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. 2024 Jan 26;11:94. Originally published 2022 Jan 26. [Version 3] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.86670.3

Table 2. Multivariable logistic regression analyses estimating the association of the evidence-informed personality typologies with a) smoking, b) excessive drinking and c) both behaviours combined, without (OR) and with (OR adj) adjustment for covariates.

Smoking Excessive drinking Combined
OR 95% CI p-value OR 95% CI p-value OR 95% CI p-value
Extraversion
Low (ref)
High 1.61 1.53, 1.69 <.001 1.54 1.49, 1.58 <.001 1.89 1.75, 2.04 <.001
Conscientiousness
High (ref)
Low 1.82 1.72, 1.93 <.001 1.67 1.61, 1.73 <.001 2.48 2.28, 2.70 <.001
Neuroticism
Low (ref)
High 1.22 1.16, 1.29 <.001 0.98 0.95, 1.01 .2 1.27 1.16, 1.38 <.001
Extraversion × Conscientiousness
High * Low 0.88 0.83, 0.95 <.001 1.05 1.01, 1.10 .027 0.85 0.77, 0.94 .001
Extraversion × Neuroticism
High * High 0.97 0.91, 1.04 .4 1.02 0.98, 1.07 .3 0.95 0.86, 1.05 .3
Conscientiousness × Neuroticism
Low * High 1.09 1.01, 1.16 .021 0.91 0.87, 0.96 <.001 0.96 0.87, 1.06 .4
Extraversion × Conscientiousness × Neuroticism
High * Low * High 1.05 0.96, 1.15 .3 0.99 0.93, 1.05 .8 1.13 0.99, 1.28 .062
Smoking Excessive drinking Combined
OR adj 95% CI p-value OR adj 95% CI p-value OR adj 95% CI p-value
Extraversion
Low (ref)
High 1.58 1.51, 1.66 <.001 1.60 1.55, 1.65 <.001 1.87 1.73, 2.01 <.001
Conscientiousness
High (ref)
Low 1.64 1.54, 1.73 <.001 1.37 1.32, 1.42 <.001 2.02 1.86, 2.20 <.001
Neuroticism
Low (ref)
High 1.21 1.15, 1.28 <.001 1.03 1.00, 1.07 .054 1.26 1.16, 1.38 <.001
Extraversion × Conscientiousness
High * Low 0.91 0.85, 0.97 .006 1.07 1.02, 1.12 .005 0.87 0.79, 0.96 .007
Extraversion × Neuroticism
High * High 0.99 0.92, 1.06 .8 1.01 0.97, 1.06 .6 0.96 0.87, 1.07 .5
Conscientiousness × Neuroticism
Low * High 1.07 1.00, 1.15 .064 0.96 0.92, 1.01 .081 0.98 0.88, 1.08 .6
Extraversion × Conscientiousness × Neuroticism
High * Low * High 1.04 0.95, 1.14 .3 0.99 0.94, 1.06 .9 1.12 0.99, 1.28 .075
Age 0.99 0.99, 0.99 <.001 0.97 0.97, 0.98 <.001 0.97 0.97, 0.97 <.001
Sex
Male
Female 0.90 0.88, 0.92 <.001 0.50 0.49, 0.51 <.001 0.71 0.69, 0.73 <.001
Education
No post-16 qualifications
Post-16 qualifications 0.64 0.62, 0.66 <.001 0.96 0.93, 0.98 .001 0.71 0.68, 0.75 <.001
Higher education 0.39 0.38, 0.40 <.001 1.03 1.01, 1.05 .004 0.49 0.47, 0.50 <.001
Country
United Kingdom
Australia 1.39 1.23, 1.56 <.001 0.77 0.70, 0.85 <.001 1.26 1.07, 1.47 .004
Canada 1.53 1.37, 1.69 <.001 0.65 0.60, 0.71 <.001 1.09 0.93, 1.26 .3
India 1.29 1.13, 1.46 <.001 0.07 0.06, 0.09 <.001 0.40 0.31, 0.51 <.001
Ireland 2.64 2.47, 2.82 <.001 1.68 1.59, 1.78 <.001 2.97 2.74, 3.21 <.001
New Zealand 1.08 0.92, 1.26 .4 0.74 0.66, 0.83 <.001 1.12 0.90, 1.37 .3
Other 2.01 1.93, 2.10 <.001 0.42 0.40, 0.44 <.001 1.25 1.17, 1.33 <.001
The Netherlands 1.89 1.64, 2.18 <.001 0.76 0.67, 0.86 <.001 1.38 1.12, 1.69 .002
United States 1.77 1.69, 1.86 <.001 0.52 0.50, 0.55 <.001 1.24 1.17, 1.33 <.001

Note. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.