Table 1 Description of the variables
From: Personality traits and the risk of becoming lonely in old age: A 5-year follow-up study
Variable | Women | N | Men | N | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean | 67.7 ± 5.4 | 419 | 67.6 ± 5.4 | 516 | 0.826 |
Agreeableness, mean | 23.7 ± 3.4 | 344 | 21.9 ± 3.6 | 424 | < 0.001 |
Extraversion | 18.6 ± 4.0 | 350 | 18.0 ± 3.7 | 427 | 0.060 |
Conscientiousness | 20.4 ± 4.1 | 329 | 20.5 ± 3.5 | 424 | 0.940 |
Neuroticism | 12.9 ± 5.0 | 348 | 11.4 ± 4.4 | 426 | < 0.001 |
Openness to experience | 19.5 ± 3.6 | 347 | 19.6 ± 3.1 | 427 | 0.521 |
SF-12 mental health | 56.7 ± 6.6 | 419 | 57.8 ± 5.5 | 514 | 0.013 |
CESD depression scale | 9.2 ± 6.3 | 330 | 8.7 ± 6.1 | 403 | 0.305 |
HSCL anxiety | 1.18 ± 0.26 | 353 | 1.13 ± 0.23 | 429 | 0.003 |
Living with a partner | 263 (62.8%) | 419 | 434 (84.1) % | 516 | < 0.001 |