Table 2.

Comparison of the five personality trait scores between the genders

Personality traits	Male		Female		Mean difference	p-value a
	Mean ± SD	95% CI	Mean ± SD	95% CI
Extroversion	21.05 ± 7.04	−0.28–2.68	19.85 ± 7.53	−0.26–2.67	1.20	0.147
Agreeableness	28.67 ± 5.87	−1.77–0.54	29.29 ± 5.62	−1.78–0.55	−0.62	0.26
Conscientiousness	27.74 ± 6.66	−2.01–0.70	28.59 ± 6.76	−2.01–0.70	−0.65	0.215
Emotional stability	22.66 ± 8.66	3.29–6.85	17.58 ± 8.87	3.30–6.84	5.08	<0.001
Openness to experience	25.31 ± 5.31	−1.86–0.37	26.05 ± 5.66	−1.84–0.36	−0.74	0.148

CI, confidence interval; SD, standard deviation; ^aMann–Whitney U test