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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Feb 10.
Published in final edited form as: Health Psychol. 2006 Jan;25(1):57–64. doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.25.1.57

Table 2.

Childhood Trait Predictors of Adult Outcomes Analyzed Separately for Women and Men

R Adj R F df ß t
Smoking
 Women .27 .26 16.80*** 2, 442
  Agreeableness −.25 −5.41***
  Conscientiousness −.11 −2.47*
Men - - - - - -
Alcohol Use
 Women .18 .17 7.10*** 2, 432
 Extraversion .13 2.71**
 Conscientiousness −.13 −2.70**
 Men .10 .10 5.68* 1, 506
 Emotional Stability −.10 −2.38*
Body Mass Index
 Women .21 .19 9.52*** 2, 433
  Agreeableness −.11 −2.33*
  Conscientiousness −.18 −3.86***
 Men .12 .11 6.88** 1, 506
  Emotional Stability .12 2.62**
Self-Rated Health
 Women .18 .17 7.27*** 2, 440
  Extraversion .11 2.36*
  Conscientiousness .14 2.93**
 Men - - - - - -

* p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001