¶:
Myocardial infarction
23 (19)
34 (28)
65 (53)
40 (33)
39 (32)
43 (35)
35 (29)
24 (20)
63 (52)
38 (31)
42 (34)
42 (34)
23 (19)
58 (48)
41 (34)
Stroke
12 (19)
14 (22)
38 (59)
19 (30)
23 (36)
22 (34)
15 (23)
20 (31)
29 (45)
16 (25)
19 (30)
29 (45)
6 (9)
25 (39)
33 (52)
Cancer
45 (19)
78 (33)
113 (48)
71 (30)
83 (35)
80 (34)
92 (39)
81 (34)
63 (27)
77 (33)
88 (37)
71 (30)
60 (25)
108 (46)
68 (29)
Hypertension
285 (23)
438 (35)
532 (42)
362 (29)
449 (36)
440 (35)
429 (34)
365 (29)
462 (37)
381 (30)
442 (35)
433 (34)
236 (19)
678 (54)
340 (27)
Hyperlipidaemia
444 (24)
620 (34)
758 (42)
528 (29)
675 (37)
613 (34)
582 (32)
556 (30)
686 (38)
537 (29)
616 (34)
671 (37)
373 (21)
960 (53)
486 (27)
Diabetes
52 (21)
76 (31)
117 (48)
71 (29)
81 (33)
90 (37)
70 (29)
76 (31)
99 (40)
61 (25)
77 (31)
170 (44)
48 (20)
114 (47)
83 (34)
Family history:
Myocardial infarction
320 (29)
353 (33)
412 (38)
307 (28)
396 (37)
381 (35)
379 (35)
357 (33)
352 (32)
328 (30)
375 (34)
385 (35)
248 (23)
564 (52)
273 (25)
Stroke
270 (28)
322 (33)
373 (39)
296 (31)
346 (36)
322 (33)
328 (34)
303 (31)
335 (35)
322 (33)
306 (32)
338 (35)
217 (23)
503 (52)
244 (25)
Cancer
481 (29)
543 (32)
658 (39)
515 (31)
630 (38)
535 (32)
582 (35)
532 (32)
571 (34)
576 (34)
560 (33)
549 (33)
340 (20)
903 (54)
437 (26)
Education (years):
≤9
459 (23)
680 (34)
890 (44)
600 (30)
782 (39)
646 (32)
672 (33)
619 (30)
744 (37)
617 (30)
647 (32)
771 (38)
420 (21)
1,070 (53)
540 (27)
10-11
288 (31)
319 (35)
310 (34)
291 (32)
324 (35)
304 (33)
353 (38)
280 (30)
287 (31)
273 (30)
327 (36)
320 (35)
215 (23)
486 (53)
218 (24)
12
139 (40)
117 (34)
89 (26)
86 (25)
120 (35)
139 (40)
125 (36)
111 (32)
109 (32)
101 (29)
115 (33)
129 (37)
67 (20)
195 (57)
81 (24)
≥13
393 (43)
315 (34)
215 (23)
255 (28)
335 (36)
333 (36)
327 (35)
311 (34)
285 (31)
332 (36)
325 (35)
266 (29)
184 (20)
466 (51)
272 (30)
* Number and percent of participants classified as low, medium, or high in each personality scale according to the observed distribution (1/3 each for all traits except psychoticism, where the observed distribution of values could only be categorized into 22%, 53%, and 26%, respectively); row percent sometimes do not add up to 100 due to rounding; N=9, N=10, N=9 missing values for depressive symptoms, anger control, and psychoticism, respectively; for number of missing information on the covariates see table 1
† Body weight in kilograms divided by squared height in meters
‡ Alcohol: grams of pure alcohol consumed per day calculated from glasses of beer (0.5l, about 1 pint), wine (0.25l, 1 glass), and spirits (0.02l, 1 shot) regularly consumed per week assuming an alcohol content (% volume) of 5, 11, and 40, respectively, and a relative weight of alcohol of 0.8
§ In response to "How often do you perform sports?"
¶ Self reported at baseline
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